Child Care Provider Registration Amendment

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      S9602

2025-2026 Legislative Session Relates to child care provider registration

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Samra G. Brouk

(D, WF) 55th Senate District

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2025-S9602

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See Assembly Version of this Bill: A10539 Law Section: Social Services Law Laws Affected: Amd §390, Soc Serv L

2025-S9602

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          - Summary

Provides that child care provider licenses be valid for a period of up to six years.

2025-S9602

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        - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER: S9602

SPONSOR: BROUK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to child care
provider registration and training

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to reduce administrative burdens and compli-
ance costs for child care programs in order to expand the availability
of child care for families.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 390 of the
social services law to increase the time frame of license validity for
child day care and group family child care programs from four to six
years.

Section 2. Amends clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K

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                               9602

                         I N  S E N A T E

                          March 27, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- 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, in relation to child care
provider registration and training

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 390 of the social
services law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Child day care centers caring for seven or more children and group
family day care programs, as defined in subdivision one of this section,
shall obtain a license from the office of children and family services
and shall operate in accordance with the terms of such license and the
regulations of such office. Initial licenses and subsequent licenses
shall be valid for a period of up to [four] SIX years so long as the
provider remains substantially in compliance with applicable law and
regulations during such period.
§ 2. Clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2
of section 390 of the social services law, as amended by section 4 of
part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(A) Initial registrations and subsequent registrations shall be valid
for a period of up to [four] SIX years so long as the provider remains
substantially in compliance with applicable law and regulations during
such period.
§ 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15136-02-6

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