S 8438: 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 ________________________________________________________________________ 8438 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE June 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by BUDGET BILL -- (at request of the Budget) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12553-14-5 
 S. 8438 2 1 assembly committee on social services, and 2 the assembly committee on labor. 3 Such report shall include available informa- 4 tion, including but not limited to: the 5 number of income eligible children of 6 working parents with income up to 400 7 percent of the federal poverty level who 8 are not eligible for child care under 9 title 5-C of the social services law, the 10 ages of the children served, the factors 11 that parents considered when searching for 12 child care, the number of families who 13 receive a child care grant who choose to 14 use such grant for regulated child care, 15 and the number of families who receive a 16 child care grant who choose to use such 17 grant to receive child care services 18 provided by a legally exempt provider. 19 Such report shall be submitted by the 20 program administrator, on or before Janu- 21 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report 22 is not received by that date, reimburse- 23 ment for administrative costs shall be 24 either reduced or withheld, and failure of 25 an administrator to submit a timely report 26 may jeopardize such administrator's 27 program from receiving funding in future 28 years. The administrator shall submit 29 quarterly reports to the office of chil- 30 dren and family services and the legisla- 31 ture. Each quarterly report shall provide 32 without benefit of personal identifying 33 information, an aggregate of current 34 enrollment and information and data 35 collected directly by the administrator of 36 those currently receiving grants. The 37 office of children and family services and 38 the department of labor shall provide 39 technical assistance to assist with admin- 40 istration and timely coordination of the 41 bi-monthly claiming process. 42 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 43 the grant program established herein may 44 be terminated if the administrator for 45 such program mismanages such program by 46 engaging in actions including but not 47 limited to, improper use of funds and 48 failure to submit claims for reimbursement 49 in a timely fashion (60590) .................. 5,000,000 50 For services and expenses of the Consortium 51 for Worker Education to operate and 52 support a pilot program to facilitate 53 recruitment and enrollment of working 54 families living or employed in the city of 55 New York with incomes up to eighty-five 56 percent of state median income for child 
 S. 8438 3 1 care assistance provided under title 5-C 2 of the social services law. 3 The Consortium for Worker Education shall 4 prepare and submit to the office of chil- 5 dren and family services, the chairs of 6 the senate committee on children and fami- 7 lies and the senate committee on social 8 services, the chair of the assembly 9 committee on children and families, the 10 chair of the assembly committee on social 11 services, the chair of the senate commit- 12 tee on labor, and the chair of the assem- 13 bly committee on labor, a report on the 14 pilot supported by appropriate documenta- 15 tion. Such report shall include available 16 information regarding the pilot program or 17 participants in the pilot program absent 18 identifying information, including but not 19 limited to: the number of families 20 contacted, the number of families assisted 21 in signing up for child care assistance, 22 the number of events participated in, and 23 the number of staff supported by the 24 grant. Such report shall be submitted by 25 the project administrator, on or before 26 January 1, 2026, provided that if such 27 report is not received by such date 28 reimbursement shall be either reduced or 29 withheld, and failure of the administrator 30 to submit a timely report may jeopardize 31 such program's funding in future years. 32 The Consortium for Worker Education shall 33 submit quarterly reports to the office of 34 children and family services and the 35 legislature. Each quarterly report must 36 provide without benefit of personal iden- 37 tifying information, the number of fami- 38 lies contacted, the number of families 39 assisted in signing up for child care 40 assistance, the number of events partic- 41 ipated in, and the number of staff 42 supported by the grant. The office of 43 children and family services shall provide 44 technical assistance to the pilot program 45 to assist with project administration and 46 timely coordination of the quarterly 47 claiming process. 48 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 49 the pilot program established herein may 50 be terminated if the administrator for 51 such program mismanages such program by 52 engaging in actions including but not 53 limited to, improper use of funds and 54 failure to submit claims for reimbursement 55 in a timely fashion (60591) ..... [600,000] 1,250,000 
