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

• File #: Int 0899-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Permitting the use of campaign funds for certain childcare expenses.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on Governmental Operations
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• 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 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

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Women	Laid Over by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Women	Hearing Held by Committee
6/19/2018	*	Committee on Governmental Operations	Laid Over 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	Introduced by Council

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

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 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 expe...