BILL NUMBER:S5414

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the social services law, in relation to notice of safety and
sanitation inspection results for child day care providers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is
to require all
child day care providers in the State that operate a child day care
center, group family day care home, family day care home or school
age child care center to post the most recent copy of their safety
and sanitation inspection results at the entrance of such home or
facility and to post such inspection results on such provider's
website.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Adds a new Social Services Law section 390-i to require
that all child care providers in the State must post the more recent
copy of their safety and sanitation inspection results in a
conspicuous location near each provider's place of business and on
their website if they operate such a website. This provision applies
to all child care providers that. operate a child day care center,
group family day care home family day care home or school age child
              

care center. in New York State, including those regulated by the NYS
Office of Children and Family Services (NYS Office) and the NYC
Department of Health and Mental Health (NYC Department).

Should a provider violate this law, for the first time offense, in
lieu of a penalty, the provider shall receive a written warning and
obtain educational materials on how to comply with the law. For a
second violation that occurs within one year, the Office or
Department, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $100.00. For a
third or subsequent violation, the civil penalty may
not exceed $250.00. Before a penalty is levied, it shall be heard
before the enforcement agency.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislative proposal attempts to address the issue of the
occurrence of repeated safety and sanitation cited violations that
are occurring in child day care centers, homes and facilities in New
York City and across the State. The problem revolves around the fact
that after such providers are cited for these safety and sanitation
violations, that such conditions are not remedied or the condition of
the facility lapses back into a deficient unsafe or unsanitary
condition. By requiring such child day care providers to post their
most recent. safety and sanitation inspection results issued by the
NYS Office or NYC Department at the entrance of such centers and on
their websites, the families of enrollees that attend such facilities
and the general public will know of the current condition of the
facility. Further, families that are looking to enroll their children
in a day care facility will be able to easily be informed of the
performance record and safety & sanitation conditions of such child
day care center. Arming the public with this information can
encourage such providers to better comply


with the State's and NYC safety and sanitation laws, and thus better
protecting our children that are cared for in such places.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law.