A 8862: Establishes the immigrant in-home child care training pilot program in the office for new Americans to provide training, technical assistance, and other support to immigrants seeking to establish licensed in-home daycare services; requires the office to submit an annual report on the program; authorizes the office to accept gifts, grants, devises and bequests and to use monies made available to the program to implement the program.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8862 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the immi- grant in-home child care training act; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "immigrant 2 in-home child care training act". 3 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares the 4 following: 5 1. Access to affordable, high-quality child care is essential for 6 working families and economic mobility in New York State; 7 2. Immigrant communities often face barriers to accessing culturally 8 and linguistically appropriate child care options; 9 3. Many immigrants possess the skills and experience to provide home- 10 based child care but lack the necessary training and support to navigate 11 licensing and regulatory requirements; 12 4. Expanding opportunities for immigrants to establish licensed 13 in-home daycare services will promote economic self-sufficiency and 14 small business development; 15 5. The New York State Office for New Americans is uniquely positioned 16 to coordinate with its network of service providers to deliver targeted 17 training and technical assistance; 18 6. Collaboration with the New York State Child Care Coordinating Coun- 19 cil, the Office of Children and Family Services, and other relevant 20 agencies will ensure that training aligns with state regulations and 21 best practices for home-based child care; and 22 7. Establishing a pilot program to provide training for immigrants 23 will allow the state to assess the program's impact and effectiveness; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11603-01-5 
 A. 8862 2 1 § 3. Section 94-b of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Immigrant in-home child care training pilot program. (a) There is 4 hereby established within the office, in coordination with its service 5 provider network and relevant state agencies, a three-year pilot program 6 to be known as the immigrant in-home child care training program to 7 provide training, technical assistance, and other support to immigrants 8 seeking to establish licensed in-home daycare services. 9 (b) The office shall coordinate with its service provider network to 10 deliver training and technical assistance under the program. 11 (c) In creating and implementing the pilot program, the office shall 12 collaborate with the New York state child care coordinating council as 13 well as other state agencies responsible for childcare regulation, 14 including but not limited to the office of children and family services. 15 (d) The office shall select counties or regions in which to offer the 16 program; provided, however, that the selection of counties or regions 17 offering the program shall be based on criteria developed by the office, 18 in coordination with the New York state child care coordinating council, 19 and shall prioritize counties or regions containing significant immi- 20 grant populations, as well as shortages in childcare providers. 21 (e) Services offered under the program shall include, but not be 22 limited to: 23 (i) Training to cover regulatory requirements, licensing, safety stan- 24 dards, curriculum development, business management, and financial liter- 25 acy for home-based child care; 26 (ii) Culturally and linguistically appropriate instruction to ensure 27 accessibility; and 28 (iii) Availability of mentorship and follow-up support for program 29 participants post-training. 30 (f) The office shall assess and adjust the program based on feedback 31 and effectiveness. 32 (g) The office shall submit an annual report to the governor and the 33 legislature detailing program participation, outcomes, and any barriers 34 to implementation. 35 (h) Funding for the program shall be authorized through: 36 (i) Existing funding available to the office; 37 (ii) Existing state allocations for workforce development, small busi- 38 ness assistance, and poverty reduction initiatives; and 39 (iii) Additional allocations to the office as authorized through the 40 state budget process. 41 (i) The office shall be authorized to accept, as agent of the state, 42 any gift, grant, devise or bequest, whether conditional or uncondi- 43 tional, including but not limited to federal grants, and to use monies 44 made available for the program from any public or private source, for 45 the purpose of implementing the program as set forth in this subdivi- 46 sion. 47 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 48 it shall have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed three 49 years after such date. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 50 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 51 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 52 completed on or before such effective date.