New York A 8862: Establishes the immigrant in-home child care training pilot program in the office for new Americans to help immigrants establish licensed in-home daycare services

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A08862 Summary:

BILL NOA08862 

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SPONSORForrest

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Establishes the immigrant in-home child care training pilot program in the office for new Americans to provide training, technical assistance, and other support to immigrants seeking to establish licensed in-home daycare services; requires the office to submit an annual report on the program; authorizes the office to accept gifts, grants, devises and bequests and to use monies made available to the program to implement the program.

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BILL NOA08862 

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06/09/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8862

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the immi-
 grant in-home child care training act; and providing for the repeal of
 such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "immigrant
 2 in-home child care training act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares the
 4 following:
 5 1. Access to affordable, high-quality child care is essential for
 6 working families and economic mobility in New York State;
 7 2. Immigrant communities often face barriers to accessing culturally
 8 and linguistically appropriate child care options;
 9 3. Many immigrants possess the skills and experience to provide home-
 10 based child care but lack the necessary training and support to navigate
 11 licensing and regulatory requirements;
 12 4. Expanding opportunities for immigrants to establish licensed
 13 in-home daycare services will promote economic self-sufficiency and
 14 small business development;
 15 5. The New York State Office for New Americans is uniquely positioned
 16 to coordinate with its network of service providers to deliver targeted
 17 training and technical assistance;
 18 6. Collaboration with the New York State Child Care Coordinating Coun-
 19 cil, the Office of Children and Family Services, and other relevant
 20 agencies will ensure that training aligns with state regulations and
 21 best practices for home-based child care; and
 22 7. Establishing a pilot program to provide training for immigrants
 23 will allow the state to assess the program's impact and effectiveness;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11603-01-5

 A. 8862 2

 1 § 3. Section 94-b of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Immigrant in-home child care training pilot program. (a) There is
 4 hereby established within the office, in coordination with its service
 5 provider network and relevant state agencies, a three-year pilot program
 6 to be known as the immigrant in-home child care training program to
 7 provide training, technical assistance, and other support to immigrants
 8 seeking to establish licensed in-home daycare services.
 9 (b) The office shall coordinate with its service provider network to
 10 deliver training and technical assistance under the program.
 11 (c) In creating and implementing the pilot program, the office shall
 12 collaborate with the New York state child care coordinating council as
 13 well as other state agencies responsible for childcare regulation,
 14 including but not limited to the office of children and family services.
 15 (d) The office shall select counties or regions in which to offer the
 16 program; provided, however, that the selection of counties or regions
 17 offering the program shall be based on criteria developed by the office,
 18 in coordination with the New York state child care coordinating council,
 19 and shall prioritize counties or regions containing