Authorizes the commissioner of the office of children and family services to conduct a study that examines barriers to the creation of child care providers and provide recommendations thereto to facilitate the creation of new child care providers.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2042
SPONSOR: Maher TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing the commissioner of the office of
children and family services to conduct a study to examine existing
state barriers which prevent the creation of new child care providers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill requires the office of children and family services to conduct
a study to find and barriers within existing law and regulations that
make it difficult for new child care providers to be established in New
York state.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one requires the office of children and family services to
conduct a study of relevant laws and codes, rules, and regulations which
prevent the creation of new child care providers.
Section two requires the office of children and family services to make
immediate changes following the study where possible.
Section three allows the office of children and family services to
request and receive relevant information from other state agencies for
this study.
Section four requires the office of children and family services to
submit this study to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
the minority leader of the assembly, and the child care task force
established pursuant to section 390-k of the social services law.
Section five establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
New York state is facing a major child care shortage and the state must
take action to address this shortage. By conducting a study of existing
state law and regulations, the office of children and family services
will discover which state laws and regulations have been detrimental to
the creation of new child care providers in the state. Once discovered,
the removal of these burdensome laws and regulations will help to spur
the new creation of surely needed child care providers in the state.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A.8969
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Costs associated with conducting the study.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2042
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Children and Families
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the commissioner of the office of
children and family services to conduct a study to examine existing
state barriers which prevent the creation of new child care providers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. State barriers study. The commissioner of the office of
2 children and family services shall conduct a study to examine existing
3 state barriers which prevent the creation of new child care providers,
4 such study shall include:
5 (a) reviewing articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social
6 services law;
7 (b) reviewing articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of volume
8 B of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations;
9 (c) reviewing any law, or New York codes, rules and regulations that
10 the office deems necessary to carry out such study;
11 (d) assessing and listing any section, paragraph, line, or sentence
12 from articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social services law and
13 articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of volume B of title 18
14 of the New York codes, rules and regulations law which are detrimental,
15 prohibitive, delaying, or preventing the creation of new child care
16 providers; and
17 (e) recommendations of changes needed to any section, paragraph, line,
18 or sentence from articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social
19 services law and articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of
20 volume B of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations which
21 will facilitate the creation of new child care providers.
22 § 2. If applicable, the commissioner shall make immediate recommenda-
23 tions where possible to remove any articles, sections, paragraphs, lines
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 or sentences in law or the New York codes, rules and regulations neces-
2 sary to facilitate the creation of new child care providers.
3 § 3. In addition, the commissioner shall have the power to require any
4 state officer, or the head of any department, division, or bureau there,
5 to furnish such data, information or statements as may be necessary to
6 effectuate such study.
7 § 4. The commissioner shall submit a report to the governor, the
8 temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate,
9 the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, and
10 the child care availability task force. Such report shall include its
11 findings, conclusions, recommendations, and legislative proposals deemed
12 necessary to facilitate the creation of new child care providers. Such
13 report shall be made available to the public and published by the office
14 within one year of the effective date of this act.
15 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
