The New York City Council - File #: Int 0899-2018

• File #: Int 0899-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Permitting the use of campaign funds for certain childcare expenses.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on Governmental Operations
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• Final action: 12/1/2018
• Title: 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
• Sponsors: Keith Powers , Laurie A. Cumbo, Diana I. Ayala, Mark Levine, Ritchie J. Torres, Helen K. Rosenthal, Justin L. Brannan, Francisco P. Moya, James G. Van Bramer, Fernando Cabrera , Robert F. Holden, Karen Koslowitz, Carlina Rivera , Costa G. Constantinides, Brad S. Lander, Margaret S. Chin, Adrienne E. Adams, Rory I. Lancman, Stephen T. Levin, Jumaane D. Williams, Donovan J. Richards, Antonio Reynoso, Carlos Menchaca, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Deborah L. Rose, Bill Perkins, Andrew Cohen, I. Daneek Miller

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2018	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
12/1/2018	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
10/31/2018	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
10/31/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
10/30/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Hearing Held by Committee
10/30/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Hearing Held by Committee
10/30/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Amendment Proposed by Comm
10/30/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Amendment Proposed by Comm
10/30/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Amended by Committee
10/30/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Amended by Committee
10/30/2018	A	Committee on Governmental Operations	Approved by Committee	Pass
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Laid Over by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Laid Over by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Hearing Held by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Hearing Held by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Laid Over by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Laid Over by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Hearing Held by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Hearing Held by Committee
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 899-A
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, Rose, Perkins, Cohen and Miller

Title
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
Body

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, subparagraph 11 as amended by, and subparagraph 12 as added by, local law 190 for the year 2016, 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 services, provided that: (i) the candidate has received an approved statement of campaign childcare eligibility, pursuant to subdivision 23 of this section, demonstrating that such services are for a child or children under thirteen years of age for whom the candidate is a primary caregiver and that either the need for such services would not exist but for the campaign or the candidate has experienced a significant loss of salary or wage earnings that would not have occurred but for the campaign; and (ii) that expenditures for such services may only be incurred during the calendar year of the election, and the year immediately preceding the calendar year of the election, and may not be incurred after such election is held.
? 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 sub...