Int. No. 899
By Council Members Powers, Cumbo, Ayala, Levine, Torres, Rosenthal, Brannan, Moya, Van Bramer, Cabrera, Holden, Koslowitz, Rivera, Constantinides, Lander, Chin, Adams, Lancman, Levin, Williams, Richards, Reynoso, Menchaca, Ampry-Samuel and Rose
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to permitting the use of campaign funds for certain childcare expenses
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraphs 11 and 12 of paragraph a of subdivision 21 of section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended and a new subparagraph 13 is added, to read as follows:
11. Food and beverages provided to campaign workers and volunteers; [and]
12. Expenditures to facilitate, support, or otherwise assist in the execution or performance of the duties of public office[.]; and
13. Childcare costs for a child or children under thirteen years of age for whom the candidate is a primary caregiver and that would not exist but for the campaign or campaign activities, provided that such costs are consistent with an approved statement of childcare need, pursuant to subdivision 23 of this section.
§ 2. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph b of subdivision 21 of section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended, to read as follows:
6. Tuition payments and childcare costs, except as permitted by subparagraph 13 of paragraph a of this subdivision;
§ 3. Section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new subdivision 23, to read as follows:
23. The term “approved statement of childcare need” shall mean a statement submitted by the candidate and approved by the board for the expenditure of campaign funds on certain childcare costs. Such statement shall be submitted to the board before any childcare costs to be covered by the statement are incurred and, based on a determination of whether the expenditures proposed by such statement are determined to be in furtherance of a political campaign for elective office, shall be approved in whole, approved in part, or denied by the board within 10 days of submission, provided that a candidate may submit additional statements if denied or if a change in need occurs.
§ 4. Paragraphs (j), (k) and (l) of subdivision 2 of section 3-704 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended and a new paragraph (m) is added, to read as follows:
(j) payment of any penalty or fine imposed pursuant to federal, state or local law; [or]
(k) payments made through advances, except in the case of individual purchases in excess of two hundred fifty dollars; [or]
(l) expenditures to facilitate, support, or otherwise assist in the execution or performance of the duties of public office[.]; or
(m) childcare costs.
§ 5. This local law takes effect immediately.
BJR
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