Senate Bill S7269

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7269

SPONSOR: AVELLA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law and the admin-
istrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring access
for state and city agencies into child day care centers

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is require access for state and city agencies
into child day care centers that are licensed by the city or state of
New York.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill adds new paragraph (f) to subdivision 2 of § 390
of the social services law which states that child day care providers
who have been issued a license must allow access to their premises by
any agency of either the state or the city of New York.

Section 2 of this bill amends the administrative code of the city of New
              

York by adding § 21-120.4, which provides that child day care providers
who have been issued a license by the city of New York or the state must
allow access to their premises by any agency of either the state or city
of New York.

Section 3 of this bill states that this act shall take effect immediate-
ly after it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Quality childcare is critical for healthy child development, and parents
across New York State rely on the state and city of New York to ensure
that those businesses who receive childcare licenses provide a safe
environment for their children. Given this important task, it is unac-
ceptable that certain childcare providers refuse to grant access to
state and city of New York agencies to go on their premises.

By requiring access for state and city of New York agencies, it will
allow those agencies to complete their respective mandates, and, over-
all, allow for better and safer environments for children.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately after it shall have become a law.