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S00968 Summary:

BILL NOS00968 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02392

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SPONSORROLISON

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COSPNSRRHOADS, TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 6 Title 13 §§458-p - 458-y, Soc Serv L; add §50, amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L

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Establishes a child care program capital improvement tax credit program for child care programs to provide financial assistance to New York's child care providers to facilitate the enhancement, expansion, and improvement of access to quality child care.

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BILL NOS00968 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 968

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the tax law, in relation to
 establishing the child care program capital improvement tax credit
 program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 6 of the social services law is amended by adding a
 2 new title 13 to read as follows:

 3 TITLE 13
 4 CHILD CARE PROGRAM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
 5 Section 458-p. Short title.
 6 458-q. Statement of legislative findings and declaration.
 7 458-r. Definitions.
 8 458-s. Eligibility criteria.
 9 458-t. Application and approval process.
 10 458-u. Child care program capital improvement tax credit.
 11 458-v. Powers and duties of the commissioner.
 12 458-w. Maintenance of records.
 13 458-x. Reporting.
 14 458-y. Cap on tax credit.
 15 § 458-p. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as
 16 the "child care program capital improvement tax credit program act".
 17 § 458-q. Statement of legislative findings and declaration. It is
 18 hereby found and declared that New York state needs, as a matter of
 19 public policy, to support increased access to quality child care for New
 20 York families. The child care program capital improvement tax credit
 21 program is created to provide financial assistance to New York's child

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02830-01-5

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 1 care providers to facilitate the enhancement, expansion, and improvement
 2 of access to quality child care.
 3 § 458-r. Definitions. For the purposes of this title:
 4 1. "Certificate of tax credit" shall mean the document issued to a
 5 business entity by the office after the office has verified that the
 6 business entity has met all applicable eligibility criteria in this
 7 title. The certificate shall specify the exact amount of the tax credit
 8 under this title that a business entity may claim, pursuant to section
 9 four hundred fifty-eight-u of this title.
 10 2. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the office of chil-
 11 dren and family services.
 12 3. "Office" shall mean the office of children and family services.
 13 4. "Qualified child care program capital costs" shall mean costs
 14 incurred from the improvement, expansion, enhancement, or to generally
 15 increase the safety of child care programs, including costs for: (i)
 16 materials required for expansion projects; (ii) building construction
 17 and retrofits; (iii) installation of air purifying equipment; and (iv)
 18 other costs as determined by the office to be eligible under this title.
 19 § 458-s. Eligibility criteria. 1. To be eligible for a tax credit
 20 under the child care capital improvement tax credit program, a business
 21 entity shall:
 22 (a) be a child care program for which a license or registration to
 23 operate such program has been issued by the office pursuant to section
 24 three hundred ninety of this article; and
 25 (b) have at least two thousand dollars in qualifying child care
 26 program improvement capital costs.
 27 2. A child care program shall be in substantial compliance with any
 28 public