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                                   8969
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
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 Introduced  by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the  commissioner  of  the  office  of
   children  and  family  services to conduct a study to examine existing
   state barriers which prevent the creation of new child care providers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  State  barriers  study. The commissioner of the office of
 children and family services shall conduct a study to  examine  existing
 state  barriers  which prevent the creation of new child care providers,
 such study shall include:
   (a) reviewing articles 6, 7, 8,  9,  10,  11  and  12  of  the  social
 services law;
   (b) reviewing articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of volume
 B of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations;
   (c)  reviewing  any law, or New York codes, rules and regulations that
 the office deems necessary to carry out such study;
   (d) assessing and listing any section, paragraph,  line,  or  sentence
 from  articles  6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social services law and
 articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of volume B of  title  18
 of  the New York codes, rules and regulations law which are detrimental,
 prohibitive, delaying, or preventing the  creation  of  new  child  care
 providers; and
   (e) recommendations of changes needed to any section, paragraph, line,
 or  sentence  from  articles  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social
 services law and articles 2 and 3 of  subchapter  C  of  chapter  II  of
 volume  B of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations which
 will facilitate the creation of new child care providers.
   § 2. If applicable, the commissioner shall make immediate  recommenda-
 tions where possible to remove any articles, sections, paragraphs, lines
 or  sentences in law or the New York codes, rules and regulations neces-
 sary to facilitate the creation of new child care providers.
   § 3. In addition, the commissioner shall have the power to require any
 state officer, or the head of any department, division, or bureau there,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 to furnish such data, information or statements as may be  necessary  to
 effectuate such study.
   §  4.  The  commissioner  shall  submit  a report to the governor, the
 temporary president of the senate, the minority leader  of  the  senate,
 the  speaker  of  the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, and
 the child care availability task force. Such report  shall  include  its
 findings, conclusions, recommendations, and legislative proposals deemed
 necessary  to  facilitate the creation of new child care providers. Such
 report shall be made available to the public and published by the office
 within one year of the effective date of this act.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.