NY State Senate Bill 2021-S9487

Senate Bill S9487

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Tasks the child care availability taskforce with evaluation of the office of children and family services' regulations regarding minimum supervision ratios

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2021-S9487 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §390-k, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S2495

2021-S9487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Tasks the child care availability taskforce with evaluation of the office of children and family services' regulations regarding minimum supervision ratios based on group size for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

2021-S9487 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9487

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to tasking the
child care availability taskforce with evaluation of the office of chil-
dren and family services' regulations regarding minimum supervision
ratios based on group size for infants, toddlers and preschoolers

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will include an evaluation of the Office of Children
and Family Services' regulations regarding minimum supervision ratios
based on group size for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in the child
care availability taskforce final report.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. The legislature declares that New Yorkers are entitled to
child care and that many live within a child care desert.

Section 2. Amends subdivision 3 of section 390-k of the social services
law to include evaluating OCFS child care staffing ratios under the
child care availability taskforce list of tasks.

Section 3. Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Access to quality and affordable child care is essential to the growth
and development of children and for working families to maintain
comfortable lifestyles. However, in New York State, many families strug-
gle to find child care due to the lack of availability and high costs.
The child care availability taskforce was created in 2017 by the legis-
lature to help find solutions to the issues New Yorkers face regarding
child care and to inform new policies. The report on the taskforce's
final findings will be published on December 31st 2023.  This legis-
lation amends the tasks set forth in law to include an evaluation of the
Office of Children and Family Services' regulations regarding minimum
supervision ratios based on group size for infants, toddlers and pres-
choolers to be in the final report. This is essential to ensure that
OCFS regulations are being updated to match the best and safest prac-
tices for the State of New York.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately and shall not affect the repeal of section 390-k
as listed in law.

2021-S9487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9487
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law,  in  relation  to  tasking  the
   child  care  availability  taskforce  with evaluation of the office of
   children and family services'  regulations  regarding  minimum  super-
   vision ratios based on group size for infants, toddlers and preschool-
   ers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings and  intent.  The  legislature  hereby
 declares  that  many  New Yorkers face the difficulty of living within a
 child care desert. New York State has begun the process of remedying the
 issue of the lack of child care through the creation of the  child  care
 availability  taskforce.  The  legislature  has an obligation to include
 under their jurisdiction an evaluation of regulations regarding staffing
 ratios set forth by the office of children and family services.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 390-k of the  social  services  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  133  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The taskforce shall:
   (a) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child care  in  New
 York state;
   (b) advise the state in developing an implementation framework leading
 to  a phased-in rollout of universal child care using existing state and
 federal resources;
   (c) recommend potential solutions,  partnerships,  or  other  ways  to
 address  chronic  child care workforce issues and other concerns identi-
 fied in the course of the examination required by this subdivision;
   (d) assess the implementation of policies supported by federally fund-
 ed programs through various stimulus packages; [and]
   (e) EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES'  REGULATIONS  REGARDING  MINIMUM  SUPERVISION  RATIOS BASED ON
 GROUP SIZE FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PRESCHOOLERS; AND
   (F) anything else the taskforce deems necessary.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD16038-01-2
 S. 9487                             2
 
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
 ments to section 390-k of the social services law made by section two of
 this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed
 repealed therewith.

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