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                                                         Cal. No. 85

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MAYER, JAFFEE, ROZIC, BARRETT, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS,
  STECK,  COOK,  OTIS,  GALEF,  PERRY,  ROBINSON, CRESPO, LUPARDO, FAHY,
  TITUS, WALKER, BARRON, RAIA, STIRPE, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
  M. of A.  BRAUNSTEIN, BRENNAN, MARKEY, RIVERA, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read
  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Children  and Families --
  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
  its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to directing the
  council on children and families to establish an  online  listing  and
  map of publicly funded or registered afterschool and school age child-
  care  programs  and to expand the duties of the commissioner of social
  services; and to amend the education law, in relation to expanding the
  duties of the commissioner of education

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

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
483-g to read as follows:
  S 483-G. LIST OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.  1. THE COUNCIL, IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH  INFORMATION  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  IT BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SEVENTEEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND
PROVIDED  TO  IT  BY  THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL DEVELOP AND  MAKE  AVAIL-
ABLE THROUGH A LINK ON ITS WEBSITE:
  (A) A LISTING OF:
  (1)  ALL  RECIPIENTS  OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS AWARDED OR ADMINISTERED BY
THE STATE FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING:  (I)  AFTERSCHOOL  OR  SUMMER
PROGRAMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, OR EXTENDED LEARNING
TIME,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO GRANTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES AWARDED
UNDER SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; OR (II)
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GRANTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00265-04-6
              

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AWARDED UNDER SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW;
AND
  (2)  ALL  REGISTERED SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS REGISTERED BY THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; AND
  (B) A MAP DISPLAYING THE LOCATIONS OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND PROVID-
ERS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  2. THE LISTING SHALL INCLUDE FOR EACH GRANT RECIPIENT OR PROVIDER  THE
RECIPIENT'S  OR  PROVIDER'S  NAME,  THE  ADDRESS AT WHICH THE PROGRAM IS
OFFERED, AND THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  IS  AUTHOR-
IZED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM.
  3.  THE  LISTING  AND MAP DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE UPDATED NO LESS THAN ONCE A YEAR. THE  LISTING  AND  MAP  SHALL
ALSO  BE  UPDATED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE OF EXECUTION OR EXPIRA-
TION OF CONTRACTS WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS  WHEN  ALL  SUCH  CONTRACTS  ARE
EXECUTING OR EXPIRING FOR A PARTICULAR COMPETITIVE GRANT.
  4.  THE  COUNCIL  MAY INCLUDE LOCATIONS AND INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL
RELEVANT PROGRAMS AS IT SEES FIT.
  S 2. Subdivisions (h) and (i) of section 17  of  the  social  services
law,  subdivision  (h)  as  added  and  subdivision (i) as relettered by
section 1 of part K-3 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, and subdivision
(i) as amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 1971, are amended  to  read
as follows:
  (h)  make  available  on its website all award allocations for request
for proposals issued by the office of children and family services  upon
release  of  such awards. Such information shall also include all organ-
izations requesting funding and the amounts requested for  each  request
for  proposal.  The  office  of  children  and  family services may also
include any other information related to  each  program  that  it  deems
appropriate[.];
  (i)  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO THE COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THROUGH
THE OPENNY WEBSITE, INFORMATION REGARDING: (1) ALL RECIPIENTS OF  GRANTS
AWARDED  OR  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  STATE  FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING
AFTERSCHOOL OR SUMMER PROGRAMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF  THIS  CHAP-
TER,  EXTENDED  LEARNING  TIME,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GRANTS FOR
SUCH PURPOSES AWARDED UNDER SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF  THE
EDUCATION LAW, OR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GRANTS
FOR  SUCH PURPOSES AWARDED UNDER SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF
THE EDUCATION LAW; AND (2) REGISTERED SCHOOL AGE  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS
REGISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. FOR EACH GRANT
RECIPIENT OR PROVIDER THE RECIPIENT'S OR PROVIDER'S NAME, THE ADDRESS AT
WHICH  THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED, AND THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF AN INDI-
VIDUAL WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM  WILL
BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  THROUGH THE OPENNY WEBSITE NO LESS THAN ONCE A YEAR
AND WITHIN NINETY DAYS  OF  THE  DATE  OF  EXECUTION  OR  EXPIRATION  OF
CONTRACTS WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS WHEN ALL SUCH CONTRACTS ARE EXECUTING OR
EXPIRING FOR A PARTICULAR COMPETITIVE GRANT; AND
  (J) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
imposed by law.
  S  3.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 56 to read as follows:
  56. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE TO  THE  COUNCIL  ON  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILIES,  IN  A FORMAT IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNCIL, INFORMATION REGARDING
ALL RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS AWARDED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE  STATE  FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  PROVIDING  AFTERSCHOOL  OR  SUMMER  PROGRAMS AS DEFINED IN
SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, EXTENDED LEARNING TIME,  INCLUD-
ING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO GRANTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES AWARDED UNDER SECTION

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THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS,
INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  GRANTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES AWARDED UNDER
SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS  CHAPTER.  FOR  EACH  GRANT
RECIPIENT OR PROVIDER THE RECIPIENT'S OR PROVIDER'S NAME, THE ADDRESS AT
WHICH  THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED, AND THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF AN INDI-
VIDUAL WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM  WILL
BE  PROVIDED  TO  THE COUNCIL NO LESS THAN ONCE A YEAR AND WITHIN NINETY
DAYS OF THE DATE OF EXECUTION OR  EXPIRATION  OF  CONTRACTS  WITH  GRANT
RECIPIENTS  WHEN  ALL  SUCH  CONTRACTS  ARE  EXECUTING OR EXPIRING FOR A
PARTICULAR COMPETITIVE GRANT.
  S 4. Section 2 of the social services law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 39 and 40 to read as follows:
  39. "AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN A PROGRAM CONDUCTED  OUTSIDE  THE
REGULAR SCHOOL DAY WHEREBY STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIV-
ITIES  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATHLETICS, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, ART,
MUSIC, DRAMA,  ACADEMIC  TUTORING,  MENTORING,  COMMUNITY  SERVICES  AND
RELATED  PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL
AND/OR  EMOTIONAL  WELLNESS,  EDUCATIONAL  ACHIEVEMENT,  AND/OR  SCHOOL,
CIVIC, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
  40.  "SUMMER PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN A PROGRAM CONDUCTED OUTSIDE THE REGU-
LAR SCHOOL YEAR WHEREBY STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE  IN  ENRICHMENT  ACTIV-
ITIES  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATHLETICS, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, ART,
MUSIC, DRAMA,  ACADEMIC  TUTORING,  MENTORING,  COMMUNITY  SERVICES  AND
RELATED  PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL
AND/OR  EMOTIONAL  WELLNESS,  EDUCATIONAL  ACHIEVEMENT,  AND/OR  SCHOOL,
CIVIC,  FAMILY  AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE REQUIRED
SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO  OF
THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S  5.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.