BILL NUMBER: S966
SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the establish-
ment of a non-traditional hours model
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill requires the office of children and family services to create
new rules and regulations to establish a model for childcare providers
to use if they choose to implement and operate non-traditional childcare
hours.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one requires the office of children and family services to
establish rules and regulations for a model for non-traditional child-
care hours for childcare providers to use. The model is required to
include the hours that constitute non-traditional hours, staffing
requirements, program payment rates, and any other requirements that the
office of children and family services may have. Further, OCFS will
conduct a review of childcare providers using this non-traditional hours
model and publish a public report once a year on the effectiveness and
make adjustments as needed.
Section two establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York state is facing a major childcare shortage, and the state must
take action to address this shortage. By creating a model for non-tradi-
tional childcare hours, providers will have more clarity and ability to
start nontraditional hours programs.
These non-traditional hours programs will benefit parents who work a job
with non-traditional hours, be it night shifts or on weekends. With
more jobs leaving the traditional nine-to-five framework, these nontra-
ditional hours childcare programs will give great flexibility to working
parents and give these working parents more peace of mind that their
children are at safe and good childcare facilities.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024 S8964: Referred to Children and Families
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S966: 390 social services law, 390(1) social services law