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NY A08740

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Clark

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Child Care Availability Taskforce's mandate by replacing its previous broad examination focus with new priorities centered on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on child care in New York State.

  • Requires the taskforce to advise the state on developing an implementation framework for a phased-in rollout of universal child care using existing state and federal resources.

  • Directs the taskforce to recommend potential solutions, partnerships, and other ways to address chronic child care workforce issues and related concerns identified during its examination.

  • Maintains the taskforce's responsibility to assess the implementation of policies supported by federally funded programs through various stimulus packages.

  • Takes effect on the same date as the 2021 legislation establishing the taskforce (S.7128/A.7721-A) and repeals with that same chapter.

Legislative Description

Modifies the focus of the child care availability taskforce; makes changes to the list of what should be studied by such task force including the request for recommendations on potential solutions, partnerships or other ways to address chronic child care workforce issues and other related concerns.

Last Action

substituted by s7846

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/19/2022
Children and Families1/12/2022
Social Services1/11/2022

Full Bill Text

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