Makes technical changes to the aid to localities budget regarding the office of children and family services, the office of temporary and disability assistance, the department of health, the department of labor and the department of state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8438
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 11, 2025
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Introduced by BUDGET BILL -- (at request of the Budget) -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Finance
AN ACT to amend chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to
localities budget, in relation to making technical changes thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the
2 aid to localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow
3 set forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items
4 underscored in this section.
5 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE
6 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
7 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26
8 CHILD CARE PROGRAM
9 General Fund
10 Local Assistance Account - 10000
11 The AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute
12 shall prepare and submit a report to the
13 office of children and family services,
14 the chairs of the senate committee on
15 social services, the senate committee on
16 children and families, the senate commit-
17 tee on labor, the chairs of the assembly
18 committee on children and families, the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 assembly committee on social services, and
2 the assembly committee on labor.
3 Such report shall include available informa-
4 tion, including but not limited to: the
5 number of income eligible children of
6 working parents with income up to 400
7 percent of the federal poverty level who
8 are not eligible for child care under
9 title 5-C of the social services law, the
10 ages of the children served, the factors
11 that parents considered when searching for
12 child care, the number of families who
13 receive a child care grant who choose to
14 use such grant for regulated child care,
15 and the number of families who receive a
16 child care grant who choose to use such
17 grant to receive child care services
18 provided by a legally exempt provider.
19 Such report shall be submitted by the
20 program administrator, on or before Janu-
21 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report
22 is not received by that date, reimburse-
23 ment for administrative costs shall be
24 either reduced or withheld, and failure of
25 an administrator to submit a timely report
26 may jeopardize such administrator's
27 program from receiving funding in future
28 years. The administrator shall submit
29 quarterly reports to the office of chil-
30 dren and family services and the legisla-
31 ture. Each quarterly report shall provide
32 without benefit of personal identifying
33 information, an aggregate of current
34 enrollment and information and data
35 collected directly by the administrator of
36 those currently receiving grants. The
37 office of children and family services and
38 the department of labor shall provide
39 technical assistance to assist with admin-
40 istration and timely coordination of the
41 bi-monthly claiming process.
42 Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
43 the grant program established herein may
44 be terminated if the administrator for
45 such program mismanages such program by
46 engaging in actions including but not
47 limited to, improper use of funds and
48 failure to submit claims for reimbursement
49 in a timely fashion (60590) .................. 5,000,000
50 For services and expenses of the Consortium
51 for Worker Education to operate and
52 support a pilot program to facilitate
53 recruitment and enrollment of working
54 families living or employed in the city of
55 New York with incomes up to eighty-five
56 percent of state median income for child
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1 care assistance provided under title 5-C
2 of the social services law.
3 The Consortium for Worker Education shall
4 prepare and submit to the office of chil-
5 dren and family services, the chairs of
6 the senate committee on children and fami-
7 lies and the senate committee on social
8 services, the chair of the assembly
9 committee on children and families, the
10 chair of the assembly committee on social
11 services, the chair of the senate commit-
12 tee on labor, and the chair of the assem-
13 bly committee on labor, a report on the
14 pilot supported by appropriate documenta-
15 tion. Such report shall include available
16 information regarding the pilot program or
17 participants in the pilot program absent
18 identifying information, including but not
19 limited to: the number of families
20 contacted, the number of families assisted
21 in signing up for child care assistance,
22 the number of events participated in, and
23 the number of staff supported by the
24 grant. Such report shall be submitted by
25 the project administrator, on or before
26 January 1, 2026, provided that if such
27 report is not received by such date
28 reimbursement shall be either reduced or
29 withheld, and failure of the administrator
30 to submit a timely report may jeopardize
31 such program's funding in future years.
32 The Consortium for Worker Education shall
33 submit quarterly reports to the office of
34 children and family services and the
35 legislature. Each quarterly report must
36 provide without benefit of personal iden-
37 tifying information, the number of fami-
38 lies contacted, the number of families
39 assisted in signing up for child care
40 assistance, the number of events partic-
41 ipated in, and the number of staff
42 supported by the grant. The office of
43 children and family services shall provide
44 technical assistance to the pilot program
45 to assist with project administration and
46 timely coordination of the quarterly
47 claiming process.
