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NY S09853
Bill
Status
6/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jabari Brisport
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AI Summary
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Directs the commissioners of education and office of children and family services to jointly establish a universal child care pilot program at up to twenty locations throughout New York state.
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Requires free child care at point of service with universal admissions regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, sex, disability, familial status, or marital status, with no means testing required.
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Mandates that child care educators in the program receive wages and benefits at parity with public school teachers with similar experience and qualifications.
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Requires the commissioners to publish a joint implementation plan by December 2025 outlining a path to begin the pilot program with the fiscal year 2025-26 budget, after consulting with the Child Care Availability Task Force and unions representing child care workers.
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Requires annual joint reporting on the number of children and families served, workforce wages, applicant numbers, and areas where further expansion or financial assistance would be beneficial.
Legislative Description
Establishes a universal child care pilot program to provide child care at twenty locations throughout the state which shall be open to anyone, without means testing for admission, and which shall provide pay parity for child care educators; requires the commissioner of education and the commissioner of the office of children and family services to publish an annual report on such pilot program.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
6/5/2024