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and ineffective means-testing requirements are ultimately eliminated,
where public investments are directed towards those most in need as we
build out our important child care infrastructure, where families have a
meaningful ability to select the modalities that work best for their
children, where child care providers are not forced to compete against
each other, where high-quality is ensured for all so that we do not have
a two-tiered child care system where the wealthy have high-quality care
and the working poor have substandard care, where both federal and state
funding is allocated generously, where the burden on localities is mini-
mized, and where our child care system is truly universal.
§ 3. Section 390-k of the social services law, as added by chapter 493
of the laws of 2017, subdivisions 2 and 4 as amended by chapter 797 of
the laws of 2021 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 133 of the laws
of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
§ 390-k. [Child] UNIVERSAL care [availability] taskforce. 1. There
shall be established [within the office of children and family services]
a UNIVERSAL child care taskforce for the purpose of [evaluating the need
for and availability of child care throughout the state] GUIDING NEW
YORK TOWARDS A SYSTEM OF FREE AND UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE.
2. The taskforce shall be chaired by a representative of the executive
chamber and the commissioners of the office of children and family
services [and], the department of labor AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
or their designees. Members of the taskforce shall serve without compen-
sation for three year terms, but may be reimbursed for actual costs
incurred for participation on such taskforce. Ensuring adequate
geographic, racial and ethnic representation, members of the taskforce
shall be appointed by the governor and comprised as follows:
(a) four individuals shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
speaker of the assembly, at least one of whom shall be a parent who has
utilized subsidized child care and at least one of whom shall be a
parent who has utilized unsubsidized child care, from different regions
of the state;
(b) four individuals shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
temporary president of the senate, at least one of whom shall be a
parent who has utilized subsidized child care and at least one of whom
shall be a parent who has utilized unsubsidized child care, from differ-
ent regions of the state;
(c) one individual shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
minority leader of the assembly;
(d) one individual shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
minority leader of the senate;
(e) two representatives of a child care resource and referral agency;
(f) a minimum of three and a maximum of four representatives of home-
based child care providers;
(g) a minimum of three and a maximum of four representatives of
center-based child care providers;
(h) two representatives from the [business] PUBLIC EDUCATION communi-
ty;
(i) two representatives from unions that represent child care provid-
ers; and
(j) at least one representative from each of the following entities:
(i) the office of temporary and disability assistance;
(ii) the council on children and families;
(iii) the department of taxation and finance;
(iv) a regional economic development council;
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(v) the state university of New York or the city university of New
York;
(vi) the state education department;
(vii) the early childhood advisory council;
(viii) a social [service] SERVICES district or county government or an
entity that advocates on behalf of social services or county govern-
ments; [and]
(ix) a non-profit child care advocacy organization; AND
(X) AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION, WITH EXPERTISE REGARDING DIFFER-
ENT INTERNATIONAL CHILD CARE SYSTEMS.
3. The taskforce shall:
(a) examine the NEGATIVE impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child care
in New York state, AS WELL AS THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS PRESENTED BY THE
MULTIPLICITY OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES ADMINISTERING THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM,
AND THE DIFFICULTIES POSED BY MEANS-TESTING REQUIREMENTS, WORK REQUIRE-
MENTS, ACTIVITIES TESTS, AND IMMIGRATION STATUS REQUIREMENTS;
(b) advise the state in developing an implementation framework leading
to a FOUR-YEAR phased-in rollout of universal child care [using existing
state and federal resources], WHICH IS FREE AT THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR
ALL FAMILIES, WHICH DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE TO ALL NEW YORKERS,
AND WHICH OFFERS SALARIES TO EDUCATORS COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS;
(c) recommend [potential] solutions[, partnerships, or other ways] to
address chronic child care workforce issues, THE AVAILABILITY OF CHILD
CARE FOR NON-TRADITIOINAL WORK HOURS, and other concerns identified in
the course of the examination required by this subdivision;
(d) [assess the implementation of policies supported by] RECOMMEND
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGES NECESSARY TO ACCESS federally funded
programs [through various stimulus packages], AS WELL AS STATE FUNDING
APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED TO COMPLETELY ELIMINATE MEANS-TESTING REQUIRE-
MENTS, WORK REQUIREMENTS, ACTIVITIES TESTS, AND IMMIGRATION STATUS
REQUIREMENTS; [and]
(E) HOW BEST TO PHASE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEDICATED DEPARTMENT
OF EARLY EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL POSSESS THE DUTIES REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN
AND ADMINISTER THE FREE AND HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE SYSTEM
PURSUANT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASKFORCE; AND
[(e)] (F) anything else the taskforce deems necessary.
4. [(a)] The taskforce shall report [its interim findings and recom-
mendations in accordance with subdivision three of this section to the
governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the
senate no later than November first, two thousand twenty-two and its
final findings and recommendations no later than December thirty-first,
two thousand twenty-three.
