A 8896: 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 ________________________________________________________________________ 8896 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY June 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUDGET BILL -- (at request of the Budget) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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 19 assembly committee on social services, and 20 the assembly committee on labor. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12553-14-5 
 A. 8896 2 1 Such report shall include available informa- 2 tion, including but not limited to: the 3 number of income eligible children of 4 working parents with income up to 400 5 percent of the federal poverty level who 6 are not eligible for child care under 7 title 5-C of the social services law, the 8 ages of the children served, the factors 9 that parents considered when searching for 10 child care, the number of families who 11 receive a child care grant who choose to 12 use such grant for regulated child care, 13 and the number of families who receive a 14 child care grant who choose to use such 15 grant to receive child care services 16 provided by a legally exempt provider. 17 Such report shall be submitted by the 18 program administrator, on or before Janu- 19 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report 20 is not received by that date, reimburse- 21 ment for administrative costs shall be 22 either reduced or withheld, and failure of 23 an administrator to submit a timely report 24 may jeopardize such administrator's 25 program from receiving funding in future 26 years. The administrator shall submit 27 quarterly reports to the office of chil- 28 dren and family services and the legisla- 29 ture. Each quarterly report shall provide 30 without benefit of personal identifying 31 information, an aggregate of current 32 enrollment and information and data 33 collected directly by the administrator of 34 those currently receiving grants. The 35 office of children and family services and 36 the department of labor shall provide 37 technical assistance to assist with admin- 38 istration and timely coordination of the 39 bi-monthly claiming process. 40 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 41 the grant program established herein may 42 be terminated if the administrator for 43 such program mismanages such program by 44 engaging in actions including but not 45 limited to, improper use of funds and 46 failure to submit claims for reimbursement 47 in a timely fashion (60590) .................. 5,000,000 48 For services and expenses of the Consortium 49 for Worker Education to operate and 50 support a pilot program to facilitate 51 recruitment and enrollment of working 52 families living or employed in the city of 53 New York with incomes up to eighty-five 54 percent of state median income for child 55 care assistance provided under title 5-C 56 of the social services law. 
 A. 8896 3 1 The Consortium for Worker Education shall 2 prepare and submit to the office of chil- 3 dren and family services, the chairs of 4 the senate committee on children and fami- 5 lies and the senate committee on social 6 services, the chair of the assembly 7 committee on children and families, the 8 chair of the assembly committee on social 9 services, the chair of the senate commit- 10 tee on labor, and the chair of the assem- 11 bly committee on labor, a report on the 12 pilot supported by appropriate documenta- 13 tion. Such report shall include available 14 information regarding the pilot program or 15 participants in the pilot program absent 16 identifying information, including but not 17 limited to: the number of families 18 contacted, the number of families assisted 19 in signing up for child care assistance, 20 the number of events participated in, and 21 the number of staff supported by the 22 grant. Such report shall be submitted by 23 the project administrator, on or before 24 January 1, 2026, provided that if such 25 report is not received by such date 26 reimbursement shall be either reduced or 27 withheld, and failure of the administrator 28 to submit a timely report may jeopardize 29 such program's funding in future years. 30 The Consortium for Worker Education shall 31 submit quarterly reports to the office of 32 children and family services and the 33 legislature. Each quarterly report must 34 provide without benefit of personal iden- 35 tifying information, the number of fami- 36 lies contacted, the number of families 37 assisted in signing up for child care 38 assistance, the number of events partic- 39 ipated in, and the number of staff 40 supported by the grant. The office of 41 children and family services shall provide 42 technical assistance to the pilot program 43 to assist with project administration and 44 timely coordination of the quarterly 45 claiming process. 46 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 47 the pilot program established herein may 48 be terminated if the administrator for 49 such program mismanages such program by 50 engaging in actions including but not 51 limited to, improper use of funds and 52 failure to submit claims for reimbursement 53 in a timely fashion (60591) ..... [600,000] 1,250,000 54 For services and expenses of the AFL-CIO 55 Workforce Development Institute to operate 56 and support a pilot program to facilitate 
