Establishes the universal child care act to provide for the establishment and funding of universal child care in the state of New York; establishes a universal child care taskforce to help implement universal child care in the state and repeals certain provisions of the social services law relating thereto; establishes the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund; establishes a universal child care public option pilot program to provide universal child care in at least twenty locations throughout the state; makes an appropriation therefor.

Statutes affected:
A5899: 390 social services law, 390(8) social services law, 410 social services law, 410(1) social services law, 410-z social services law, 410-w social services law, 410-w(8) social services law, 410(3) social services law, 410-u social services law, 410-u(2) social services law, 410-cc social services law, 101 education law, 153-k social services law