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Assembly Bill A3103

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care

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2011-A3103 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง390-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1487

2011-A3103 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care; provides for the issuance of a rated license.

2011-A3103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3103

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to establishing
  voluntary enhanced standards for child day care

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

  Section  1.  Section  390-a  of  the social services law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
  6. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR
CHILD DAY CARE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR A VOLUNTARY ENHANCED LEVEL
OF  CARE TO BE PROVIDED BY CHILD DAY CARE. SUCH ENHANCED STANDARDS SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  PROVISIONS  ESTABLISHING  STAFF/CHILD
RATIOS,  STAFF  QUALIFICATIONS,  PARENTAL  INVOLVEMENT,  OPERATIONAL AND
PERSONNEL POLICIES, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULA, AND  FACILITY
SQUARE FOOTAGE.
  7.  IN  ADDITION  TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF
THIS TITLE, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  ISSUE  A
RATED  LICENSE  TO  ANY  CHILD  CARE  FACILITY WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED BY THIS ARTICLE. THE RATING SHALL BE BASED ON PROGRAM STAND-
ARDS, EDUCATION LEVEL OF STAFF, AND COMPLIANCE OF THE CHILD CARE FACILI-
TY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05638-01-1

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