S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred 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) "INTERNET ADVERTISEMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION
OF CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF INTERNET.
§ 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.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00102-01-9