Authorizes the commissioner of the office of children and family services to conduct a study that examines barriers to the creation of child care providers and provide recommendations thereto to facilitate the creation of new child care providers.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2042
SPONSOR: Maher TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill requires the office of children and family services to conduct
a study to find and barriers within existing law and regulations that
make it difficult for new child care providers to be established in New
York state.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one requires the office of children and family services to
conduct a study of relevant laws and codes, rules, and regulations which
prevent the creation of new child care providers.
Section two requires the office of children and family services to make
immediate changes following the study where possible.
Section three allows the office of children and family services to
request and receive relevant information from other state agencies for
this study.
Section four requires the office of children and family services to
submit this study 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 task force
established pursuant to section 390-k of the social services law.
Section five establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
New York state is facing a major child care shortage and the state must
take action to address this shortage. By conducting a study of existing
state law and regulations, the office of children and family services
will discover which state laws and regulations have been detrimental to
the creation of new child care providers in the state. Once discovered,
the removal of these burdensome laws and regulations will help to spur
the new creation of surely needed child care providers in the state.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A.8969
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Costs associated with conducting the study.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
