NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5929A

Senate Bill S5929A

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a child care availability taskforce to evaluate the need for and availability of child care throughout the state

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2017	approval memo.59 signed chap.493
Dec 06, 2017	delivered to governor
Jun 14, 2017	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.245 substituted for a7726a referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1656
Jun 06, 2017	reported and committed to rules
May 18, 2017	print number 5929a
May 18, 2017	amend and recommit to children and families
May 08, 2017	referred to children and families

Votes

- Jun 14, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S5929A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2017
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      DeFrancisco
  Jun 14, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5929A
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2017
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Little
  Jun 6, 2017 - Children And Families Committee Vote
  S5929A
  
  4
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Children And Families Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2017
      
      aye (4)
      
      Avella
      
      Montgomery
      
      Persaud
      
      Savino
      
      nay (1)
      
      Bonacic
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Helming
      
      excused (1)
      
      Serino

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S5929 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7726
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §390-k, Soc Serv L

2017-S5929 - Summary

Establishes a child care availability taskforce to evaluate the need for and availability of child care throughout the state and requires such taskforce to report on its findings and recommendations annually.

2017-S5929 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5929

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to establishing a child care availability taskforce to evaluate the
need for and availability of child care throughout the state

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this bill is to establish a child care taskforce to
evaluate issues related to child care access.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

This bill would establish a child care taskforce. The taskforce
members would be appointed by the Governor and would include
individuals recommended by the Speaker of the Assembly and the
Temporary President of the Senate, as well as representatives of child
care resource and referral agencies, child care providers and the
business community.

The taskforce would examine issues including access to subsidized
child care, the cost of child care, availability of non-traditional
hours, impact of child care access on the workforce, the impact on
economic development and child care quality. The taskforce would
report its findings and recommendations to the Speaker of the Assembly
and Temporary President of the Senate no later than December 31.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Access to quality child care is critical for healthy child
development, as well as for working families to maintain employment
and self-sufficiency. Yet many families struggle to obtain safe and
reliable child care for reasons that may include the high cost, the
lack of subsidies and the lack of an available child care slot for the
hours needed. The inability to access child care can results in
parents relying on unsafe child care arrangements or dropping out of
the workforce, which also negatively impacts the local economy.
Studies have also suggested that children who do not participate in
quality early learning programs may do worse academically and have
lower future earning potential.

The availability of child care, including child care assistance,
varies throughout the State. In order to better inform child care
policies, it is necessary to understand more about the issues related
to child care access. Therefore, this bill would establish a child
care taskforce to examine the need for child care, barriers to
accessing child care and the impacts on economic development and the
workforce. This information will help guide decisions to better meet
the needs of working families across the State.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

Undetermined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5929 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5929
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  establishing  a
   child  care availability taskforce to evaluate the need for and avail-
   ability of child care throughout the state

   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-k to read as follows:
   § 390-K. CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY TASKFORCE. 1. THERE SHALL  BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED  WITHIN  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES A CHILD CARE
 TASKFORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE NEED FOR AND AVAILABILITY OF
 CHILD CARE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   2. THE TASKFORCE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF  THE  OFFICE
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABIL-
 ITY ASSISTANCE, OR THEIR DESIGNEES. MEMBERS OF THE TASKFORCE SHALL SERVE
 WITHOUT  COMPENSATION  FOR  THREE  YEAR TERMS, BUT MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR
 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED FOR PARTICIPATION ON SUCH  TASKFORCE.  MEMBERS  OF
 THE  TASKFORCE  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR AND COMPRISED AS
 FOLLOWS:
   (A) TWO INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A PARENT WHO HAS
 UTILIZED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE;
   (B) TWO INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  AT  LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A
 PARENT WHO HAS UTILIZED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE;
   (C) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF A CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCY;
   (D) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF HOME-BASED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS;
   (E) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF CENTER-BASED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS; AND
   (F) TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
   3. THE TASKFORCE SHALL EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11372-02-7

 S. 5929                             2
 
   (A) ACCESS TO SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE  OF  THE
 ELIGIBLE POPULATION RECEIVING A CHILD CARE SUBSIDY;
   (B)  COST  OF CARE FOR FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR BUT NOT RECEIVING A CHILD
 CARE SUBSIDY;
   (C) AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL WORK HOURS;
   (D) WHETHER PARENTS ARE VOLUNTARILY LEAVING THE WORKFORCE DUE TO  LACK
 OF  AFFORDABLE OR ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE, AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
 OF SUCH PARENTS;
   (E) WHETHER EMPLOYERS HAVE IDENTIFIED LACK OF CHILD CARE AS  A  REASON
 FOR A SHORTAGE OF A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE;
   (F) THE IMPACT OF CHILD CARE, OR LACK THEREOF, ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   (G) VARYING LEVELS OF QUALITY OF CARE THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   (H)  WAYS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (G)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (I) ANYTHING ELSE THE TASKFORCE DEEMS NECESSARY.
   4. THE TASKFORCE SHALL REPORT  ITS  FINDINGS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION TO THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE NO LATER THAN  DECEM-
 BER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5929A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7726
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §390-k, Soc Serv L