 A. 8896 4 1 recruitment and enrollment of working 2 families living or employed in the state 3 of New York, excluding the city of New 4 York with incomes up to eighty-five 5 percent of state median income for child 6 care assistance provided under title 5-C 7 of the social services law. The AFL-CIO 8 Workforce Development Institute shall 9 prepare and submit to the office of chil- 10 dren and family services, the chairs of 11 the senate committee on children and fami- 12 lies and the senate committee on social 13 services, the chair of the assembly 14 committee on children and families, the 15 chair of the assembly committee on social 16 services, the chair of the senate commit- 17 tee on labor, and the chair of the assem- 18 bly committee on labor, a report on the 19 pilot supported by appropriate documenta- 20 tion. Such report shall include available 21 information regarding the pilot program or 22 participants in the pilot program absent 23 identifying information, including but not 24 limited to: the number of families 25 contacted, the number of families assisted 26 in signing up for child care assistance, 27 the number of events participated in, and 28 the number of staff supported by the 29 grant. 30 Such report shall be submitted by the 31 project administrator, on or before Janu- 32 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report 33 is not received by such date reimbursement 34 shall be either reduced or withheld, and 35 failure of the administrator to submit a 36 timely report may jeopardize such 37 program's funding in future years. The 38 AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute 39 shall submit quarterly reports to the 40 office of children and family services and 41 the legislature. Each quarterly report 42 must provide without benefit of personal 43 identifying information, the number of 44 families contacted, the number of families 45 assisted in signing up for child care 46 assistance, the number of events partic- 47 ipated in, and the number of staff 48 supported by the grant. The office of 49 children and family services shall provide 50 technical assistance to the pilot program 51 to assist with project administration and 52 timely coordination of the quarterly 53 claiming process. Notwithstanding any 54 other provision of law, the pilot program 55 established herein may be terminated if 56 the administrator for such program misman- 
 A. 8896 5 1 ages such program by engaging in actions 2 including but not limited to, improper use 3 of funds and failure to submit claims for 4 reimbursement in a timely fashion 5 (60592) .................................. 6 ................................ [1,250,000] 600,000 7 -------------- 8 Program account subtotal ............... 1,438,839,000 9 -------------- 10 FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES PROGRAM 11 General Fund 12 Local Assistance Account - 10000 13 For services and expenses of YMCA of Greater 14 New York (13977) ............................... 250,000 15 For services and expenses of YMCA of Greater 16 [New York] Rochester - Camp Gorham .............. 75,000 17 For services and expenses of human services 18 and veterans community services organiza- 19 tions. Notwithstanding any provision of 20 law to the contrary, the amounts appropri- 21 ated herein may be suballocated or trans- 22 ferred between other agencies, including 23 the office of temporary and disability 24 assistance and the department of veterans' 25 services with the approval of the tempo- 26 rary president of the senate and the 27 director of the budget. 28 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 29 contrary, funds from this appropriation 30 shall be allocated only pursuant to an 31 plan (i) approved by the temporary presi- 32 dent of the senate and the director of the 33 budget which sets forth either an itemized 34 list of grantees with the amount to be 35 received by each, or the methodology for 36 allocating such appropriation, and (ii) 37 which is thereafter included in a senate 38 resolution calling for the expenditure of 39 such funds, which resolution must be 40 approved by a majority vote of all members 41 elected to the senate upon a roll call 42 vote (60579) ................................. 2,828,000 43 -------------- 44 § 2. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 45 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 46 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 47 scored in this section. 48 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE 49 OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE 
 A. 8896 6 1 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 2 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM 3 General Fund 4 Local Assistance Account - 10000 5 For services and expenses of National Diaper 6 Banks, pursuant to the following sub-sche- 7 dule ............................ [750,000] 1,500,000 8 Sub-Schedule 9 (914) Cares .......... [93,750] 187,500 10 The Allied Foundation . [9,375] 18,750 11 Baby Steps Baby Pantry at 12 Christ Lutheran Church ..... 13 .................... [13,125] 26,250 14 Central New York Diaper Bank 15 Inc. ....................... 16 .................... [99,375] 198,750 17 Every Bottom Covered . [93,750] 187,500 18 Expecting Relief ..... [71,250] 142,500 19 GOOD+ Foundation ..... [75,000] 150,000 20 Her Village Inc. ...... [9,000] 18,000 21 Junior League of Central West- 22 chester ............ [28,125] 56,250 23 Junior League of Rochester 24 Diaper Bank ......... [5,625] 11,250 25 Little Essentials .... [18,750] 37,500 26 Moms for Moms, NYC ... [29,250] 58,500 27 NYC Mammas Give Back Inc. .... 28 .................... [37,500] 75,000 29 Public Health Solutions - 30 Queens Diaper Bank . [99,375] 198,750 31 The Food Pantries .... [22,500] 45,000 32 The HopeLine ......... [37,500] 75,000 33 Twin Tiers Baby Bank .. [6,750] 13,500 34 [For services and expenses of National 35 Diaper Banks, pursuant to the following 36 sub-schedule ................................... 750,000 37 Sub-Schedule 38 Allied Foundation, Inc .............. 19,609 39 Baby Steps Baby Pantry at 40 Christ Lutheran Church ............ 33,019 41 Central New York Diaper Inc ........ 132,375 42 Every Bottom Covered, Inc .......... 125,000 43 Expecting Relief .................... 75,000 44 Food Bank of the Southern Tier 45 Diaper Bank Program ............... 40,500 46 Good+ Foundation .................... 33,019 47 Her Village, Inc ..................... 8,000 
