Assembly Bill A9697

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to an exemption from state licensing for military child day care

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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-A9697 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9075
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A24

2023-A9697 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain child day care facilities that serve only dependent children of military personnel and are located on certain federal property or certified by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard from certain registration and licensing requirements for child care providers in this state.

2023-A9697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9697
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  an  exemption
   from state licensing for military child day care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 390 of the social services law is
 renumbered subdivision 15 and a new subdivision 14 is added to  read  as
 follows:
   14.  (A)  THE  LICENSING  AND  REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL NOT APPLY TO A CHILD DAY CARE HOME FACILITY THAT:
   (I) (A) SERVES ONLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF MILITARY PERSONNEL; AND
   (B) IS LOCATED ON A MILITARY BASE OR FEDERAL PROPERTY; OR
   (II) IS CERTIFIED AS A CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BY A  BRANCH  OF  THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.
   (B) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR THE UNITED STATES COAST
 GUARD,  OR  THEIR AGENTS, INCLUDING AN INSTALLATION COMMANDER OF A MILI-
 TARY BASE ON WHICH A CHILD DAY CARE  FACILITY  IS  LOCATED,  MAY  ASSUME
 RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPROVING OR DETERMINING WHICH CHILDREN MAY BE SERVED
 BY CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES THAT ARE EXEMPTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) THIS SUBDIVISION DOES NOT SUPERSEDE:
   (I) ANY RIGHT OR POWER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR ANY LOCAL HEALTH
 OFFICER;
   (II) ANY RIGHT OR POWER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION;
   (III) ANY BUILDING CODE OR ZONING PROVISION;
   (IV) ANY RIGHT OR POWER OF THE ADMINISTRATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OR
 ANY LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE; OR
   (V)  ANY  RIGHT OR POWER OF THE DEPARTMENT TO OTHERWISE REGULATE RESI-
 DENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
   (D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IF A CHILD CARE FACIL-
 ITY FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IS OPERATED BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS IN
 A BUILDING WHICH IS IN USE AS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL AGE
 CHILD CARE CENTER:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14862-01-4

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