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Assembly Bill A10428

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of childcare centers in every court in the unified court system

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2023-A10428 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §211, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5276

2023-A10428 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of free childcare centers in every court in the unified court system for the minor children and dependents of jurors, parties in civil cases, and criminal defendants.

2023-A10428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10428
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Solages) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing childcare
   centers in courts for the children and dependents of certain persons
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  211  of the judiciary law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
   (M) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF  CHILDCARE  CENTERS  IN  ALL  COURTS  IN  THE
 UNIFIED  COURT  SYSTEM. SUCH CHILDCARE CENTERS SHALL PROVIDE FREE CHILD-
 CARE FOR THE MINOR CHILDREN AND DEPENDENTS OF:
   (I) JURORS DURING ANY PERIOD IN WHICH THE JURY HAS BEEN SEQUESTERED BY
 THE COURT;
   (II) ANY PARTY TO A CIVIL CASE; AND
   (III) ANY CRIMINAL DEFENDANT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15075-01-4

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