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Senate Bill S8964

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model

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2023-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9126
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S966, A4534

2023-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model; provides that the office of children and family services shall: create a non-traditional hours model within a year, publish its findings on its website, and conduct a review of child care providers and centers that use such model.

2023-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8964
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  the  establish-
   ment of a non-traditional hours model
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 390 of the social services law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  (I)  "NON-TRADITIONAL  HOURS" SHALL MEAN ANY DAY CARE SERVICES AS
 DEFINED BY THIS ARTICLE THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENING, NIGHT, OR  WEEK-
 END THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH CHILD CARE NEEDS THAT DO NOT OCCUR DURING
 TRADITIONAL BUSINESS HOURS.
   (II) WITHIN A YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CREATE A NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS MODEL
 THAT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS MAY USE  TO  IMPLEMENT  NON-TRADITIONAL  HOURS
 PROGRAMS. SUCH MODEL SHALL INCLUDE SUCH:
   (1) HOURS IN WHICH NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS MAY OPERATE;
   (2) NUMBER OF CHILDREN ALLOWED TO BE CARED FOR WITH SUCH MODEL AT EACH
 GIVEN CHILD DAY CARE CENTER;
   (3) STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS;
   (4) PAYMENT RATE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS; AND
   (5)  LICENSURE  REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND RUN NON-TRADI-
 TIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS.
   (III) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT SUCH MODEL  IN  CONJUNC-
 TION WITH EXISTING REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   (IV) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL POST INFORMATION
 OF  SUCH  MODEL  ON  ITS WEBSITE AND SEND SUCH INFORMATION TO CHILD CARE
 PROVIDERS AND CHILD CARE CENTERS.
   (V) WITHIN NINETY DAYS FOLLOWING ITS POST ON SUCH MODEL ON ITS WEBSITE
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN
 AND  FAMILY  SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND
 CENTERS THAT USE SUCH MODEL AND PUBLISH A PUBLIC REPORT, ONCE  ANNUALLY,
 ON  ITS  EFFECTIVENESS. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL
 MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO SUCH MODEL AS NECESSARY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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