2017-S5929A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5929A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5929A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to establishing a child care availability taskforce to evaluate the
need for and availability of child care throughout the state

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this bill is to establish a childcare taskforce to
evaluate issues related to child care access.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

This bill would establish a childcare taskforce. The taskforce members
would be appointed by the Governor and would include individuals
recommended by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Temporary President
of the Senate, as well as representatives of child care resource and
referral agencies, childcare providers and the business community.

The taskforce would examine issues including access to subsidized
childcare, the cost of childcare, availability of non-traditional
hours, impact of childcare access on the workforce, the impact on
economic development and childcare quality. The taskforce would report
its findings and recommendations to the Speaker of the Assembly and
Temporary President of the Senate no later than December 31.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Access to quality childcare is critical for healthy child development,
as well as for working families to maintain employment and
self-sufficiency. Yet many families struggle to obtain safe and
reliable childcare for reasons that may include the high cost, the
lack of subsidies and the lack of an available child care slot for the
hours needed. The inability to access childcare can results in parents
relying on unsafe childcare arrangements or dropping out of the
workforce, which also negatively impacts the local economy.  Studies
have also suggested that children who do not participate in quality
early learning programs may do worse academically and have lower
future earning potential.

The availability of childcare, including childcare assistance, varies
throughout the State. In order to better inform childcare policies, it
is necessary to understand more about the issues related to childcare
access. Therefore, this bill would establish a child care taskforce to
examine the need for child care, barriers to accessing child care and
the impacts on economic development and the workforce.  This
information will help guide decisions to better meet the needs of
working families across the State.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Undetermined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5929A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5929--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  establishing  a
   child  care availability taskforce to evaluate the need for and avail-
   ability of child care throughout the state
 
   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-k to read as follows:
   § 390-K. CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY TASKFORCE. 1. THERE SHALL  BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED  WITHIN  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES A CHILD CARE
 TASKFORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE NEED FOR AND AVAILABILITY OF
 CHILD CARE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   2. THE TASKFORCE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF  THE  OFFICE
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABIL-
 ITY ASSISTANCE, OR THEIR DESIGNEES. MEMBERS OF THE TASKFORCE SHALL SERVE
 WITHOUT  COMPENSATION  FOR  THREE  YEAR TERMS, BUT MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR
 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED FOR PARTICIPATION ON  SUCH  TASKFORCE.    ENSURING
 ADEQUATE  GEOGRAPHIC  REPRESENTATION,  MEMBERS OF THE TASKFORCE SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND COMPRISED AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) TWO INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A PARENT WHO HAS
 UTILIZED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE;
   (B) TWO INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  AT  LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A
 PARENT WHO HAS UTILIZED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE;
   (C) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF A CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCY;
   (D) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF HOME-BASED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS;
   (E) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF CENTER-BASED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11372-04-7

 S. 5929--A                          2
 
   (F) TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
   3. THE TASKFORCE SHALL EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  ACCESS  TO SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE
 ELIGIBLE POPULATION RECEIVING A CHILD CARE SUBSIDY;
   (B) COST OF CARE FOR FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR BUT NOT RECEIVING  A  CHILD
 CARE SUBSIDY;
   (C) AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL WORK HOURS;
   (D)  WHETHER PARENTS ARE VOLUNTARILY LEAVING THE WORKFORCE DUE TO LACK
 OF AFFORDABLE OR ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE, AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION
 OF SUCH PARENTS;
   (E)  WHETHER  EMPLOYERS HAVE IDENTIFIED LACK OF CHILD CARE AS A REASON
 FOR A SHORTAGE OF A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE;
   (F) THE IMPACT OF CHILD CARE, OR LACK THEREOF, ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   (G) VARYING LEVELS OF QUALITY OF CARE THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   (H) WAYS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH  (G)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (I) ANYTHING ELSE THE TASKFORCE DEEMS NECESSARY.
   4.  THE  TASKFORCE  SHALL  REPORT  ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION TO THE SPEAKER OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE NO LATER THAN DECEM-
 BER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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