 S. 8438 4 1 For services and expenses of the AFL-CIO 2 Workforce Development Institute to operate 3 and support a pilot program to facilitate 4 recruitment and enrollment of working 5 families living or employed in the state 6 of New York, excluding the city of New 7 York with incomes up to eighty-five 8 percent of state median income for child 9 care assistance provided under title 5-C 10 of the social services law. The AFL-CIO 11 Workforce Development Institute shall 12 prepare and submit to the office of chil- 13 dren and family services, the chairs of 14 the senate committee on children and fami- 15 lies and the senate committee on social 16 services, the chair of the assembly 17 committee on children and families, the 18 chair of the assembly committee on social 19 services, the chair of the senate commit- 20 tee on labor, and the chair of the assem- 21 bly committee on labor, a report on the 22 pilot supported by appropriate documenta- 23 tion. Such report shall include available 24 information regarding the pilot program or 25 participants in the pilot program absent 26 identifying information, including but not 27 limited to: the number of families 28 contacted, the number of families assisted 29 in signing up for child care assistance, 30 the number of events participated in, and 31 the number of staff supported by the 32 grant. 33 Such report shall be submitted by the 34 project administrator, on or before Janu- 35 ary 1, 2026, provided that if such report 36 is not received by such date reimbursement 37 shall be either reduced or withheld, and 38 failure of the administrator to submit a 39 timely report may jeopardize such 40 program's funding in future years. The 41 AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute 42 shall submit quarterly reports to the 43 office of children and family services and 44 the legislature. Each quarterly report 45 must provide without benefit of personal 46 identifying information, the number of 47 families contacted, the number of families 48 assisted in signing up for child care 49 assistance, the number of events partic- 50 ipated in, and the number of staff 51 supported by the grant. The office of 52 children and family services shall provide 53 technical assistance to the pilot program 54 to assist with project administration and 55 timely coordination of the quarterly 56 claiming process. Notwithstanding any 
 S. 8438 5 1 other provision of law, the pilot program 2 established herein may be terminated if 3 the administrator for such program misman- 4 ages such program by engaging in actions 5 including but not limited to, improper use 6 of funds and failure to submit claims for 7 reimbursement in a timely fashion 8 (60592) .................................. 9 ................................ [1,250,000] 600,000 10 -------------- 11 Program account subtotal ............... 1,438,839,000 12 -------------- 13 FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES PROGRAM 14 General Fund 15 Local Assistance Account - 10000 16 For services and expenses of YMCA of Greater 17 New York (13977) ............................... 250,000 18 For services and expenses of YMCA of Greater 19 [New York] Rochester - Camp Gorham .............. 75,000 20 For services and expenses of human services 21 and veterans community services organiza- 22 tions. Notwithstanding any provision of 23 law to the contrary, the amounts appropri- 24 ated herein may be suballocated or trans- 25 ferred between other agencies, including 26 the office of temporary and disability 27 assistance and the department of veterans' 28 services with the approval of the tempo- 29 rary president of the senate and the 30 director of the budget. 31 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 32 contrary, funds from this appropriation 33 shall be allocated only pursuant to an 34 plan (i) approved by the temporary presi- 35 dent of the senate and the director of the 36 budget which sets forth either an itemized 37 list of grantees with the amount to be 38 received by each, or the methodology for 39 allocating such appropriation, and (ii) 40 which is thereafter included in a senate 41 resolution calling for the expenditure of 42 such funds, which resolution must be 43 approved by a majority vote of all members 44 elected to the senate upon a roll call 45 vote (60579) ................................. 2,828,000 46 -------------- 47 § 2. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 48 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 49 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 50 scored in this section. 
 S. 8438 6 1 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE 2 OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE 3 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 4 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM 5 General Fund 6 Local Assistance Account - 10000 7 For services and expenses of National Diaper 8 Banks, pursuant to the following sub-sche- 9 dule ............................ [750,000] 1,500,000 10 Sub-Schedule 11 (914) Cares .......... [93,750] 187,500 12 The Allied Foundation . [9,375] 18,750 13 Baby Steps Baby Pantry at 14 Christ Lutheran Church ..... 15 .................... [13,125] 26,250 16 Central New York Diaper Bank 17 Inc. ....................... 18 .................... [99,375] 198,750 19 Every Bottom Covered . [93,750] 187,500 20 Expecting Relief ..... [71,250] 142,500 21 GOOD+ Foundation ..... [75,000] 150,000 22 Her Village Inc. ...... [9,000] 18,000 23 Junior League of Central West- 24 chester ............ [28,125] 56,250 25 Junior League of Rochester 26 Diaper Bank ......... [5,625] 11,250 27 Little Essentials .... [18,750] 37,500 28 Moms for Moms, NYC ... [29,250] 58,500 29 NYC Mammas Give Back Inc. .... 30 .................... [37,500] 75,000 31 Public Health Solutions - 32 Queens Diaper Bank . [99,375] 198,750 33 The Food Pantries .... [22,500] 45,000 34 The HopeLine ......... [37,500] 75,000 35 Twin Tiers Baby Bank .. [6,750] 13,500 36 [For services and expenses of National 37 Diaper Banks, pursuant to the following 38 sub-schedule ................................... 750,000 39 Sub-Schedule 40 Allied Foundation, Inc .............. 19,609 41 Baby Steps Baby Pantry at 42 Christ Lutheran Church ............ 33,019 43 Central New York Diaper Inc ........ 132,375 44 Every Bottom Covered, Inc .......... 125,000 45 Expecting Relief .................... 75,000 46 Food Bank of the Southern Tier 47 Diaper Bank Program ............... 40,500 
