STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 580 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, LUPARDO, SIMOTAS, ABINANTI, ZEBROWSKI, SIMON, HYNDMAN, BUCHWALD, GOTTFRIED, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing a cost estimation model for child care The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 410-x of the social 2 services law are renumbered subdivisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 and a new subdi- 3 vision 5 is added to read as follows: 4 5. (a) For each group for which the office of children and family 5 services determines a separate payment rate pursuant to subdivision four 6 of this section, and at the same frequency, such office shall utilize a 7 cost estimation model to determine the actual cost providers incur when 8 providing child care. The cost estimation model shall identify and take 9 into account cost drivers including but not limited to employee salary 10 and benefits, enrollment levels, facility costs and compliance with 11 statutory and regulatory requirements. Where a quality rating system or 12 any quality indicators are being utilized, the cost estimation model 13 shall also take into account the cost of providing services at each 14 level of quality. 15 (b) In developing such model the office of children and family 16 services shall consult with stakeholders including, but not limited to, 17 representatives of child care resource and referral agencies, child care 18 providers and any state advisory council established pursuant to 42 19 U.S.C.S. § 9831 et. seq., as amended. The cost estimation model shall be 20 statistically valid, using complete and current data and rigorous 21 collection methods. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02784-01-9

A. 580 2 1 § 2. Section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section 52 2 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 § 410-z. Reporting requirements. 1. Each social services district 5 shall collect and submit to the [~~department~~] office of children and 6 family services, in such form and at such times as specified by the 7 [~~department~~] office of children and family services, such data and 8 information regarding child care assistance provided under the block 9 grant as the [~~department~~] office of children and family services may 10 need to comply with federal reporting requirements. 11 2. The office of children and family services shall prepare a report 12 detailing the actual cost providers incur when providing child care in 13 each setting, as determined by the cost estimation model established in 14 paragraph (a) of subdivision five of section four hundred ten-x of this 15 title. The report shall detail cost data for each setting, age group, 16 care provided to children with special needs, and any other grouping for 17 which a separate cost estimation is conducted. Such data shall include: 18 (a) the level of quality care as determined by a quality rating system 19 or any quality indicators utilized by the state; 20 (b) a description of the major cost drivers for providing care; and 21 (c) a comparison of the costs of child care for each grouping to the 22 market rate determined by the office of children and family services 23 pursuant to subdivision four of section four hundred ten-x of this 24 title. 25 The report shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker of the 26 assembly and the temporary president of the senate by June first, two 27 thousand twenty-one and June first of every other year thereafter. The 28 office of children and family services shall post the information 29 contained in the report on its website. 30 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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