S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5915
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 17, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Children and Families
AN ACT to direct the office of children and family services to examine,
evaluate and make recommendations on the availability of day care for
children; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
tion thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The office of children and family services shall examine,
evaluate and make recommendations concerning the availability of day
care for children in the state. Such office shall pay particular atten-
tion to the impact of the lack of necessary child day care upon the
ability of women in poverty and those in working families to enter the
labor force. The office of children and family services shall direct its
attention to:
(a) establishing an inventory of child day care for working families
and those at or near poverty;
(b) geographically identifying child day care shortage areas on a
regional basis and projections of the future demand for child day care
based on the regional birth rates, employment and population growth
rates;
(c) comparing on a statewide and regional basis, the demand for child
day care services over the succeeding five years, including whether the
projected growth rate in the child day care industry will be sufficient
to meet such future needs;
(d) assessing the cost to parents and guardians of day care for chil-
dren on a regional basis, including the availability of government funds
for parents and guardians toward child care costs;
(e) identifying nontraditional child care needs within the state and
regionally for parents who work other than a 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
shift or part-time, including those who work night shifts or swing
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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shifts, and those parents who require early drop off and/or late pick up
services from their child care provider;
(f) identifying policies that would encourage the establishment and
operation of more child day care center providers and increasing the
capacity of existing child day care providers;
(g) identifying policies that would encourage and facilitate expansion
of quality child day care services by neighbors and in communities where
the working poor live and/or work; and
(h) identifying and quantifying those factors that contribute to qual-
ity child day care, are used to identify child day care providers who
are committing violations, how such violations are addressed or
prevented, and procedures for establishing quality child day care in
those communities with the greatest needs.
§ 2. The office of children and family services may request and shall
receive any available information from state agencies that is relevant
and material to the study required by section one of this act.
§ 3. Within twelve months of the effective date of this act, the
commissioner of children and family services shall submit a report, to
the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the
assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of
the assembly, on the office's findings, conclusions and recommendations,
and shall submit therewith such legislative proposals as the office of
children and family services shall deem necessary to implement its
recommendations. In addition, such office shall make such report avail-
able to the public and post it on the internet website operated by the
office.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
deemed repealed one year after it shall take effect.