S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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683
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 4, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
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-h to read as follows:
§ 483-H. 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
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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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.
§ 2. Subdivision (h) of section 17 of the social services law, as
added by section 1 of part k3 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is
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[.];
§ 3. Subdivisions (i) and (j) of section 17 of the social services
law, subdivision (j) as relettered by section 1 of part W of chapter 54
of the laws of 2016, are relettered subdivisions (j) and (k).
§ 3-a. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding a
new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
(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
§ 4. 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
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-
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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.
§ 5. 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.
§ 6. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that the amendments to subdivisions (i) and
(j) of section 17 of the social services law made by section three of
this act shall not affect the repeal of such subdivisions and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.
