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                                  7726--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, LUPARDO, MAYER, JENNE, HUNTER, WEINSTEIN,
   PHEFFER AMATO,  JEAN-PIERRE,  WALLACE,  SEAWRIGHT,  ZEBROWSKI, LIFTON,
   DE LA ROSA, SIMON, GJONAJ, WILLIAMS, ABINANTI, SIMOTAS, ORTIZ, D'URSO,
   PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN,  COOK,
   ENGLEBRIGHT,  HYNDMAN  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
   Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
   child care availability taskforce to evaluate the need for and  avail-
   ability of child care throughout the state
 
   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
 390-k to read as follows:
   §  390-K.  CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY TASKFORCE. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTAB-
 LISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES  A  CHILD  CARE
 TASKFORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE NEED FOR AND AVAILABILITY OF
 CHILD CARE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   2.  THE  TASKFORCE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE OFFICE
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABIL-
 ITY ASSISTANCE, OR THEIR DESIGNEES. MEMBERS OF THE TASKFORCE SHALL SERVE
 WITHOUT COMPENSATION FOR THREE YEAR TERMS, BUT  MAY  BE  REIMBURSED  FOR
 ACTUAL  COSTS  INCURRED  FOR  PARTICIPATION ON SUCH TASKFORCE.  ENSURING
 ADEQUATE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION, MEMBERS OF THE  TASKFORCE  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND COMPRISED AS FOLLOWS:
   (A)  TWO INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A PARENT WHO  HAS
 UTILIZED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE;
   (B)  TWO INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AT LEAST  ONE  OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE  A
 PARENT WHO HAS UTILIZED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (C) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF A CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCY;
   (D) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF HOME-BASED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS;
   (E) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF CENTER-BASED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS; AND
   (F) TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
   3. THE TASKFORCE SHALL EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  ACCESS  TO SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE, INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE
 ELIGIBLE POPULATION RECEIVING A CHILD CARE SUBSIDY;
   (B) COST OF CARE FOR FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR BUT NOT RECEIVING  A  CHILD
 CARE SUBSIDY;
   (C) AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL WORK HOURS;
   (D)  WHETHER PARENTS ARE VOLUNTARILY LEAVING THE WORKFORCE DUE TO LACK
 OF AFFORDABLE OR ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE, AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION
 OF SUCH PARENTS;
   (E)  WHETHER  EMPLOYERS HAVE IDENTIFIED LACK OF CHILD CARE AS A REASON
 FOR A SHORTAGE OF A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE;
   (F) THE IMPACT OF CHILD CARE, OR LACK THEREOF, ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   (G) VARYING LEVELS OF QUALITY OF CARE THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   (H) WAYS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH  (G)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (I) ANYTHING ELSE THE TASKFORCE DEEMS NECESSARY.
   4.  THE  TASKFORCE  SHALL  REPORT  ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION TO THE SPEAKER OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE NO LATER THAN DECEM-
 BER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.