NY State Senate Bill S1706A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 28, 2016	vetoed memo.264
Nov 16, 2016	delivered to governor
Jun 15, 2016	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.392 substituted for a7451a
Jun 14, 2016	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1670
Jun 08, 2016	reported and committed to rules
May 05, 2016	print number 1706a
May 05, 2016	amend and recommit to finance
Mar 08, 2016	reported and committed to finance
Jan 06, 2016	referred to children and families
May 18, 2015	reported and committed to finance
Jan 14, 2015	referred to children and families

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Jun 14, 2016 - floor Vote

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Jun 14, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

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Jun 8, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

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Mar 8, 2016 - Children and Families committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2016

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nay (2)

May 18, 2015 - Children and Families committee Vote

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Committee Vote: May 18, 2015

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S1706 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7451
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §390, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S6450, A2474
2019-2020: A620
2021-2022: A5749

S1706 - Summary

Relates to the investigation of illegally operating child day care services, including the review process of applicable advertisements.

S1706 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1706

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to investigation of illegally operating child day care services

PURPOSE:

To provide greater protection to families in regard to child care
operations by mandating the office of children and family services to
investigate and audit current child care operations advertising their
services in New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill amends subdivision 1 of section 390 of the
Social Services Law by adding a new paragraph (g) to define
"advertisement," which shall mean any advertising of child day care
services through the medium of internet, radio broadcast, television
broadcast, newspapers, periodicals or other publications, outdoor
advertisements, or any other printed or graphic matter, including
booklets, flyers or cards.

Section 2 of this bill renumbers subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 to 12, 13,
and 14, and a new subdivision 11 is added to provide that the Office
of Children and Family Services (OCFS) periodically review at least
once a month any advertisements offering child day care services. The

review must include advertisements from each county in New York State.
Further, OCFS must adopt a procedure to implement this review.  This
procedure has to include identification and further investigation of
providers who are not registered or licensed, and cannot provide the
child day care services to an additional child without violating this
section or any regulations promulgated from this section.

Section 3 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

EXISTING LAW:

Currently, there is no affirmative duty to investigate on the part of
the office of children and family services. Their only obligation is
to review any complaints they receive from the hotline in regard to
child care operations. They do not have to conduct any regular
investigations or audits. Their only responsibility is to react to any
complaint, but not take charge and review these operations
independently.

JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation will give OCFS the affirmative duty to investigate
and audit child care operations advertising services in New York
State. This will help in reducing the number of illegal child care
services operating, and will also help to encourage licensed
operations to only take on children within the legal limit.

The State Comptroller conducted an audit in August 2014 of OCFS and
found that there were many illegal child care operations advertising


services online. The Comptroller also discovered that child care
operations were willing to take on children over the set legal limit.

This legislation would help to give OCFS the affirmative duty to
protect children by making sure that child day care providers are not
taking children over the legal limit, and making sure parents have the
resources that will guide them toward legal child day care services by
making sure those day care services advertising illegal services are
shut down.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

S1706 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1706

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 investigation of
  illegally operating child day care services

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 390 of the social services law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G) "ADVERTISEMENT" SHALL MEAN  ANY  ADVERTISING  OF  CHILD  DAY  CARE
SERVICES  THROUGH  THE  MEDIUM  OF INTERNET, RADIO BROADCAST, TELEVISION
BROADCAST, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS, OUTDOOR ADVER-
TISEMENT, OR ANY OTHER PRINTED OR GRAPHIC  MATTER,  INCLUDING  BOOKLETS,
FLYERS OR CARDS.
  S  2. Subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 of section 390 of the social services
law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 12 as relettered by chapter 117 of the
laws of 2010, are renumbered subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 and a new subdi-
vision 11 is added to read as follows:
  11. (A) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL  PERIODICALLY
REVIEW,  NOT  LESS  THAN ONCE A MONTH, ADVERTISEMENTS OFFERING CHILD DAY
CARE SERVICES. SUCH REVIEW SHALL INCLUDE ADVERTISEMENTS FROM EACH COUNTY
IN THIS STATE.
  (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL,  NO  LATER  THAN
NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ADOPT A PROCE-
DURE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCE-
DURE INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF PROVIDERS WHO:
  (I) ARE NOT REGISTERED OR LICENSED, AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION OR ANY
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER; AND
  (II) CANNOT PROVIDE THE CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES TO AN ADDITIONAL CHILD
WITHOUT VIOLATING THIS SECTION OR  ANY  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  THERE-
UNDER.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03473-01-5

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7451
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §390, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S6450, A2474
2019-2020: A620
2021-2022: A5749

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the investigation of illegally operating child day care services, including the review process of applicable advertisements.

