Bill Text: NY S02356 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires reporting by the office of children and family services regarding the supply and demand for child care services for each local social services district and the child care assistance provided under the block grant for child care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES [S02356 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02356-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2356
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 19, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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 reporting by the
         office of children and family services regarding child care assistance
         provided under the block grant for child care
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature finds and determines
    2  that the supply of child day  care  may  not  be  sufficient  to  ensure
    3  adequate  choices  for  working  parents and for recipients of temporary
    4  assistance to needy families.  This legislation directs  the  office  of
    5  children  and  family services to collect and publish data on the supply
    6  and demand for child care services.
    7    S 2. Section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section  52
    8  of  part  B  of  chapter  436  of the law of 1997, is amended to read as
    9  follows:
   10    S 410-z. Reporting requirements.  1.  Each  social  services  district
   11  shall  collect  and  submit  to  the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
   12  FAMILY SERVICES, in such form and at such times as    specified  by  the
   13  department,  such  data and information regarding child  care assistance
   14  provided under the block grant as the department may need to comply with
   15  federal AND STATE reporting requirements.
   16    2. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH  FISCAL  YEAR,
   17  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
   18  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND
   19  THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND  THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND
   20  MEANS COMMITTEE ON THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF CHILD CARE SERVICES, INCLUD-
   21  ING, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS:
   22    (A) FOR EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08045-01-1
       S. 2356                             2
    1    (I)  THE  NUMBER  OF  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
    2  MODALITIES: CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY  CARE  HOME,  FAMILY
    3  DAY CARE HOME, AND SCHOOL AGED CHILD CARE;
    4    (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE MODALITIES;
    5    (III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS BY THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS:  INFANTS,
    6  TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL, AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN;
    7    (IV)  THE  NUMBER  OF  SLOTS  OF CHILDREN OF PARENTS WHO WORK EVENING,
    8  NIGHT OR WEEKEND SHIFTS;
    9    (V) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN LEGALLY  EXEMPT  CHILD  DAY  CARE  HOMES
   10  RECEIVING CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES;
   11    (VI)  WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES
   12  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE FIVE-B OF THIS ARTICLE, NET GAIN  OR  LOSS
   13  OF  DAY CARE CENTER STAFF AND FAMILY DAY CARE PROVIDERS, AND RECOMMENDA-
   14  TIONS FOR INCREASING THE RECRUITMENT  AND  RETENTION  OF  PROVIDERS  AND
   15  STAFF; AND
   16    (VII)  THE  NUMBER  OF  PAYMENTS  AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT TO
   17  PROVIDERS OF SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE MADE MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER  THE
   18  PROVIDER  HAS  SUBMITTED  A BILL AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO
   19  THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
   20    (B) FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE:
   21    (I) THE INSPECTION PROCESS, INCLUDING: THE  CURRENT  NUMBER  OF  STAFF
   22  DEDICATED  TO  THE  INSPECTION  OF  CHILD  CARE PROVIDERS; THE NUMBER OF
   23  INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD; AN ANALYSIS OF  THEIR
   24  FINDINGS;  THE NUMBER OF CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS WHOSE LICENSE OR REGIS-
   25  TRATION HAS BEEN REVOKED, REJECTED, TERMINATED  OR  SUSPENDED;  AND  THE
   26  NUMBER  OF  HEARINGS  BEFORE  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
   27  INVOLVING CHILD DAY CARE PROVIDERS; AND
   28    (II) SUCH OTHER DATA AS MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO  EVALUATE  THE  STATE'S
   29  PERFORMANCE IN ENSURING A QUALITY CHILD DAY CARE SYSTEM.
   30    3.  EACH  ANNUAL  REPORT  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR THREE YEARS ON THE
   31  WEBSITE OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   32    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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