 S. 8438 7 1 Good+ Foundation .................... 33,019 2 Her Village, Inc ..................... 8,000 3 Junior League of Central West- 4 chester ........................... 27,019 5 Junior League Rochester Diaper Bank . 27,769 6 Little Essentials ................... 17,102 7 Moms for Moms, NYC .................. 32,269 8 NYC Mammas Give Back, Inc ........... 59,204 9 Public Health Solutions-Queens 10 Diaper Bank ....................... 59,954 11 The Food Pantries ................... 28,519 12 The Hopeline ....................... 31,642] 13 § 3. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 14 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 15 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 16 scored in this section. 17 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 18 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 19 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM 20 General Fund 21 Local Assistance Account - 10000 22 For services and expenses of United Way of 23 New York City ................................ 5,900,000 24 For services and expenses of United Way of 25 [Greater] New York City ...................... 5,000,000 26 For services and expenses of Academy of 27 Medical and Public Health Services .............. 50,000 28 For services and expenses of Spina Bifida 29 Association of Northeast NY ..................... 75,000 30 For services and expenses of United Way of 31 [Greater] New York City (Preventative Care 32 Access Initiative) ........................... 1,000,000 33 For services and expenses of Urban Health 34 Plan, Inc ...................................... 100,000 35 -------------- 36 § 4. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 37 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 38 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 39 scored in this section. 40 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 41 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 42 For payment according to the following schedule: 43 APPROPRIATIONS REAPPROPRIATIONS 44 General Fund ....................... 51,142,000 71,095,000 
 S. 8438 8 1 Special Revenue Funds - Federal .... 250,262,000 495,774,000 2 Special Revenue Funds - Other ...... 419,000 407,000 3 Enterprise Funds ................... [6,002,500,000] 6,001,435,000 4 14,002,500,000 5 ---------------- ---------------- 6 All Funds ........................ [6,304,323,000] 6,568,711,000 7 14,304,323,000 8 ================ ================ 9 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM .. [6,029,000,000] 14,029,000,000 10 -------------- 11 Enterprise Funds 12 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund 13 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Account - 50650 14 For payment of unemployment insurance bene- 15 fits pursuant to article 18 of the labor 16 law or as authorized by the federal 17 government through the disaster unemploy- 18 ment assistance program, the emergency 19 unemployment compensation program, the 20 extended benefit program, the federal 21 additional compensation program or any 22 other federally funded unemployment bene- 23 fit program (34787) ...................... 6,000,000,000 24 Notwithstanding any other law to the contra- 25 ry, for payment to the unemployment insur- 26 ance fund clearing account ............... 8,000,000,000 27 -------------- 28 Program account subtotal ............... 29 ..................... [6,000,000,000] 14,000,000,000 30 -------------- 31 § 5. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to 32 localities budget, as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 2025, is 33 amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set forth in brackets and by 34 adding to such section the other items underscored in this section. 35 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 36 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 37 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ...... 90,000,000 38 -------------- 39 General Fund 40 Local Assistance Account - 10000 41 Pursuant to the following sub-schedule, and 42 notwithstanding any provisions to the 43 contrary contained in section 163 and 44 section 112 of the state finance law or 45 any other law, funding from this appropri- 46 ation shall be made available for services 47 and expenses of the following community 
 S. 8438 9 1 nonprofit organizations and civic organ- 2 izations, for purposes including but not 3 limited to, supporting community based 4 programming, crisis intervention initi- 5 atives, housing assistance, economic 6 development, workforce training, educa- 7 tional initiatives and healthcare services 8 in underserved communities .................. 90,000,000 9 sub-schedule 10 Asian American Federation ....... 15,000,000 11 Coalition for Asian American 12 Children and Families ......... 15,000,000 13 New York Urban League 14 ................ [10,000,000] 8,000,000 15 [United Way of Greater New 16 York ......................... 10,000,000] 17 United Way of New York State ..... 8,000,000 18 Local Initiatives Support 19 Corporation .... [10,000,000] 8,000,000 20 Federation of Protestant 21 Welfare Agencies ............... 3,000,000 22 Elmcor Youth & Adult Activ- 23 ities Inc. ..................... 3,000,000 24 Catholic Charities Community 25 Services of the Archdiocese 26 of New York .... [15,000,000] 7,500,000 27 Fund for the City of New York 28 ................ [15,000,000] 7,500,000 29 Hispanic Federation ............. 15,000,000 30 -------------- 31 Total of sub-schedule ......... 90,000,000 32 -------------- 33 Program account subtotal .................. 90,000,000 34 -------------- 35 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to 36 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.