(b) The taskforce shall also report on the implementation of any
recommendations that resulted from the initial report required to be
produced by the task force pursuant to subdivision four of chapter four
hundred ninety-three of the laws of two thousand seventeen. Such addi-
tional report shall be provided annually, beginning July first two thou-
sand twenty-two] A FOUR-YEAR PLAN FOR A PHASED ROLL-OUT OF UNIVERSAL
CHILD CARE IN THE STATE, AND MAKE ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS, STARTING IN
NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE THROUGH NOVEMBER THIRTIETH,
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, FOR SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS FOR BUDGET ALLO-
CATIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A TRULY FREE AND UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) WAGE INCREASES FOR CHILD CARE
WORKERS THAT ALLOW THEM TO ACHIEVE PAY PARITY WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACH-
ERS; (B) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF CHILD CARE
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INFRASTRUCTURE INTO COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED; AND (C) STARTUP FUNDS TO
ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF NEW CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN CHILD CARE DESERTS.
SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IDENTIFY ALL
REASONABLE MEANS OF MAXIMIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS, AS WELL
AS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A TRULY FREE
AND UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE SYSTEM. THE TASKFORCE REPORT SHALL FURTHER MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF CHILD CARE PROGRAMS INTO EXISTING
PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SUCH AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, AND PUBLIC
HOUSING, TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE TO ALL NEW YORKERS. SUCH
RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE BASED ON WHAT IS NEEDED TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE A
HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE SYSTEM IN THE STATE, AND WHAT ADDI-
TIONAL FUNDING WOULD BE NEEDED FROM THE STATE TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
EACH YEAR, FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL STATE BUDGET, THE TASKFORCE SHALL ALSO
PROVIDE A SCORE CARD STATING HOW CLOSE NEW YORK HAS COME TO ACHIEVING A
HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE SYSTEM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT TASK
FORCE MEMBERS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE STATE
LEGISLATURE SHALL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM SUCH RATING PROCESS. THE TASK-
FORCE SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS ANNUALLY.
§ 4. Subdivision 8 of section 390 of the social services law, as added
by chapter 750 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
8. The [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES shall
establish and maintain a list of all current registered and licensed
child day care programs and a list of all programs whose license or
registration has been revoked, rejected, terminated, or suspended. [Such
information shall be available to the public, pursuant to procedures
developed by the department] THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SHALL WORK WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO GATHER INFORMATION TO CREATE AND MAIN-
TAIN A PUBLICLY-SEARCHABLE, USER-FRIENDLY, AND LANGUAGE-ACCESSIBLE DATA-
BASE OF AVAILABLE CHILD CARE FACILITIES ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE AND ON A
COMPANION PHONE APPLICATION. SUCH DATABASE SHALL BE UPDATED IN REAL
TIME AND SHALL PROVIDE AND BE SEARCHABLE BY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
(A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FACILITY;
(B) THE CAPACITY OF THE FACILITY;
(C) WHETHER THE FACILITY IS FULLY ENROLLED OR HAS CURRENT AVAILABILI-
TY, WITH THE AVAILABLE CAPACITY SPECIFIED BY AGE GROUP;
(D) WHETHER THE FACILITY HAS A WAITING LIST FOR WHICH A FAMILY CAN
APPLY;
(E) THE AGE RANGE ALLOWABLE FOR THE FACILITY;
(F) THE MODALITY FOR THE FACILITY;
(G) THE OPERATING HOURS FOR THE FACILITY;
(H) THE LANGUAGE OR LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT THE FACILITY; AND
(I) WHETHER THE FACILITY HAS BEEN CITED FOR ANY VIOLATIONS, WITH ANY
SUCH VIOLATIONS SEPARATED INTO "DANGEROUS" AND "NON-DANGEROUS" CATEGO-
RIES, AND PROMINENT NOTICES INDICATING WHETHER ANY SUCH VIOLATIONS HAVE
BEEN CURED OR ADDRESSED.
THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION
ON ITS WEBSITE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, POLISH, AND THE TEN MOST COMMON NON-
ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
IN THE STATE, BASED ON UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA.
§ 5. Subdivision 1 of section 410 of the social services law, as added
by chapter 395 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
1. A public welfare official of a county, city or town is [authorized]
OBLIGATED, provided funds have been made available therefor, to provide
day care at public expense for children residing in his OR HER territory
[who are eligible therefor pursuant to provisions of this title. Such
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care may be provided only in cases where it is determined, under crite-
ria established by the department, that there is a need therefor because
of inability of the parents to provide care and supervision for a
substantial part of the day and that such care is in the best interest
of the child and parent. Where the family is able to pay part or all of
the costs of such care, payment of such fees as may be reasonable in the
light of such ability shall be required] WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING FREE
AND UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE FOR ALL FAMILIES WITHIN SUCH TERRITORY.
