Committee moves bill to bar minimum-earnings requirement for childcare assistance eligibility
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Summary
Senate Bill 19 94, read by committee staff and introduced by Senator Ramos, would prohibit requiring parents or caregivers to earn a minimum amount to be eligible for childcare assistance; committee members confirmed the work requirement remains and moved the bill.
Senate Bill 19 94, introduced by Senator Ramos and read to the committee, proposes to prohibit requiring parents or caretakers to meet a minimum-earnings threshold to qualify for childcare assistance under the Social Services Law. The committee moved and reported the bill to the next step.
During the discussion, a member identified as Marty asked whether the bill removes an existing work requirement; Senator Kavanaugh confirmed that the work requirement remains in place. "Yes," Kavanaugh said when asked to confirm that the requirement to work was not being removed.
A motion to move the bill was made and seconded; the committee recorded the bill as reported. The transcript contains no formal roll-call tally and no additional policy text beyond the bill title and the question-and-answer about the work requirement.
