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                                 2312--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. LIFTON, CHRISTENSEN, PHEFFER, LUPARDO -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN, COLTON,  DelMONTE,  DESTITO,
  GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HOOPER, JAFFEE, JOHN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, REIL-
  LY,  ROBINSON  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Children
  and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and  Families
  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reporting by the
  office of children and family services regarding child care assistance
  provided under the block grant for child care

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature  finds  and  determines
that  the  supply  of  child  day  care  may not be sufficient to ensure
adequate choices for working parents and  for  recipients  of  temporary
assistance  to  needy families.   This legislation directs the office of
children and family services to collect and publish data on  the  supply
and demand for child care services.
  S  2. Section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section 52
of part B of chapter 436 of the law of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  410-z.  Reporting  requirements.  1.  Each social services district
shall collect and submit to the  [department]  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY  SERVICES,  in  such  form and at such times as  specified by the
department, such data and information regarding child   care  assistance
provided under the block grant as the department may need to comply with
federal AND STATE reporting requirements.
  2.  WITHIN  ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR,
THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05424-02-0
              

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THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE  SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE ON THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF CHILD CARE SERVICES, INCLUD-
ING, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS:
  (A) FOR EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT:
  (I)  THE  NUMBER  OF  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
MODALITIES: CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY  CARE  HOME,  FAMILY
DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE;
  (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE MODALITIES;
  (III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS BY THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS:  INFANTS,
TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL, AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN;
  (IV)  THE  NUMBER  OF  SLOTS  OF CHILDREN OF PARENTS WHO WORK EVENING,
NIGHT OR WEEKEND SHIFTS;
  (V) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN LEGALLY  EXEMPT  CHILD  DAY  CARE  HOMES
RECEIVING CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES;
  (VI)  WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE FIVE-B OF THIS ARTICLE, NET GAIN  OR  LOSS
OF  DAY CARE CENTER STAFF AND FAMILY DAY CARE PROVIDERS, AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS FOR INCREASING THE RECRUITMENT  AND  RETENTION  OF  PROVIDERS  AND
STAFF; AND
  (VII)  THE  NUMBER  OF  PAYMENTS  AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT TO
PROVIDERS OF SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE MADE MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER  THE
PROVIDER  HAS  SUBMITTED  A BILL AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO
THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
  (B) FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE:
  (I) THE INSPECTION PROCESS, INCLUDING: THE  CURRENT  NUMBER  OF  STAFF
DEDICATED  TO  THE  INSPECTION  OF  CHILD  CARE PROVIDERS; THE NUMBER OF
INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD; AN ANALYSIS OF  THEIR
FINDINGS;  THE NUMBER OF CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS WHOSE LICENSE OR REGIS-
TRATION HAS BEEN REVOKED, REJECTED, TERMINATED  OR  SUSPENDED;  AND  THE
NUMBER  OF  HEARINGS  BEFORE  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
INVOLVING CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDERS; AND
  (II) SUCH OTHER DATA AS MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO  EVALUATE  THE  STATE'S
PERFORMANCE IN ENSURING A QUALITY CHILD DAY CARE SYSTEM.
  3.  EACH  ANNUAL  REPORT  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR THREE YEARS ON THE
WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.