Empire Justice Center Supports Bill to Provide Parents Time to Plan When they Lose Child Care Assistance
June 30, 2010
This bill provides a simple and cost-effective way to ensure that parents and providers are aware of decisions made by the counties that will impact their household budgets and business income so that they have time to develop a plan to respond to the loss of financial assistance. Read More

Empire Justice Memo of Support - remove barrriers to child care
June 15, 2009
Empire Justice urges Assembly to pass bill A.3657/S.2091 removing huge barrier to child care assistance. Read More

Empire Justice Center Letter in Support of Bill to Protect Confidentiality
August 6, 2009
This important bill allows home based family child care providers to opt out of the requirement that their names and addresses be posted on the website of the Office of Children and Family Services. Read More

Empire Justice Urges Governor to Sign Bill to Improve Access to Child Care Assistance
July 20, 2009
This bill encourages applicants for and recipients of child care subsidies to obtain orders of child support, but makes clear that such applicants and recipients may not be required to obtain such orders as a condition of receiving a subsidy. Read More

Empire Justice Comments on the Emergency Reduction of the Enhanced Market Rate for Legally Exempt Child Care Providers
July 21, 2009
This letter is regarding the emergency rulemaking amendment to 18 NYCRR 415.9 that reduces the reimbursement rate for legally-exempt in home and family child care providers. Read More

Empire Justice Comments on Bill to Change Medical Support Guidelines
April 24, 2009
This bill is a response to the federal medical support regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services on July 21, 2009 (73 FR 42416 (7/21/08). Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Executive Budget Hearing on Human Services
February 10, 2010
Testimony before the Joint Legislative Committees on human services in the 2010-2011 executive budget. Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan
November 5, 2009
In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slated for substantial cuts that will not only undermine your commitment and the Assembly’s commitment to legal assistance, but will also result in INCREASED costs to the state. Read More