§ 6. Subdivision 2 of section 410-b of the social services law, as
added by chapter 395 of the laws of 1965 and such section as renumbered
by chapter 640 of the laws of 1971, is amended and a new subdivision 5
is added to read as follows:
2. The [department of social welfare] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES is hereby designated and empowered to act as the agent of the
state in carrying out the provisions of any such federal law with
respect to such day care facilities in this state. IN EXERCISING THIS
DUTY AS AGENT OF THE STATE, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SHALL SEEK TO OBTAIN ANY WAIVERS OR PERMISSIONS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES
NECESSARY AND PROPER TO ALLOW THE STATE AND ITS VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS TO
IMPLEMENT A CHILD CARE SYSTEM THAT IS UNIVERSAL AND FREE AT THE POINT OF
SERVICE, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE STATE'S CHILD CARE SYSTEM MAY BE MORE
EXPANSIVE THAN WHAT IS BEING REIMBURSED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS.
5. TO THE EXTENT THAT FEDERAL FUNDS ARE OFFERED FOR CHILD CARE AND ARE
CONTINGENT ON MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE STATE, THE STATE SHALL MAKE ALL
REASONABLE EFFORTS TO MAXIMIZE THE ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY MAKING
SUFFICIENT STATE-LEVEL APPROPRIATIONS.
§ 7. Subdivisions 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 410-x of the social
services law are renumbered subdivisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 and a new subdi-
vision 5 is added to read as follows:
5. (A) FOR EACH GROUP FOR WHICH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES DETERMINES A SEPARATE PAYMENT RATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR
OF THIS SECTION, AND AT THE SAME FREQUENCY, SUCH OFFICE SHALL UTILIZE A
COST ESTIMATION MODEL TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COST PROVIDERS INCUR WHEN
PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE. THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL IDEN-
TIFY AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT COST DRIVERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
EMPLOYEE SALARY AND BENEFITS, ENROLLMENT LEVELS, FACILITY COSTS AND
COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. WHERE A QUALITY
RATING SYSTEM OR ANY QUALITY INDICATORS ARE BEING UTILIZED, THE COST
ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COST OF PROVIDING
SERVICES AT EACH LEVEL OF QUALITY.
(B) IN DEVELOPING SUCH MODEL THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES SHALL CONSULT WITH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
REPRESENTATIVES OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES, CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS, LABOR LEADERS FOR ANY LABOR UNIONS REPRESENTING CHILD CARE
WORKERS IN THE STATE, AND ANY STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSU-
ANT TO 42 U.S.C.S. § 9831 ET. SEQ., AS AMENDED. THE COST ESTIMATION
MODEL SHALL BE STATISTICALLY VALID, USING COMPLETE AND CURRENT DATA AND
RIGOROUS COLLECTION METHODS. THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL FURTHER
ACCOUNT FOR BIASES IN REPORTED DATA THAT TEND TO UNDERESTIMATE THE COST
OF CARE, AND SHALL MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.
§ 8. Section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section 52
of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
§ 410-z. Reporting requirements. 1. Each social services district
shall collect and submit to the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES, in such form and at such times as specified by the
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[department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, such data and
information regarding child care assistance provided under the block
grant as the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES may
need to comply with federal reporting requirements.
2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PREPARE A REPORT
DETAILING THE ACTUAL COST PROVIDERS INCUR WHEN PROVIDING CHILD CARE IN
EACH SETTING, AS DETERMINED BY THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL ESTABLISHED IN
PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TEN-X OF THIS
TITLE. THE REPORT SHALL DETAIL COST DATA FOR EACH SETTING, AGE GROUP,
CARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND ANY OTHER GROUPING FOR
WHICH A SEPARATE COST ESTIMATION IS CONDUCTED. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE:
(A) THE LEVEL OF QUALITY CARE AS DETERMINED BY A QUALITY RATING SYSTEM
OR ANY QUALITY INDICATORS UTILIZED BY THE STATE;
(B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR COST DRIVERS FOR PROVIDING CARE; AND
(C) A COMPARISON OF THE COSTS OF CHILD CARE FOR EACH GROUPING TO THE
MARKET RATE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TEN-X OF THIS
TITLE.
THE REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE BY JUNE FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE AND JUNE FIRST OF EVERY OTHER YEAR THEREAFTER. THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL POST THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE.
§ 9. Subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 410-c
of the social services law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 1014 of
the laws of 1969, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter
110 of the laws of 1971, and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 as amended
by chapter 277 of the laws of 1990, and such section as renumbered by
chapter 640 of the laws of 1971, are amended to read as follows:
1. (a) Expenditures made by counties, cities, and towns for day care
and its administration, and day care center projects, pursuant to the
provisions of this title, shall, if approved by the department, be
subject to reimbursement by the state, in accordance with the regu-
lations of the department, as follows: There shall be paid to each coun-
ty, city or town (1) the amount of federal funds, if any, properly
received or to be received on account of such expenditures; (2) [fifty]
NINETY per centum of its expenditures for day care and its adminis-
tration and day care center projects, after first deducting therefrom
any federal funds received or to be received on account thereof, and any
expenditures defrayed by fees paid by parents or by other private
contributions.
