New York A 5594: Creates a single, streamlined process whereby combination pre-kindergarten and daycare programs may be certified to operate

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A05594 Summary:

BILL NOA05594 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01111

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SPONSORHunter

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COSPNSRShrestha

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3602-eee, Ed L

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Creates a single, streamlined process whereby a facility or program operating both a pre-kindergarten program and a daycare program may apply for and receive any certification, licensing, or other requirement otherwise necessary to operate a pre-kindergarten program or daycare program under the laws of the state.

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BILL NOA05594 

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02/18/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5594

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a single,
 streamlined process whereby combination pre-kindergarten and daycare
 programs may be certified to operate

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3602-
 2 eee to read as follows:
 3 § 3602-eee. Combination pre-kindergarten and daycare programs. 1. For
 4 the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 5 ing meanings:
 6 (a) "Pre-kindergarten program" means any pre-kindergarten program
 7 operating pursuant to section thirty-six hundred two-e or thirty-six
 8 hundred two-ee of this part, or any other rule or regulation promulgated
 9 by the department.
 10 (b) "Daycare program" means any child day care, as such term is
 11 defined by section three hundred ninety of the social services law.
 12 2. The department, in conjunction with the office of children and
 13 family services, shall create a single, streamlined process whereby a
 14 facility or program operating both a pre-kindergarten program and a
 15 daycare program may apply for and receive any certification, licensing,
 16 or other requirement otherwise necessary to operate a pre-kindergarten
 17 program or daycare program under the laws of the state.
 18 3. The department and the office of children and family services shall
 19 be authorized to promulgate any rules and/or regulations necessary to
 20 effectuate the provisions of this section.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 22 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 23 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 24 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 25 on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03643-01-5

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