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                                  10133

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the "child-
  care and early education sector on the economy act"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "childcare and early education sector on the economy act".
  S  2.  Legislative  findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds
and declares that there appears to be a serious shortage of high-quality
childcare and early education options in communities throughout New York
state. There is a strong consensus among researchers that childcare  and
early education programs provide a substantial economic payoff to commu-
nities  where  they  are  located.  The  legislature declares that it is
crucial for the governor and legislators to obtain  reliable,  objective
information  about  the  economic  benefits  and burdens of investing in
expanded childcare and early education programs within the state.
  The purpose of this act is to study the economic impact on  the  state
economy  of  quality childcare and early education programs for children
aged 0-4, and after-school programs for children aged 5-12.
  S 3. The economic development law is amended by adding a  new  article
17 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 17
         ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CHILDCARE AND EARLY EDUCATION SECTOR
SECTION 350. DEFINITIONS.
        351. STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CHILDCARE INDUSTRY.
        352. NATURE OF THE STUDY.
        353. REPORT.
  S 350. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CHILDCARE AND EARLY
EDUCATION" MEANS:
  1.  LICENSED  FULL-DAY  CHILDCARE  AND  EARLY  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS AND
CENTERS.
  2. LICENSED PART-TIME  CHILDCARE  AND  EARLY  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS  AND
CENTERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  3. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS.
  4. PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLS.
  5. FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES.
  6. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGED 5-12.
  S  351.  STUDY  OF  THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CHILDCARE INDUSTRY. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS  ON  THE  STATE
ECONOMY  OF  QUALITY CHILDCARE AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
AGED 0-4, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGED 5-12.
  S 352. NATURE OF THE STUDY. THE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC  IMPACT  OF  THE
CHILDCARE INDUSTRY SHALL INCLUDE:
  1.  AN  EVALUATION OF CHILDCARE AND EARLY EDUCATION AS A SECTOR OF THE
ECONOMY, INCLUDING:
  (A) NUMBER OF WORKERS  DIRECTLY EMPLOYED AT CHILDCARE AND EARLY EDUCA-
TION FACILITIES, AND THE GROSS VALUE OF THEIR WAGES.
  (B) GROSS RECEIPTS OF THE INDUSTRY, THAT IS, TOTAL NUMBER  OF  DOLLARS
FLOWING  INTO  THE  SECTOR IN THE FORM OF PAYMENTS FOR CARE FROM PARENTS
AND FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUBSIDIES.
  (C) VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED BY THE CHILDCARE  AND  EARLY
EDUCATION INDUSTRY.
  (D)  FEDERAL  DOLLARS  FLOWING  TO  THE  STATE FOR CHILDCARE AND EARLY
EDUCATION.
  2. AN EVALUATION OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH AVAILABLE CHILDCARE AND  EARLY
EDUCATION:
  (A) ENABLES PARENTS TO WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME AND EARN INCOME.
  (B) ENABLES PARENTS TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
  (C)  DECREASES  ABSENTEEISM  AT  WORK,  REDUCES TURNOVER, OR INCREASES
PRODUCTIVITY.
  (D) ATTRACTS BUSINESSES TO THE STATE.
  3. AN ANALYSIS OF  DEMOGRAPHIC  DATA  TO  IDENTIFY  THE  RELATIVE  GAP
BETWEEN  THE  NEEDS IN THE STATE AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND THE RETURN
TO THE ECONOMY IF THAT GAP IS CLOSED, INCLUDING:
  (A) NUMBER OF CHILDREN AGED 0-12 WITH BOTH PARENTS IN THE LABOR FORCE,
OR WITH THEIR SINGLE PARENT IN THE LABOR FORCE.
  (B) TRENDS OF LIKELY FUTURE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AGED 0-12
IN THE POPULATION FOR THE NEXT DECADE.
  (C) DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF PARENTS IN THE LABOR FORCE  AND  DEMOGRAPHIC
MAKEUP OF ADULTS WITH CHILDREN WHO MIGHT WISH TO JOIN THE LABOR FORCE.
  (D)  COST  OF  CHILDCARE  AND EARLY EDUCATION, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY INCOME.
  (E) AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE.
  (F) NUMBER OF CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR STATE OR FEDERAL AID.
  (G) NUMBER OF CHILDREN ELIGIBLE  FOR,  BUT  NOT  RECEIVING,  STATE  OR
FEDERAL AID.
  4.  A  REVIEW  OF  AVAILABLE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF CHILDCARE AND
EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CHILDREN'S FUTURE ABILITY TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO
THE WORKFORCE, INCLUDING:
  (A) AN EVALUATION OF SCHOOL READINESS AT KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.
  (B)  AN  EVALUATION  OF  POSITIVE  OUTCOMES IN SCHOOL, FROM ELEMENTARY
THROUGH LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
  (C) AN EVALUATION OF RESULTING  REDUCTIONS  IN  PUBLIC  SPENDING,  FOR
EXAMPLE FROM:
  I.  LESS  LIKELIHOOD  OF  BEING  ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES
RELATIVE TO THOSE NOT IN QUALITY CARE OR PRESCHOOL;
  II. GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL;
  III. LESS LIKELIHOOD OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SYSTEM
AND PRISON;

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  IV. GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF BEING EMPLOYED; AND
  V. LESS LIKELIHOOD OF BEING ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
  S  353. REPORT.   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY
OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CHILDCARE INDUSTRY TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.