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S 4472: Implements automatic market rate increases for child care assistance such that assistance will be equal to the applicable payment rate established by the department.
What S 4472 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to implement automatic market rate increases for child care assistance in New York. It amends the Social Services Law to ensure equal access to comparable child care assistance for eligible children across the state. The payment rates established by the department will be sufficient to cover the costs of providing child care in different settings and for children with special needs. These rates will take into account variations in child care costs and ensure equal access for all eligible children. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4472
- What is the current status of S 4472?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4472 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES".
- Did S 4472 pass?
- Not yet. S 4472 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4472, and where is it now?
- S 4472 was authored by Sen. Jessica Ramos with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Children & Families.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| May. 29, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 4472C |
| May. 29, 2025 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| May. 21, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 4472B |
| May. 21, 2025 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 5, 2025 · 296 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4472 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing automatic market rate increases 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. Subdivision 4 of section 410-x of the social services law, 2 as added by section 52 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 4. The amount to be paid or allowed for child care assistance funded 5 under the block grant shall be the actual cost of care [but no more6than] and equal to one hundred percent of the applicable market-related 7 payment rate established by the department in regulations. The payment 8 rates established by the department shall be sufficient to ensure equal 9 access for eligible children to comparable child care assistance in the 10 substate area that are provided to children whose parents are not eligi- 11 ble to receive assistance under any federal or state programs. Such 12 payment rates shall take into account the variations in the costs of 13 providing child care in different settings and to children of different 14 age groups, and the additional costs of providing child care for chil- 15 dren with special needs. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02595-01-5
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