48 Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
49 the pilot program established herein may
50 be terminated if the administrator for
51 such program mismanages such program by
52 engaging in actions including but not
53 limited to, improper use of funds and
54 failure to submit claims for reimbursement
55 in a timely fashion (60591) ..... [600,000] 1,250,000
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1 For services and expenses of the AFL-CIO
2 Workforce Development Institute to operate
3 and support a pilot program to facilitate
4 recruitment and enrollment of working
5 families living or employed in the state
6 of New York, excluding the city of New
7 York with incomes up to eighty-five
8 percent of state median income for child
9 care assistance provided under title 5-C
10 of the social services law. The AFL-CIO
11 Workforce Development Institute shall
12 prepare and submit to the office of chil-
13 dren and family services, the chairs of
14 the senate committee on children and fami-
15 lies and the senate committee on social
16 services, the chair of the assembly
17 committee on children and families, the
18 chair of the assembly committee on social
19 services, the chair of the senate commit-
20 tee on labor, and the chair of the assem-
21 bly committee on labor, a report on the
22 pilot supported by appropriate documenta-
23 tion. Such report shall include available
24 information regarding the pilot program or
25 participants in the pilot program absent
26 identifying information, including but not
27 limited to: the number of families
28 contacted, the number of families assisted
29 in signing up for child care assistance,
30 the number of events participated in, and
31 the number of staff supported by the
32 grant.
33 Such report shall be submitted by the
34 project administrator, on or before Janu-
35 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report
36 is not received by such date reimbursement
37 shall be either reduced or withheld, and
38 failure of the administrator to submit a
39 timely report may jeopardize such
40 program's funding in future years. The
41 AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute
42 shall submit quarterly reports to the
43 office of children and family services and
44 the legislature. Each quarterly report
45 must provide without benefit of personal
46 identifying information, the number of
47 families contacted, the number of families
48 assisted in signing up for child care
49 assistance, the number of events partic-
50 ipated in, and the number of staff
51 supported by the grant. The office of
52 children and family services shall provide
53 technical assistance to the pilot program
54 to assist with project administration and
55 timely coordination of the quarterly
56 claiming process. Notwithstanding any
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1 other provision of law, the pilot program
2 established herein may be terminated if
3 the administrator for such program misman-
4 ages such program by engaging in actions
5 including but not limited to, improper use
6 of funds and failure to submit claims for
7 reimbursement in a timely fashion
8 (60592) ..................................
9 ................................ [1,250,000] 600,000
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11 Program account subtotal ............... 1,438,839,000
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13 FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES PROGRAM
14 General Fund
15 Local Assistance Account - 10000
16 For services and expenses of YMCA of Greater
17 New York (13977) ............................... 250,000
18 For services and expenses of YMCA of Greater
19 [New York] Rochester - Camp Gorham .............. 75,000
20 For services and expenses of human services
21 and veterans community services organiza-
22 tions. Notwithstanding any provision of
23 law to the contrary, the amounts appropri-
24 ated herein may be suballocated or trans-
25 ferred between other agencies, including
26 the office of temporary and disability
27 assistance and the department of veterans'
28 services with the approval of the tempo-
29 rary president of the senate and the
30 director of the budget.
31 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
32 contrary, funds from this appropriation
33 shall be allocated only pursuant to an
34 plan (i) approved by the temporary presi-
35 dent of the senate and the director of the
36 budget which sets forth either an itemized
37 list of grantees with the amount to be
38 received by each, or the methodology for
39 allocating such appropriation, and (ii)
40 which is thereafter included in a senate
41 resolution calling for the expenditure of
42 such funds, which resolution must be
43 approved by a majority vote of all members
44 elected to the senate upon a roll call
45 vote (60579) ................................. 2,828,000
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47 § 2. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to