(b) For the purpose of this title, expenditures for administration of
day care shall include expenditures for compensation of employees in
connection with the furnishing of day care, including but not limited to
costs incurred for pensions, federal old age and survivors insurance and
health insurance for such employees; training programs for personnel,
operation, maintenance and service costs; and such other expenditures
such as equipment costs, depreciation and charges and rental values as
may be approved by the department. It [shall not] MAY include expendi-
tures for capital costs IN APPROPRIATE CASES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED THAT CAPITAL COSTS ARE PRIORITIZED IN AREAS THAT
ARE CATEGORIZED AS CHILD CARE DESERTS. In the case of day care purchased
from a non-profit corporation constituting an eligible borrower pursuant
to title five-a of this article, expenditures shall include an allocable
proportion of all operating costs of such facility as may be approved by
the department including but not limited to the expenditures enumerated
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in this paragraph [(b)] and expenditures for amortization, interest and
other financing costs of any mortgage loan made to such non-profit
corporation.
(b) The commissioner shall, within appropriations made available
therefor, select proposed school age child day care programs which shall
be eligible to receive an award [of no more than twenty-five thousand
dollars] for start up or expansion costs, including planning, rental,
operational and equipment costs, or minor renovations identified as
being necessary in order for the program to comply with applicable state
or local building, fire safety or licensing standards, based on plans
submitted to him. The commissioner shall give preference to those areas
of the state which are significantly underserved by existing school age
child day care programs and to those programs which involve parents in
the development and implementation of programs. The commissioner shall
publicize this availability of funds to be used for purposes of this
subdivision in awarding grants. Plans may be submitted by private not-
for-profit corporations, organizations or governmental subdivisions.
§ 10. Subdivision 8 of section 410-w of the social services law, as
amended by section 1 of part Z of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, is
amended to read as follows:
8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulations to
the contrary, a social services district that implements a plan amend-
ment to the child care portion of its child and family services plan,
either as part of an annual plan update, or through a separate plan
amendment process, where such amendment reduces eligibility for, or
increases the family share percentage of, families receiving child care
services, or that implements the process for closing child care cases as
set forth in the district's approved child and family services plan, due
to the district determining that it cannot maintain its current caseload
because all of the available funds are projected to be needed for open
cases, shall provide all families whose eligibility for child care
assistance or family share percentage will be impacted by such action
with at least thirty days prior written notice of the action. Provided,
however, that a family receiving assistance pursuant to this title shall
not be required to contribute more than WHAT IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW
OR ten percent of their income exceeding the federal poverty level,
WHICHEVER IS LOWER, AND THAT SUCH COST SHALL BE COVERED ENTIRELY BY THE
STATE.
§ 11. Subdivision 6 of section 410-x of the social services law, as
amended by section 2 of part Z of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, is
amended to read as follows:
6. Pursuant to department regulations, child care assistance shall be
provided on a sliding fee basis based upon the family's ability to pay;
provided, however, that a family receiving assistance pursuant to this
title shall not be required to contribute more than WHAT IS REQUIRED BY
FEDERAL LAW OR ten percent of their income exceeding the federal poverty
level, WHICHEVER IS LOWER, AND THAT SUCH COST SHALL BE COVERED ENTIRELY
BY THE STATE.
§ 12. Section 410-x of the social services law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL ESTABLISH DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT
RATES FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR
ENROLLED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
(A) LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL ESTABLISH A DIFFERENTIAL
PAYMENT RATE FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED OR REGISTERED
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO A CHILD OR CHILDREN EXPERIENC-
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ING HOMELESSNESS. SUCH DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT RATE SHALL BE TWENTY PERCENT
HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF CARE OR THE APPLICABLE MARKET-RELATED
PAYMENT RATE ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
IN REGULATIONS, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
(B) LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL ESTABLISH A DIFFERENTIAL
PAYMENT RATE FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED, REGISTERED,
OR ENROLLED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO A CHILD DURING
NONTRADITIONAL HOURS. "NONTRADITIONAL HOURS" SHALL MEAN CARE PROVIDED IN
THE EVENING, NIGHT, OR ON THE WEEKEND. SUCH DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT RATE
SHALL BE TWENTY PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF CARE OR THE
APPLICABLE MARKET-RELATED PAYMENT RATE ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IN REGULATIONS, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
(C) THE COST OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT RATES ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL BE COVERED BY THE STATE.
