Assembly Bill A8966A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities, and opioid overdose prevention

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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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2023-A8966 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7815
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L

2023-A8966 - Summary

Requires inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities include the full premises; requires providers of a family day care home or group family day care home to disclose to the office of children and family services all persons who reside in the home where child day care is being provided; requires all providers of child day care to receive training for, provide and maintain onsite opioid antagonists for use during emergencies.

2023-A8966 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8966
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  inspections  of
   child  day  care  homes,  programs and facilities, and opioid overdose
   prevention
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2, para-
 graph  (a)  of  subdivision  2-a,  subparagraph  (i) of paragraph (c) of
 subdivision 3, subdivision 6 and  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  7  of
 section  390  of the social services law, subparagraph (iv) of paragraph
 (d) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 6 as added by chapter  750  of  the
 laws of 1990, subdivision 2-a as added and subparagraph (i) of paragraph
 (c)  of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, and
 paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 160 of the laws  of
 2003, are amended to read as follows:
   (iv) (A) Child day care providers who have been issued a license shall
 openly  display  such  license  in  the  facility  or home for which the
 license is issued. Child day care providers who have registered with the
 department shall provide proof of registration upon request.
   (B) HOME BASED CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE BEEN ISSUED A LICENSE
 SHALL ADDITIONALLY OPENLY DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS LIVING
 IN THE HOME AND UPDATE WHEN THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD.  CHILD DAY
 CARE PROVIDERS MUST DISCLOSE THE MOST RECENTLY UPDATED INFORMATION IMME-
 DIATELY UPON REQUEST TO AN INSPECTOR, PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN,  OR  RELA-
 TIVE  WITHIN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  OF CONSANGUINITY OF THE PARENT OF SUCH
 CHILD.
   (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
              

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2023-A8966A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7815
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L

2023-A8966A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities include the full premises; requires providers of a family day care home or group family day care home to disclose to the office of children and family services all persons who reside in the home where child day care is being provided; requires all providers of child day care to receive training for, provide and maintain onsite opioid antagonists for use during emergencies.

2023-A8966A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8966--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 inspections of
   child day care homes, programs and  facilities,  and  opioid  overdose
   prevention

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2, para-
 graph (a) of subdivision 2-a,  subparagraph  (i)  of  paragraph  (c)  of
 subdivision  3,  subdivision  6  and  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 7 of
 section 390 of the social services law, subparagraph (iv)  of  paragraph
 (d)  of  subdivision  2 and subdivision 6 as added by chapter 750 of the
 laws of 1990, subdivision 2-a as added and subparagraph (i) of paragraph
 (c) of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000,  and
 paragraph  (a) of subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 160 of the laws of
 2003, are amended to read as follows:
   (iv) (A) Child day care providers who have been issued a license shall
 openly display such license in  the  facility  or  home  for  which  the
 license is issued. Child day care providers who have registered with the
 department shall provide proof of registration upon request.
   (B) HOME BASED CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE BEEN ISSUED A LICENSE
 SHALL ADDITIONALLY OPENLY DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS LIVING
 IN THE HOME AND UPDATE WHEN THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD.  CHILD DAY
 CARE PROVIDERS MUST DISCLOSE THE MOST RECENTLY UPDATED INFORMATION IMME-
 DIATELY  UPON  REQUEST TO AN INSPECTOR, PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR RELA-
 TIVE WITHIN THE THIRD DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY  OF  THE  PARENT  OF  SUCH
 CHILD.
   (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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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