What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Print number 7426a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to children and families
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Implements a cost estimation model for child care
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Ellen C. Jaffee
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing a cost estimation model for child care
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide data on the actual costs of providing child day care.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one would require the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to utilize a cost estimation model to determine the actual costs of providing day care in each setting, age group and for each level of quality provided.
Section two would require OCFS to issue an annual report to the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Temporary President of the Senate detailing the results of the cost estimation conducted pursuant to section one.
Section three would set an effective date of 180 days after enactment.
Justification
Every two years the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) conducts a market rate survey among licensed, registered and legally-exempt child care providers. The survey collects data on what child care providers are charging for child care. The data collected is then used to set a payment rate to providers for subsidized care. While useful in setting rates, the market rate survey does not necessarily reflect the actual costs of providing child care. Child care providers have many fixed costs such as maintaining adequate staff, complying with building codes as well as regulatory and licensing requirements; yet they can only charge what the market is willing to pay. When corresponding subsidy rates are not high enough, the quality of child care sometimes suffers as providers struggle to make ends meet.
This bill would require that a cost estimation model be utilized for each category of care for which a market rate is determined. A cost estimation model can provide valuable data on the actual cost of providing child care, not just what price is charged to parents. Such information can then be used to determine the adequacy of the rate paid to providers, as well as inform policy decisions to ensure child care providers remain stable. Therefore, this legislation is one step forward in creating a more robust and better quality child care system.
Prior legislative history
2015-16: A.9900-A (Jaffee)
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred and eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.