§ 13. Subdivision 1 of section 410 of the social services law, as
amended by chapter 694 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
1. A public welfare official of a county, city or town [is authorized]
SHALL, provided funds have been made available therefor, [to] AND WITH
THE STATE MAKING ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING AND
SUPPLEMENTING THOSE AMOUNTS WITH ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING, provide day
care at public expense for children residing in his OR HER territory who
are eligible therefor pursuant to provisions of this title. Such care
[may] SHALL be provided [only in cases where it is determined,] under
criteria established by the office of children and family services, that
there is a need and that such care is in the best interest of the child
and parent; provided however that the public welfare official shall not
[be required to] limit authorized child care services strictly based on
the work, training, or educational schedule of the parents or the number
of hours the parents spend in work, training, or educational activities,
NOR SHALL THE PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICIAL LIMIT AUTHORIZED CHILD CARE
SERVICES BASED ON PROOF OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. Where the family [is able
to pay part or all of the costs of such care] INCOME IS MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LINE, payment of such fees as may be
reasonable in the light of such ability [shall] MAY be required TO THE
EXTENT NECESSARY AS THE STATE TRANSITIONS TO A SYSTEM THAT IS FREE AND
UNIVERSAL. TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO IMMEDIATELY
SERVE ALL FAMILIES, THE STATE SHALL MAKE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO
INCREMENTALLY EXPAND TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS,
PURSUANT TO THE PHASE-IN PRIORITIES AND PRINCIPLES RECOMMENDED BY THE
TASKFORCE UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 14. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 410 of the social
services law is REPEALED and paragraphs (c) and (d) are relettered para-
graphs (b) and (c).
§ 15. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 410-bb of the social services
law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 503 of the laws of 1988, subdivi-
sion 2 as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1988, are amended to
read as follows:
1. The legislature finds and declares that a crisis exists in the
availability and quality of child day care in New York state and that
this crisis poses a danger both to the welfare and safety of the chil-
dren and to the productivity of this state's workforce; that inadequate
salaries and in many cases nonexistent benefit packages have substan-
tially contributed to the existing crisis by precluding day care centers
from recruiting and retaining necessary teaching and supervisory staff;
that an extremely high turnover rate has interfered in many instances
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with the ability of day care centers to comply with regulatory require-
ments and to properly serve the children in their care; and that because
of these extraordinary circumstances New York state must intervene and
provide assistance for recruitment and retention of child care workers,
WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A FREE AND UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE SYSTEM THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO ALL, IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, WITH-
OUT THE BURDENS OF MEANS-TESTING. The legislature recognizes that a
long-term solution to this crisis will require cooperative efforts among
[the business community, local and state governments and families] ALL
NEW YORKERS.
2. Within amounts appropriated specifically therefor, and after
deducting funds as specified in subdivision three of this section, the
commissioner shall allocate funds to local social services districts for
grants to [eligible not-for-profit day care centers] CHILD CARE PROVID-
ERS for retention and recruitment of teaching and supervisory staff, [as
follows:
(a) a city social services district with a population in excess of one
million shall be allocated a portion of such funds based on an equal
weighting of:
(i) its proportion of the state population of children aged five and
under, and
(ii) its proportion of total claims for reimbursement received by the
department by May thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight for the
low income, transitional and teen parent day care programs authorized by
chapter fifty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-seven.
(b) all other eligible local social services districts shall be allo-
cated the remaining portion of funds based on each district's propor-
tionate share of licensed not-for-profit day care capacity relative to
the total capacity of all such other eligible districts] WITH THE AIM OF
PROVIDING STAFF WITH SALARY AND BENEFITS THAT IS AT PARITY WITH THAT OF
LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE RELEVANT AREA.
§ 16. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 410-v of the social services
law, subdivision 1 as added by section 52 of part B of chapter 436 of
the laws of 1997, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 214 of the laws of
1998, are amended to read as follows:
1. The part of the block GRANT that is determined to be available to
social services districts for child care assistance shall be apportioned
among the social services districts by the department according to an
allocation plan developed by the department and approved by the director
of the budget. The allocation plan shall [be based, at least in part, on
historical costs and on the availability and cost of, and the need for,
child care assistance in each social services district] AIM TO PROVIDE
UNIVERSAL AND FREE CHILD CARE ON A STATEWIDE BASIS. Annual allocations
shall be made on a federal fiscal year basis AND SHALL INCORPORATE THE
ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHILD CARE TASKFORCE ESTABLISHED UNDER
SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF THIS ARTICLE.
2. Reimbursement under the block grant to a social services district
for its expenditures for child care assistance shall be available for
[seventy-five] NINETY percent of the district's expenditures for child
care assistance provided to those families in receipt of public assist-
ance which are eligible for child care assistance under this title and
for one hundred percent of the social services district's expenditures
for other eligible families[; provided, however, that such reimbursement
shall be limited to the social services district's annual state block
grant allocation]. TO THE EXTENT THAT FAMILIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS PROVISION, THE STATE SHALL MAKE ALL REASONABLE
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EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERALLY-FUNDED CHILD
CARE HAVE ACCESS, PHASED-IN OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS, PURSUANT TO THE
PHASE-IN PRIORITIES AND PRINCIPLES RECOMMENDED BY THE TASKFORCE UNDER
SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 17. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 410-w of the social services
law, subdivision 1 as amended by section 2 of part L of chapter 56 of
the laws of 2022 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 569 of the laws
of 2001, are amended to read as follows:
1. A social services district may use the funds allocated to it from
the block grant to provide child care assistance to[:
(a) families receiving public assistance when such child care assist-
ance is necessary: to enable a parent or caretaker relative to engage in
work, participate in work activities or perform a community service
pursuant to title nine-B of article five of this chapter; to enable a
teenage parent to attend high school or other equivalent training
program; because the parent or caretaker relative is physically or
mentally incapacitated; or because family duties away from home necessi-
tate the parent or caretaker relative's absence; child day care shall be
provided during breaks in activities, for a period of up to two weeks.
