Assembly Bill A9126

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9126 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8964
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L

2023-A9126 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model; provides that the office of children and family services shall: create a non-traditional hours model within a year, publish its findings on its website, and conduct a review of child care providers and centers that use such model.

2023-A9126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9126
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to the establish-
   ment of a non-traditional hours model
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 390 of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) (I) "NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS" SHALL MEAN ANY DAY  CARE  SERVICES  AS
 DEFINED  BY THIS ARTICLE THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENING, NIGHT, OR WEEK-
 END THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH CHILD CARE NEEDS THAT DO NOT OCCUR DURING
 TRADITIONAL BUSINESS HOURS.
   (II) WITHIN A YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CREATE A NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS  MODEL
 THAT  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS  MAY USE TO IMPLEMENT NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS
 PROGRAMS. SUCH MODEL SHALL INCLUDE SUCH:
   (1) HOURS IN WHICH NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS MAY OPERATE;
   (2) NUMBER OF CHILDREN ALLOWED TO BE CARED FOR WITH SUCH MODEL AT EACH
 GIVEN CHILD DAY CARE CENTER;
   (3) STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS;
   (4) PAYMENT RATE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS; AND
   (5) LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND  RUN  NON-TRADI-
 TIONAL HOURS PROGRAMS.
   (III) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT SUCH MODEL IN CONJUNC-
 TION WITH EXISTING REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   (IV) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL POST INFORMATION
 OF SUCH MODEL ON ITS WEBSITE AND SEND SUCH  INFORMATION  TO  CHILD  CARE
 PROVIDERS AND CHILD CARE CENTERS.
   (V) WITHIN NINETY DAYS FOLLOWING ITS POST ON SUCH MODEL ON ITS WEBSITE
 PURSUANT  TO SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
 AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF CHILD CARE  PROVIDERS  AND
 CENTERS  THAT USE SUCH MODEL AND PUBLISH A PUBLIC REPORT, ONCE ANNUALLY,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13890-01-3

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