S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8246
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
November 15, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to minimum stand-
ards for first aid and enrollment in child day care centers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2-a of section 390 of the
social services law, as added by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The office of children and family services shall promulgate regu-
lations which establish minimum quality program requirements for
licensed and registered child day care homes, programs and facilities.
Such requirements shall include but not be limited to (i) the need for
age appropriate activities, materials and equipment to promote cogni-
tive, educational, social, cultural, physical, emotional, language and
recreational development of children in care in a safe, healthy and
caring environment (ii) principles of childhood development (iii) appro-
priate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day
care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers, provided
however that such staff/child ratios shall not be less stringent than
applicable staff/child ratios as set forth in part four hundred four-
teen, four hundred sixteen, four hundred seventeen or four hundred eigh-
teen of title eighteen of the New York code of rules and regulations as
of January first, two thousand (iv) appropriate levels of supervision of
children in care (v) minimum standards for sanitation, health, infection
control, nutrition, buildings and equipment, safety, security proce-
dures, first aid INCLUDING THE CONTENTS OF AN ON-SITE FIRST AID KIT THAT
SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO AN ANTISEPTIC OR ANTIBACTERIAL OINT-
MENT, fire prevention, fire safety, evacuation plans and drills,
prevention of child abuse and maltreatment, staff qualifications and
training, record keeping, and child behavior management (VI) MINIMUM
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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STANDARDS FOR ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FORMS
UPON ENROLLMENT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT FORMS FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION INCLUDING FOR ANTISEPTIC OR ANTIBACTE-
RIAL OINTMENT AND THE CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDER'S HEALTH CARE PLAN IN A
PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.