New York A 4534: Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model

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A04534 Summary:

BILL NOA04534 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00966

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SPONSORJensen

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COSPNSRBologna, Simpson, Norber

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §390, Soc Serv L

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Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model; provides that the office of children and family services shall: create a non-traditional hours model within a year, publish its findings on its website, and conduct a review of child care providers and centers that use such model.

Go to top A04534 Actions:

BILL NOA04534 

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02/04/2025referred to children and families

05/20/2025held for consideration in children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

Go to topA04534 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Chair:Hevesi 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:11/5 Action: Held for Consideration HevesiAyeMaherNay

DavilaAyePirozzoloNay

AndersonAyeJensenNay

ClarkAyeBolognaNay

LunsfordAyeMolitorNay

MeeksAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

MitaynesAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LasherExcused

WiederAye

Go to topA04534 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04534 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4534

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the establish-
 ment of a non-traditional hours model

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 390 of the social services law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
 3 (h) (i) "Non-traditional hours" shall mean any day care services as
 4 defined by this article that take place in the evening, night, or week-
 5 end that support families with child care needs that do not occur during
 6 traditional business hours.
 7 (ii) Within a year of the effective date of this section the office of
 8 children and family services shall create a non-traditional hours model
 9 that child care providers may use to implement non-traditional hours
 10 programs. Such model shall include such:
 11 (1) hours in which non-traditional hours programs may operate;
 12 (2) number of children allowed to be cared for with such model at each
 13 given child day care center;
 14 (3) staffing requirements for non-traditional hours programs;
 15 (4) payment rate for non-traditional hours programs; and
 16 (5) licensure requirements necessary to implement and run non-tradi-
 17 tional hours programs.
 18 (iii) The office of children and family services shall promulgate such
 19 rules and regulations as necessary to implement such model in conjunc-
 20 tion with existing requirements, pursuant to this article.
 21 (iv) The office of children and family services shall post information
 22 of such model on its website and send such information to child care
 23 providers and child care centers.
 24 (v) Within ninety days following its post on such model on its website
 25 pursuant to subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, the office of children

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02821-01-5

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 1 and family services shall conduct a review of child care providers and
 2 centers that use such model and publish a public report, once annually,
 3 on its effectiveness. The office of children and family services shall
 4 make adjustments to such model as necessary.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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