* § 390-k. Child care availability taskforce. 1. There shall be
established 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 a representative of the executive
chamber and the commissioners of the office of children and family
services and the department of labor, 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, racial and ethnic
representation, members of the taskforce shall be appointed by the
governor and comprised as follows:

(a) four 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 and at least one of whom shall be a
parent who has utilized unsubsidized child care, from different regions
of the state;

(b) four 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 and at least one of whom
shall be a parent who has utilized unsubsidized child care, from
different regions of the state;

(c) one individual shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
minority leader of the assembly;

(d) one individual shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
minority leader of the senate;

(e)two representatives of a child care resource and referral agency;

(f) a minimum of three and a maximum of four representatives of
home-based child care providers;

(g) a minimum of three and a maximum of four representatives of
center-based child care providers;

(h) two representatives from the business community;

(i) two representatives from unions that represent child care
providers; and

(j) at least one representative from each of the following entities:

(i) the office of temporary and disability assistance;

(ii) the council on children and families;

(iii) the department of taxation and finance;

(iv) a regional economic development council;

(v) the state university of New York or the city university of New
York;

(vi) the state education department;

(vii) the early childhood advisory council;

(viii) a social service district or county government or an entity
that advocates on behalf of social services or county governments; and

(ix) a non-profit child care advocacy organization.

3. The taskforce shall:

(a) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child care in New
York state;

(b) advise the state in developing an implementation framework leading
to a phased-in rollout of universal child care using existing state and
federal resources;

(c) recommend potential solutions, partnerships, or other ways to
address chronic child care workforce issues and other concerns
identified in the course of the examination required by this
subdivision;

(d) assess the implementation of policies supported by federally
funded programs through various stimulus packages; and

(e) anything else the taskforce deems necessary.

4. (a) The taskforce shall report its interim findings and
recommendations in accordance with subdivision three of this section to
the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of
the senate no later than November first, two thousand twenty-two and its
final findings and recommendations no later than December thirty-first,
two thousand twenty-three.

(b) The taskforce shall also report on the implementation of any
recommendations that resulted from the initial report required to be
produced by the task force pursuant to subdivision four of chapter four
hundred ninety-three of the laws of two thousand seventeen. Such
additional report shall be provided annually, beginning July first two
thousand twenty-two.

* NB Repealed December 31, 2024