A 2042: Authorizes the commissioner of the office of children and family services to conduct a study that examines barriers to the creation of child care providers and provide recommendations thereto to facilitate the creation of new child care providers.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2042 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT in relation to authorizing the commissioner of the office of children and family services to conduct a study to examine existing state barriers which prevent the creation of new child care providers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. State barriers study. The commissioner of the office of 2 children and family services shall conduct a study to examine existing 3 state barriers which prevent the creation of new child care providers, 4 such study shall include: 5 (a) reviewing articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social 6 services law; 7 (b) reviewing articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of volume 8 B of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations; 9 (c) reviewing any law, or New York codes, rules and regulations that 10 the office deems necessary to carry out such study; 11 (d) assessing and listing any section, paragraph, line, or sentence 12 from articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social services law and 13 articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of volume B of title 18 14 of the New York codes, rules and regulations law which are detrimental, 15 prohibitive, delaying, or preventing the creation of new child care 16 providers; and 17 (e) recommendations of changes needed to any section, paragraph, line, 18 or sentence from articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the social 19 services law and articles 2 and 3 of subchapter C of chapter II of 20 volume B of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations which 21 will facilitate the creation of new child care providers. 22 § 2. If applicable, the commissioner shall make immediate recommenda- 23 tions where possible to remove any articles, sections, paragraphs, lines EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04866-01-5 
 A. 2042 2 1 or sentences in law or the New York codes, rules and regulations neces- 2 sary to facilitate the creation of new child care providers. 3 § 3. In addition, the commissioner shall have the power to require any 4 state officer, or the head of any department, division, or bureau there, 5 to furnish such data, information or statements as may be necessary to 6 effectuate such study. 7 § 4. The commissioner shall submit a report to the governor, the 8 temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, 9 the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, and 10 the child care availability task force. Such report shall include its 11 findings, conclusions, recommendations, and legislative proposals deemed 12 necessary to facilitate the creation of new child care providers. Such 13 report shall be made available to the public and published by the office 14 within one year of the effective date of this act. 15 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.