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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4469
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 2, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARRETT,  SILVER,  LUPARDO,  HEASTIE, TITUS,
          GUNTHER, RUSSELL, OTIS, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVI-
          LA, FAHY, JAFFEE, LAVINE, PERRY, ROBINSON, SOLAGES, STECK -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Children and Families
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to applications for
          child care assistance
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  410-w  of  the social services law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8. (a) Subject to the approval of the office of  children  and  family
     4  services,  local  social  services  districts shall utilize a simplified
     5  application form for persons applying only for  child  care  assistance,
     6  and no other types of benefits. Such form shall contain no more informa-
     7  tion than is required to determine eligibility for child care assistance
     8  and  required pursuant to state and federal reporting requirements. Each
     9  local social services district shall maintain the simplified application
    10  on its website so that applicants may apply online, and shall mail  such
    11  application to the applicant at his or her request.
    12    (b)  The  office of temporary and disability assistance and the office
    13  of children and family  services  shall  maintain  hyperlinks  on  their
    14  respective  websites  directing  applicants for child care assistance to
    15  the online application  maintained  by  their  respective  local  social
    16  services district.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05143-01-5