48 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set
49 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under-
50 scored in this section.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE
2 OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
3 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26
4 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM
5 General Fund
6 Local Assistance Account - 10000
7 For services and expenses of National Diaper
8 Banks, pursuant to the following sub-sche-
9 dule ............................ [750,000] 1,500,000
10 Sub-Schedule
11 (914) Cares .......... [93,750] 187,500
12 The Allied Foundation . [9,375] 18,750
13 Baby Steps Baby Pantry at
14 Christ Lutheran Church .....
15 .................... [13,125] 26,250
16 Central New York Diaper Bank
17 Inc. .......................
18 .................... [99,375] 198,750
19 Every Bottom Covered . [93,750] 187,500
20 Expecting Relief ..... [71,250] 142,500
21 GOOD+ Foundation ..... [75,000] 150,000
22 Her Village Inc. ...... [9,000] 18,000
23 Junior League of Central West-
24 chester ............ [28,125] 56,250
25 Junior League of Rochester
26 Diaper Bank ......... [5,625] 11,250
27 Little Essentials .... [18,750] 37,500
28 Moms for Moms, NYC ... [29,250] 58,500
29 NYC Mammas Give Back Inc. ....
30 .................... [37,500] 75,000
31 Public Health Solutions -
32 Queens Diaper Bank . [99,375] 198,750
33 The Food Pantries .... [22,500] 45,000
34 The HopeLine ......... [37,500] 75,000
35 Twin Tiers Baby Bank .. [6,750] 13,500
36 [For services and expenses of National
37 Diaper Banks, pursuant to the following
38 sub-schedule ................................... 750,000
39 Sub-Schedule
40 Allied Foundation, Inc .............. 19,609
41 Baby Steps Baby Pantry at
42 Christ Lutheran Church ............ 33,019
43 Central New York Diaper Inc ........ 132,375
44 Every Bottom Covered, Inc .......... 125,000
45 Expecting Relief .................... 75,000
46 Food Bank of the Southern Tier
47 Diaper Bank Program ............... 40,500
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1 Good+ Foundation .................... 33,019
2 Her Village, Inc ..................... 8,000
3 Junior League of Central West-
4 chester ........................... 27,019
5 Junior League Rochester Diaper Bank . 27,769
6 Little Essentials ................... 17,102
7 Moms for Moms, NYC .................. 32,269
8 NYC Mammas Give Back, Inc ........... 59,204
9 Public Health Solutions-Queens
10 Diaper Bank ....................... 59,954
11 The Food Pantries ................... 28,519
12 The Hopeline ....................... 31,642]
13 § 3. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to
14 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set
15 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under-
16 scored in this section.
17 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
18 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26
19 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM
20 General Fund
21 Local Assistance Account - 10000
22 For services and expenses of United Way of
23 New York City ................................ 5,900,000
24 For services and expenses of United Way of
25 [Greater] New York City ...................... 5,000,000
26 For services and expenses of Academy of
27 Medical and Public Health Services .............. 50,000
28 For services and expenses of Spina Bifida
29 Association of Northeast NY ..................... 75,000
30 For services and expenses of United Way of
31 [Greater] New York City (Preventative Care
32 Access Initiative) ........................... 1,000,000
33 For services and expenses of Urban Health
34 Plan, Inc ...................................... 100,000
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36 § 4. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to
37 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set
38 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under-
39 scored in this section.
40 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
41 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26
42 For payment according to the following schedule:
43 APPROPRIATIONS REAPPROPRIATIONS
44 General Fund ....................... 51,142,000 71,095,000
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1 Special Revenue Funds - Federal .... 250,262,000 495,774,000
2 Special Revenue Funds - Other ...... 419,000 407,000
3 Enterprise Funds ................... [6,002,500,000] 6,001,435,000
4 14,002,500,000
5 ---------------- ----------------
6 All Funds ........................ [6,304,323,000] 6,568,711,000
7 14,304,323,000
8 ================ ================
9 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM .. [6,029,000,000] 14,029,000,000
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11 Enterprise Funds
12 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund
13 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Account - 50650
14 For payment of unemployment insurance bene-
15 fits pursuant to article 18 of the labor
16 law or as authorized by the federal
17 government through the disaster unemploy-
18 ment assistance program, the emergency
19 unemployment compensation program, the
20 extended benefit program, the federal
21 additional compensation program or any
22 other federally funded unemployment bene-
23 fit program (34787) ...................... 6,000,000,000
24 Notwithstanding any other law to the contra-
25 ry, for payment to the unemployment insur-
26 ance fund clearing account ............... 8,000,000,000
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28 Program account subtotal ...............
29 ..................... [6,000,000,000] 14,000,000,000
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31 § 5. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to
32 localities budget, as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 2025, is
33 amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set forth in brackets and by
34 adding to such section the other items underscored in this section.
35 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
36 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26
37 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ...... 90,000,000
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39 General Fund
40 Local Assistance Account - 10000
41 Pursuant to the following sub-schedule, and
42 notwithstanding any provisions to the
43 contrary contained in section 163 and
44 section 112 of the state finance law or
45 any other law, funding from this appropri-
46 ation shall be made available for services
47 and expenses of the following community
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1 nonprofit organizations and civic organ-
2 izations, for purposes including but not
3 limited to, supporting community based
4 programming, crisis intervention initi-
5 atives, housing assistance, economic
6 development, workforce training, educa-
7 tional initiatives and healthcare services
8 in underserved communities .................. 90,000,000
9 sub-schedule
10 Asian American Federation ....... 15,000,000
11 Coalition for Asian American
12 Children and Families ......... 15,000,000
13 New York Urban League
14 ................ [10,000,000] 8,000,000
15 [United Way of Greater New
16 York ......................... 10,000,000]
17 United Way of New York State ..... 8,000,000
18 Local Initiatives Support
19 Corporation .... [10,000,000] 8,000,000
20 Federation of Protestant
21 Welfare Agencies ............... 3,000,000
22 Elmcor Youth & Adult Activ-
23 ities Inc. ..................... 3,000,000
24 Catholic Charities Community
25 Services of the Archdiocese
26 of New York .... [15,000,000] 7,500,000
27 Fund for the City of New York
28 ................ [15,000,000] 7,500,000
29 Hispanic Federation ............. 15,000,000
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31 Total of sub-schedule ......... 90,000,000
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33 Program account subtotal .................. 90,000,000
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35 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to
36 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.
