NY Soc Serv L § 410-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 5-C - Block Grant for Child Care 410-U - Establishment of Block Grant for Child Care.

§  410-u.    Establishment  of  block  grant  for child care.   1. The   department shall establish a state block grant for child care  comprised   of all of the federal funds appropriated for child care under title IV-A   of  the federal social security act and under the federal child care and   development block grant act and any additional federal  funds  that  the   state  chooses  to  transfer from the federal family assistance to needy   families block grant to the child care and development block grant  plus   any  state  funds  appropriated  for  the  provision  by social services   districts of child care assistance to  families  in  receipt  of  family   assistance  and other low income families and for activities to increase   the availability and/or quality of child care programs.2. The state block grant for child care  shall  be  divided  into  two   parts pursuant to a plan developed by the department and approved by the   director  of  the  budget.    One part shall be retained by the state to   provide child care on a  statewide  basis  to  special  groups  and  for   activities  to  increase  the  availability and/or quality of child care   programs, including, but not limited to,  the  start-up  of  child  care   programs,  the  operation  of child care resource and referral programs,   training  activities,  the  regulation  and  monitoring  of  child  care   programs,  the  development  of  computerized data systems, and consumer   education, provided however,  that  child  care  resource  and  referral   programs  funded under title five-B of article six of this chapter shall   meet additional performance standards developed  by  the  department  of   social  services  including but not limited to: increasing the number of   child care placements for persons  who  are  at  or  below  two  hundred   percent  of  the  state  income  standard  with  emphasis  on placements   supporting local efforts in meeting federal and state work participation   requirements, increasing technical assistance to all modalities of legal   child care to persons who are at or below two  hundred  percent  of  the   state  income  standard,  including  the provision of training to assist   providers in meeting child care standards  or  regulatory  requirements,   and creating new child care opportunities, and assisting social services   districts in assessing and responding to child care needs for persons at   or  below  two  hundred  percent  of  the  state  income  standard.  The   department shall  have  the  authority  to  withhold  funds  from  those   agencies  which  do not meet performance standards. Agencies whose funds   are  withheld  may  have  funds  restored  upon  achieving   performance   standards.    The  other  part  shall  be  allocated  to social services   districts to provide child care assistance to families receiving  family   assistance and to other low income families.3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, expenditures of funds   from the block grant shall be governed by this title.