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Assembly Bill A10539

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to child care provider registration

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2025-A10539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9602
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390, Soc Serv L

2025-A10539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-A10539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10539
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred 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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