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

                                  7192

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  creating  the
  child care regulatory review task force

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

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
390-j to read as follows:
  S  390-J. THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY REVIEW TASK FORCE. 1. DUTIES.  (A)
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE  CHILD  CARE  REGULATORY
REVIEW  TASK  FORCE SHALL REVIEW PROCESSES AND REGULATORY, STATUTORY AND
PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS, PLACED ON  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS  WHICH  ARE
REGULATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THAT ARE DUPLI-
CATIVE  OR  UNNECESSARY AND CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS FOR CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS;
  (B) HOLD, AT MINIMUM, ONE PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN ORAL AND/OR WRITTEN
TESTIMONY FROM INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS;
  (C) DEVELOP  AND  PROPOSE  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  THE  STREAMLINING  OF
CURRENT  PROCESSES  AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS DUPLICATIVE
OR BURDENSOME;
  (D) SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ANNUAL-
LY.
  2. MEMBERSHIP. (A) THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF, AT A MINIMUM,  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE; THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW  YORK
CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.
  (B)  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHILD CARE REGULATORY TASK FORCE SHALL NOT
RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, THE  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO
REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  3. EVERY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION
AND  ANY  OTHER  RELEVANT  ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY ASSISTANCE
AND/OR INFORMATION TO THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY  REVIEW  TASK  FORCE  TO

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

                                                           LBD14014-03-4

S. 7192                             2

CARRY  OUT  ITS DUTIES AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
UNLESS OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW.
  4.  ANY  INFORMATION OBTAINED BY A MEMBER OF THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY
REVIEW TASK FORCE WHILE CARRYING OUT ANY DUTIES AS PRESCRIBED IN  SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY BE UTILIZED IN HIS OR HER CAPACITY
AS A MEMBER OF THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY REVIEW TASK FORCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.