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S1706A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to investigation of illegally operating child day care services

 PURPOSE :

To provide greater protection to families in regard to child care
operations by mandating the office of children and family services to
investigate current child care operations advertising their services
in New York State.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of this bill amends subdivision 1 of section 390 of the
Social Services Law by adding a new paragraph (g) to define the term
"Internet advertisement," which shall mean any advertising of child
day care services through the medium of the Internet.

Section 2 of this bill renumbers subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 to 12, 13,
and 14, and a new subdivision 11 is added to provide that the Office
of Children and Family Services (OCFS) periodically review at least
once a month any Internet advertisements offering child day care
services. The review must include advertisements from each county in
New York State. Further, OCFS must adopt a procedure to implement this
review. This procedure has to include identification and further

investigation of providers who are not registered or licensed, and
cannot provide the child day care services to an additional child
without violating this section or any regulations promulgated from
this section.

Section 3 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 EXISTING LAW :

Currently, there is no affirmative duty to investigate on the part of
the office of children and family services. Their only obligation is
to review any complaints they receive from the hotline in regard to
child care operations. They do not have to conduct any regular
investigations or audits. Their only responsibility is to react to any
complaint, but not take charge and review these operations
independently.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This legislation will give OCFS the affirmative duty to investigate
and audit child care operations that are using the Internet to
advertise services in New York State. These investigations will help
to reduce the number of illegal child care services operating, and
encourage licensed operations to only take on children within the
legal limit.

The State Comptroller conducted an audit in August 2014 of OCFS and
found that there were many illegal child care operations advertising
services online. The Comptroller also discovered that child care
operations were willing to take on children over the set legal limit.

This legislation would help to give OCFS the affirmative duty to
protect children by making sure that child day care providers are not
taking children over the legal limit, and parents have the resources
that will guide them toward legal child day care services by working
to shut down those day care services advertising illegal services.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015: S.1706 - Reported to Finance

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS TO THE STATE :

Undetermined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1706--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Children and Families in accordance
  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee
  and  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to investigation of
  illegally operating child day care services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 390 of the social services law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  "INTERNET  ADVERTISEMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION
OF CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF INTERNET.
  S 2. Subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 of section 390 of the social  services
law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 12 as relettered by chapter 117 of the
laws of 2010, are renumbered subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 and a new subdi-
vision 11 is added to read as follows:
  11.  (A) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PERIODICALLY
REVIEW, NOT LESS THAN ONCE A  MONTH,  INTERNET  ADVERTISEMENTS  OFFERING
CHILD  DAY  CARE SERVICES. SUCH REVIEW SHALL INCLUDE INTERNET ADVERTISE-
MENTS FROM EACH COUNTY IN THIS STATE.
  (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL,  NO  LATER  THAN
NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ADOPT A PROCE-
DURE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCE-
DURE INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF PROVIDERS WHO:
  (I) ARE NOT REGISTERED OR LICENSED, AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION OR ANY
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER; AND
  (II) CANNOT PROVIDE THE CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES TO AN ADDITIONAL CHILD
WITHOUT VIOLATING THIS SECTION OR  ANY  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  THERE-
UNDER.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03473-02-6

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Votes

Jun 14, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2016

Jun 14, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2016

Jun 8, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2016

Mar 8, 2016 - Children and Families committee Vote

Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2016

May 18, 2015 - Children and Families committee Vote

Committee Vote: May 18, 2015

Bill Amendments

S1706 - Details

S1706 - Summary

S1706 - Sponsor Memo

S1706 - Bill Text download pdf

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Details

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jun 14, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2016

Jun 14, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2016

Jun 8, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2016

Mar 8, 2016 - Children and Families committee Vote

Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2016

May 18, 2015 - Children and Families committee Vote

Committee Vote: May 18, 2015

Bill Amendments

S1706 - Details

S1706 - Summary

S1706 - Sponsor Memo

S1706 - Bill Text download pdf

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Details

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1706A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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