A.8878 (Hevesi)/S.8152 (Brisport) — End New York’s rule of tying child care assistance to parents’ exact hours of work — This rule makes it difficult for many working parents with fluctuating schedules, including parents working in the gig economy or in retail, to access child care. [...] A recently-enacted federal rule (Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and the Child Care and Development Fund), clarifies that federal funds can be used to cover the presumptive eligibility period, and encourages states to implement this and other policies that will ease enrollment burdens on families. [...] Child Welfare and Youth Justice A.2479 (Hevesi)/S.902 (Brisport) — Anti-Harassment in Reporting — Requires reporters to the State Central Register to provide their name and contact information to prevent reports being used as a form of harassment. [...] It is well- understood by psychologists, sociologists, and neurologists that children lack the capacity to fully appreciate the meaning and significance of the right to remain silent, and to appreciate the repercussions of waiving that right. [...] A.1885 (Clark)/S.3355 (Kennedy) — Implement a “cost estimation” method of setting child care assistance reimbursement rates — A cost estimation model is designed to better reflect the true cost of providing high-quality child care, including paying the child care workforce a thriving wage.
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