Such child day care may be authorized for a period of up to one month if
child care arrangements shall be lost if not continued, and the program
or employment is scheduled to begin within such period;
(b) families with incomes up to two hundred percent of the state
income standard, or three hundred percent of the state income standard
effective August first, two thousand twenty-two who are attempting
through work activities to transition off of public assistance when such
child care is necessary in order to enable a parent or caretaker rela-
tive to engage in work provided such families' public assistance has
been terminated as a result of increased hours of or income from employ-
ment or increased income from child support payments or the family
voluntarily ended assistance; provided that the family received public
assistance at least three of the six months preceding the month in which
eligibility for such assistance terminated or ended or provided that
such family has received child care assistance under subdivision four of
this section; and provided, the family income does not exceed eighty-
five percent of the state median income;
(c) families with incomes up to two hundred percent of the state
income standard, or three hundred percent of the state income standard
effective August first, two thousand twenty-two, which are determined in
accordance with the regulations of the department to be at risk of
becoming dependent on family assistance; provided, the family income
does not exceed eighty-five percent of the state median income;
(d) families with incomes up to two hundred percent of the state
income standard, or three hundred percent of the state income standard
effective August first, two thousand twenty-two, who are attending a
post secondary educational program; provided, the family income does not
exceed eighty-five percent of the state median income; and
(e) other families with incomes up to two hundred percent of the state
income standard, or three hundred percent of the state income standard
effective August first, two thousand twenty-two, which the social
services district designates in its consolidated services plan as eligi-
ble for child care assistance in accordance with criteria established by
the department; provided, the family income does not exceed eighty-five
percent of the state median income] FAMILIES WHO NEED CHILD CARE OR WHO
ARE HAVING TROUBLE AFFORDING CHILD CARE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSI-
BLE UNDER FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. TO THE EXTENT THAT FAMILIES ARE
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NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS PROVISION, THE STATE SHALL
MAKE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
FEDERALLY-FUNDED CHILD CARE HAVE ACCESS, PHASED-IN OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR
YEARS, PURSUANT TO THE PHASE-IN PRIORITIES AND PRINCIPLES RECOMMENDED BY
THE TASKFORCE UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF THIS ARTICLE.
2. [For the purposes of this title, the term "state income standard"
means the most recent federal income official poverty line (as defined
and annually revised by the federal office of management and budget)
updated by the department for a family size of four and adjusted by the
department for family size] EACH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL CONDUCT
EXTENSIVE AND LANGUAGE-ACCESSIBLE OUTREACH TO FAMILIES WHO NEED CHILD
CARE OR WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE AFFORDING CHILD CARE. TO THE EXTENT THAT
SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS OR THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
ARE REQUIRED TO EXAMINE FAMILIES' INCOMES PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAWS OR
REGULATIONS, THEY SHALL USE THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE AND MOST EFFICIENT
MEANS AVAILABLE TO AVOID PLACING UNDUE BURDENS ON FAMILIES APPLYING FOR
ASSISTANCE. TO THE EXTENT THAT FAMILIES APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE ARE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
DISTRICT AND THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL MAKE ALL
REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS EXPEDITIOUSLY.
§ 18. Subdivision 2 of section 410-u of the social services law, as
added by section 1 of part L of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
amended to read as follows:
2. The state block grant for child care shall be divided into two
parts pursuant to a plan developed by the department and approved by the
director of the budget. One part shall be retained by the state to
provide child care on a statewide basis to special groups and for activ-
ities to increase the availability and/or quality of child care
programs, including, but not limited to, the start-up of child care
programs, THE INCREASE OF CHILD CARE WORKER SALARIES, the operation of
child care resource and referral programs, training activities, the
regulation and monitoring of child care programs, the development of
computerized data systems, and consumer education, provided however,
that child care resource and referral programs funded under title five-B
of article six of this chapter shall meet additional performance stand-
ards developed by the department of social services including but not
limited to: increasing the number of child care placements for ALL
persons, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO PERSONS who are at or below [two hundred
percent of the state income standard, or three hundred percent of the
state income standard effective August first, two thousand twenty-two,
provided such persons are at or below eighty-five percent of the state
median income,] ONE THOUSAND PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE; with
emphasis on placements supporting local efforts in meeting federal and
state work participation requirements, increasing technical assistance
to all modalities of legal child care to persons, WITH A PRIORITY GIVEN
TO PERSONS who are at or below [two hundred percent of the state income
standard, or three hundred percent of the state income standard effec-
tive August first, two thousand twenty-two, provided such persons are at
or below eighty-five percent of the state median income,] ONE THOUSAND
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE; including the provision of training
to assist providers in meeting child care standards or regulatory
requirements[,]; and creating new child care opportunities, and assist-
ing social services districts in assessing and responding to child care
needs for ALL persons, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO PERSONS at or below [two
hundred percent of the state income standard, or three hundred percent
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of the state income standard effective August first, two thousand twen-
ty-two, provided such persons are at or below eighty-five percent of the
state median income] ONE THOUSAND PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.
