A 5276: Relates to the establishment of free childcare centers in every court in the unified court system for the minor children and dependents of jurors, parties in civil cases, and criminal defendants.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5276 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing childcare centers in courts for the children and dependents of certain persons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 211 of the judiciary law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows: 3 (m) The establishment of childcare centers in all courts in the 4 unified court system. Such childcare centers shall provide free child- 5 care for the minor children and dependents of: 6 (i) jurors during any period in which the jury has been sequestered by 7 the court; 8 (ii) any party to a civil case; and 9 (iii) any criminal defendant. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 12 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 13 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 14 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09144-01-5