Bill Text: NY A03103 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care; provides for the issuance of a rated license.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-23 - enacting clause stricken [A03103 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03103-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3103 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing voluntary enhanced standards for child day care THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 390-a of the social services law is amended by 2 adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows: 3 6. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR 4 CHILD DAY CARE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND 5 FAMILY SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR A VOLUNTARY ENHANCED LEVEL 6 OF CARE TO BE PROVIDED BY CHILD DAY CARE. SUCH ENHANCED STANDARDS SHALL 7 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PROVISIONS ESTABLISHING STAFF/CHILD 8 RATIOS, STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, OPERATIONAL AND 9 PERSONNEL POLICIES, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULA, AND FACILITY 10 SQUARE FOOTAGE. 11 7. IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF 12 THIS TITLE, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL ISSUE A 13 RATED LICENSE TO ANY CHILD CARE FACILITY WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS 14 ESTABLISHED BY THIS ARTICLE. THE RATING SHALL BE BASED ON PROGRAM STAND- 15 ARDS, EDUCATION LEVEL OF STAFF, AND COMPLIANCE OF THE CHILD CARE FACILI- 16 TY. 17 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05638-01-1