The department shall have the authority to withhold funds from those
agencies which do not meet performance standards. Agencies whose funds
are withheld may have funds restored upon achieving performance stand-
ards. The other part shall be allocated to social services districts to
provide child care assistance to families receiving family assistance
and to other low income families. TO THE EXTENT THAT FAMILIES ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE SHALL MAKE
ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL-
LY-FUNDED CHILD CARE HAVE ACCESS, PHASED-IN OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS,
PURSUANT TO THE PHASE-IN PRIORITIES AND PRINCIPLES RECOMMENDED BY THE
TASKFORCE UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 19. Section 410-cc of the social services law, as amended by chapter
882 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
§ 410-cc. Start up grants for child day care. The commissioner shall
provide funds to start up grants to not-for-profit organizations or
corporations for the development of new or expanded all day child day
care programs including costs related to planning, renting, renovating,
operating, and purchasing equipment. The commissioner shall establish
guidelines including, but not limited to, allowable costs, and criteria
for eligibility for grants giving preference to those child day care
providers who [will, to the maximum extent feasible, target services to
households having incomes up to two hundred percent of the federal
poverty standard] SERVE AREAS THAT CURRENTLY CONSTITUTE CHILD CARE
DESERTS, AND WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING NEW YORK'S STATEWIDE UNIVERSAL
CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE. The commissioner shall WIDELY publicize the
availability of funds AND CONDUCT EXTENSIVE OUTREACH IN A LANGUAGE-AC-
CESSIBLE MANNER TO DEVELOP THE STATE'S UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE INFRASTRUC-
TURE. [No awards shall be granted which exceed twenty-five hundred
dollars for a new family day care provider or new group family day care
provider, and one hundred thousand dollars for a new child day care
center.] Child care resource and referral agencies [may] SHALL receive
family day care start up grants [not to exceed two thousand five hundred
dollars per new provider] if the agency trains such new family provider
and thereby expands the supply of family day care programs in the commu-
nity. The commissioner shall give preference to those communities which
are significantly underserved by existing programs and to those programs
which and those providers who will serve infants under two years of age.
§ 20. Section 101 of the education law is amended to read as follows:
§ 101. Education department; regents of the university. There shall
continue to be in the state government an education department. The
department is charged with the general management and supervision of all
public schools and all of the educational work of the state, including
the operations of The University of the State of New York and the exer-
cise of all the functions of the education department, of The University
of the State of New York, of the regents of the university and of the
commissioner of education and the performance of all their powers and
duties, which were transferred to the education department [by section
three hundred twelve of the state departments law] or shall have been
prescribed by law before March sixteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-seven,
whether in terms vested in such department or university or in any sub-
department, division or bureau thereof or in such commissioner, board or
officer, and such functions, powers and duties shall continue to be
vested in the education department continued by this chapter and shall
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continue to be exercised and performed therein by or through the appro-
priate officer, sub-department, division or bureau thereof, together
with such functions, powers and duties as hereafter may be conferred or
imposed upon such department by law. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO
ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF EARLY EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL BE TASKED WITH COOR-
DINATING WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K AND 3-K FOR ALL
PROGRAMS ARE PHASED IN IN A MANNER THAT COMPLEMENTS AND SUPPORTS CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS WITHIN THE STATE AND PROVIDES EQUITABLE WAGES, BENEFITS,
AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS, PURSUANT TO THE GUIDANCE
ESTABLISHED BY THE TASKFORCE UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF THE
SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. All the provisions of this chapter, in so far as
they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter as hereby
amended or may be made applicable, shall apply to the education depart-
ment continued by this chapter as hereby amended and to The University
of the State of New York, the board of regents of the university, the
commissioner [of education] and to the divisions, bureaus and officers
in such department. The head of the department shall continue to be the
regents of The University of the State of New York, who shall appoint,
and at pleasure may remove, the commissioner [of education]. The
commissioner shall continue to be the chief administrative officer of
the department. The regents also may appoint and, at pleasure, remove a
deputy commissioner [of education], who shall perform such duties as the
regents may assign to him by rule and who, in the absence or disability
of the commissioner or when a vacancy exists in the office of commis-
sioner, shall exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties
conferred or imposed on the commissioner by this chapter. The regents
of The University of the State of New York shall continue to constitute
a board and The University of the State of New York, which was continued
under such name by section two of article eleven of the constitution,
shall continue to be governed and all its corporate powers to be exer-
cised by such board.