 A. 8896 7 1 Junior League of Central West- 2 chester ........................... 27,019 3 Junior League Rochester Diaper Bank . 27,769 4 Little Essentials ................... 17,102 5 Moms for Moms, NYC .................. 32,269 6 NYC Mammas Give Back, Inc ........... 59,204 7 Public Health Solutions-Queens 8 Diaper Bank ....................... 59,954 9 The Food Pantries ................... 28,519 10 The Hopeline ....................... 31,642] 11 § 3. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 12 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 13 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 14 scored in this section. 15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 16 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 17 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM 18 General Fund 19 Local Assistance Account - 10000 20 For services and expenses of United Way of 21 New York City ................................ 5,900,000 22 For services and expenses of United Way of 23 [Greater] New York City ...................... 5,000,000 24 For services and expenses of Academy of 25 Medical and Public Health Services .............. 50,000 26 For services and expenses of Spina Bifida 27 Association of Northeast NY ..................... 75,000 28 For services and expenses of United Way of 29 [Greater] New York City (Preventative Care 30 Access Initiative) ........................... 1,000,000 31 For services and expenses of Urban Health 32 Plan, Inc ...................................... 100,000 33 -------------- 34 § 4. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 35 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 36 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 37 scored in this section. 38 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 39 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 40 For payment according to the following schedule: 41 APPROPRIATIONS REAPPROPRIATIONS 42 General Fund ....................... 51,142,000 71,095,000 43 Special Revenue Funds - Federal .... 250,262,000 495,774,000 44 Special Revenue Funds - Other ...... 419,000 407,000 
 A. 8896 8 1 Enterprise Funds ................... [6,002,500,000] 6,001,435,000 2 14,002,500,000 3 ---------------- ---------------- 4 All Funds ........................ [6,304,323,000] 6,568,711,000 5 14,304,323,000 6 ================ ================ 7 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM .. [6,029,000,000] 14,029,000,000 8 -------------- 9 Enterprise Funds 10 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund 11 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Account - 50650 12 For payment of unemployment insurance bene- 13 fits pursuant to article 18 of the labor 14 law or as authorized by the federal 15 government through the disaster unemploy- 16 ment assistance program, the emergency 17 unemployment compensation program, the 18 extended benefit program, the federal 19 additional compensation program or any 20 other federally funded unemployment bene- 21 fit program (34787) ...................... 6,000,000,000 22 Notwithstanding any other law to the contra- 23 ry, for payment to the unemployment insur- 24 ance fund clearing account ............... 8,000,000,000 25 -------------- 26 Program account subtotal ............... 27 ..................... [6,000,000,000] 14,000,000,000 28 -------------- 29 § 5. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 30 localities budget, as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 2025, is 31 amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set forth in brackets and by 32 adding to such section the other items underscored in this section. 33 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 34 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 35 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ...... 90,000,000 36 -------------- 37 General Fund 38 Local Assistance Account - 10000 39 Pursuant to the following sub-schedule, and 40 notwithstanding any provisions to the 41 contrary contained in section 163 and 42 section 112 of the state finance law or 43 any other law, funding from this appropri- 44 ation shall be made available for services 45 and expenses of the following community 46 nonprofit organizations and civic organ- 47 izations, for purposes including but not 
 A. 8896 9 1 limited to, supporting community based 2 programming, crisis intervention initi- 3 atives, housing assistance, economic 4 development, workforce training, educa- 5 tional initiatives and healthcare services 6 in underserved communities .................. 90,000,000 7 sub-schedule 8 Asian American Federation ....... 15,000,000 9 Coalition for Asian American 10 Children and Families ......... 15,000,000 11 New York Urban League 12 ................ [10,000,000] 8,000,000 13 [United Way of Greater New 14 York ......................... 10,000,000] 15 United Way of New York State ..... 8,000,000 16 Local Initiatives Support 17 Corporation .... [10,000,000] 8,000,000 18 Federation of Protestant 19 Welfare Agencies ............... 3,000,000 20 Elmcor Youth & Adult Activ- 21 ities Inc. ..................... 3,000,000 22 Catholic Charities Community 23 Services of the Archdiocese 24 of New York .... [15,000,000] 7,500,000 25 Fund for the City of New York 26 ................ [15,000,000] 7,500,000 27 Hispanic Federation ............. 15,000,000 28 -------------- 29 Total of sub-schedule ......... 90,000,000 30 -------------- 31 Program account subtotal .................. 90,000,000 32 -------------- 33 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to 34 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.