S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5091
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 30, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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  creating  the
         child care regulatory review task force
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
    2  390-j to read as follows:
    3    S  390-J. THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY REVIEW TASK FORCE. 1. DUTIES.  (A)
    4  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE  CHILD  CARE  REGULATORY
    5  REVIEW  TASK  FORCE SHALL REVIEW PROCESSES AND REGULATORY, STATUTORY AND
    6  PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS, PLACED ON  CHILD  CARE  PROVIDERS  WHICH  ARE
    7  REGULATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THAT ARE DUPLI-
    8  CATIVE  OR  UNNECESSARY AND CREATE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS FOR CHILD CARE
    9  PROVIDERS;
   10    (B) HOLD, AT MINIMUM, ONE PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN ORAL AND/OR WRITTEN
   11  TESTIMONY FROM INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS;
   12    (C) DEVELOP  AND  PROPOSE  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  THE  STREAMLINING  OF
   13  CURRENT  PROCESSES  AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS DUPLICATIVE
   14  OR BURDENSOME;
   15    (D) SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ANNUAL-
   16  LY.
   17    2. MEMBERSHIP. (A) THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF, AT A MINIMUM,  THE
   18  COMMISSIONER  OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; THE COMMIS-
   19  SIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE; THE COMMIS-
   20  SIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW  YORK
   21  CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.
   22    (B)  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHILD CARE REGULATORY TASK FORCE SHALL NOT
   23  RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, THE  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO
   24  REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
   25  PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10638-01-5
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    1    3. EVERY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION
    2  AND  ANY  OTHER  RELEVANT  ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY ASSISTANCE
    3  AND/OR INFORMATION TO THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY  REVIEW  TASK  FORCE  TO
    4  CARRY  OUT  ITS DUTIES AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
    5  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW.
    6    4.  ANY  INFORMATION OBTAINED BY A MEMBER OF THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY
    7  REVIEW TASK FORCE WHILE CARRYING OUT ANY DUTIES AS PRESCRIBED IN  SUBDI-
    8  VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY BE UTILIZED IN HIS OR HER CAPACITY
    9  AS A MEMBER OF THE CHILD CARE REGULATORY REVIEW TASK FORCE.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.