A 10539: Provides that child care provider licenses be valid for a period of up to six years.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10539  IN ASSEMBLY March 10, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to child care provider registration and training The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 390 of the social 2 services law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 56 of the 3 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) Child day care centers caring for seven or more children and group 5 family day care programs, as defined in subdivision one of this section, 6 shall obtain a license from the office of children and family services 7 and shall operate in accordance with the terms of such license and the 8 regulations of such office. Initial licenses and subsequent licenses 9 shall be valid for a period of up to [four] six years so long as the 10 provider remains substantially in compliance with applicable law and 11 regulations during such period. 12 § 2. Clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 13 of section 390 of the social services law, as amended by section 4 of 14 part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 15 (A) Initial registrations and subsequent registrations shall be valid 16 for a period of up to [four] six years so long as the provider remains 17 substantially in compliance with applicable law and regulations during 18 such period. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 20 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15136-02-6