§ 21. Section 2 of chapter 493 of the laws of 2017 amending the social
services law relating to establishing a child care availability task-
force to evaluate the need for and availability of child care throughout
the state, as amended by chapter 797 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
31, [2024] 2027 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be
deemed repealed.
§ 22. The state finance law is amended by adding three new sections
99-qq, 99-rr, and 99-ss to read as follows:
§ 99-QQ. CHILD CARE WORKFORCE STABILIZATION FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER
OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION FUND.
2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREFOR OR CREDIT-
ED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND, ACCOUNT OR SOURCE. ANY
INTEREST RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN THE CHILD
CARE WORKFORCE STABILIZATION FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME A PART
OF SUCH FUND.
3. MONEYS IN THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE STABILIZATION FUND, FOLLOWING
APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, SHALL BE UTILIZED TO DIRECTLY RAISE
WAGES AMONG PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS AS NEW YORK ADJUSTS ITS REIMBURSEMENT
RATES TO COVER THE TRUE COST OF CHILD CARE, AND TO ALLOW CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS TO PAY STAFF ADEQUATE WAGES AND BENEFITS AT PARITY WITH PUBLIC
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SCHOOL TEACHERS AS NEW YORK STATE RESTRUCTURES ITS ECONOMY TO REFLECT
THE TRUE VALUE OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE ALLOCATED
THROUGH AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
§ 99-RR. CHILD CARE TRANSITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FUND. 1. THERE
IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE CHILD
CARE TRANSITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FUND.
2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREFOR OR CREDIT-
ED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND, ACCOUNT OR SOURCE. ANY
INTEREST RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN THE CHILD
CARE TRANSITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND
BECOME A PART OF SUCH FUND.
3. MONEYS IN THE CHILD CARE TRANSITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FUND,
FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, SHALL BE UTILIZED IN A
MANNER THAT REFLECTS A TRANSITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE STRUCTURE BASED
ON THE RESULTS OF THE FORTHCOMING CHILD CARE MARKET RATE SURVEY OR THE
EXISTING SURVEY, WHICHEVER RESULTS IN HIGHER RATES. REIMBURSEMENT RATES
SHALL BE SET AT THE NINETIETH PERCENTILE OF MARKET RATES IN EACH REGION
TO ENSURE THAT PER CHILD AMOUNTS ARE SUFFICIENT TO NOT DISRUPT THE CHILD
CARE SECTOR DURING THIS TRANSITION FROM A MARKET RATE-BASED MODEL TO A
MODEL BASED ON THE TRUE COST OF QUALITY CARE. DURING THE PHASE-IN PERI-
OD, ENTRY LEVEL STAFF SHALL BE PAID AT LEAST A LIVING WAGE, WITH MORE
EXPERIENCED STAFF COMPENSATED AT A PROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATE AND WITH
COMPENSATION PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING OVER THE COURSE OF THE TRANSITION
PERIOD. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE ALLOCATED THROUGH AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
§ 99-SS. CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND. 1. THERE IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE CHILD
CARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND.
2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREFOR OR CREDIT-
ED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND, ACCOUNT OR SOURCE. ANY
INTEREST RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN THE CHILD
CARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME A
PART OF SUCH FUND.
3. MONEYS IN THE CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND, FOLLOWING
APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, SHALL BE USED TO BUILD AND DEVELOP
CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTION WITH EXISTING PUBLIC INSTI-
TUTIONS SUCH AS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC HOUSING.
§ 23. The sum of five billion dollars ($5,000,000,000) is hereby
appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund
to the credit of the state purposes account, not otherwise appropriated,
and made immediately available as set forth herein. Such funds shall be
allocated as follows:
(a) Three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) shall be allocated to guar-
antee access to child care subsidies to high-quality and culturally
responsive child care that meets the needs of all children, including
children with disabilities, those experiencing trauma, multilingual
learners, families who work non-traditional hours, and families experi-
encing homelessness or in transitional housing. Such moneys shall be
allocated through agencies including, but not limited to, the office of
children and family services.
(b) One billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) shall be allocated to the
child care workforce stabilization fund established pursuant to section
99-qq of the state finance law.
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(c) Six hundred million dollars ($600,000,000) shall be allocated to
the child care transitional reimbursement rate fund pursuant to section
99-rr of the state finance law.
(d) Four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) shall be allocated to
the child care infrastructure development fund pursuant to section 99-ss
of the state finance law.
§ 24. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 390-k of the social services law made by
section three of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section
and shall be deemed repealed therewith; provided, however, that the
amendments to subdivision 8 of section 410-w of the social services law
made by section ten of this act and the amendments to subdivision 6 of
section 410-x of the social services law made by section eleven of this
act shall not affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be
deemed to expire therewith; and provided, further, that the amendments
made to subdivision 1 of section 410 of the social services law made by
section thirteen of this act shall take effect on the same date and in
the same manner as chapter 694 of the laws of 2022, takes effect.