New York S 6237: Relates to qualifications for employees of child day care centers

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S06237 Summary:

BILL NOS06237A

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SAME ASSAME AS A06210-A

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §390-a, Soc Serv L

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Limits the experiential qualifications of group teachers for preschool classes and groups teachers for infant or toddler classes to what was required for their educational qualifications or certain college credits in related areas.

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BILL NOS06237A

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03/07/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

04/02/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

04/02/2026PRINT NUMBER 6237A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6237--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and
 Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to qualifications
 for employees of child day care centers

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 390-a of the
 2 social services law, as amended by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) establish relevant minimal experiential and educational qualifica-
 5 tions for employees and directors of child day care centers or head
 6 start day care center programs; provided, however, that:
 7 (i) no further experience relating to childcare shall be required for
 8 a person to be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class where
 9 such person possesses:
 10 (1) an associate's degree in early childhood, child development or a
 11 related field;
 12 (2) a child development associate credential or other credential
 13 recognized by the office of children and family services that is specif-
 14 ic to the preschool developmental period, and one year of experience
 15 related to caring for children; or
 16 (3) nine college credits in early childhood, child development, or a
 17 related field, with a study plan leading to a:
 18 (A) child development associate credential;
 19 (B) other credential recognized by the office of children and family
 20 services that is specific to the preschool development period; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10349-03-6

 S. 6237--A 2

 1 (C) associate's degree in early childhood, child development, or a
 2 related field, and one year of experience related to caring for chil-
 3 dren; and
 4 (ii) no further experience relating to childcare shall be required for
 5 a person to be qualified as a group teacher for an infant or toddler
 6 class where such person possesses:
 7 (1) an associate's degree in early childhood, child development or a
 8 related field, and one year of experience related to caring for infants
 9 and toddlers;
 10 (2) an infant and toddler child care and education credential,
 11 infant/toddler child development associate credential, or other creden-
 12 tial recognized by the office of children and family services that is
 13 specific to the infant/toddler developmental period and one year of
 14 experience related to caring for infants and toddlers;
 15 (3) a child development associate credential and one year of experi-
 16 ence related to caring for infants and toddlers; or
 17 (4) nine college credits in early childhood, child development, or a
 18 related field, with a study plan leading to:
 19 (A) an infant and toddler childcare and education credential;
 20 (B) an infant and toddler child development associate credential;
 21 (C) a child development associate credential;
 22 (D) other credential recognized by the office of children and family
 23 services that is specific to the preschool development period; or
 24 (E) an associate's