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S 10247 NY

Authorizes the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 8, 2026

Latest action (May 8, 2026) REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Summary

The bill authorizes school districts to provide child care services on school grounds during both school hours and non-school hours. Each district's school board would decide whether to offer these services. The bill specifies that the costs of child care cannot be charged to the school district; instead, families, local social services agencies, or other public or private sources must pay for the care. The bill takes effect 18 months after becoming law.

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Authorizes the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours.

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Action history (1)

  1. May 8, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10247 Summary: BILL NO S10247 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10959-A

&nbsp SPONSOR WEBB &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §414, Ed L &nbsp Authorizes the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10247

IN SENATE

May 8, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 414 of the educa- 2 tion law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2000, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (i) To provide child care services during school and non-school 5 hours[ , or to provide child care services during school hours for the 6 children of pupils attending the schools of the district and, if there 7 is additional space available, for children of employees of the 8 district, and, if there is further additional space available, the 9 Cobleskill-Richmondville school district shall provide child care 10 services for children ages three and four who need child care assistance 11 due to lack of sufficient child care spaces ]. Such determination shall 12 be made by each district's board of education, provided that the cost of 13 such care shall not be a school district charge but shall be paid by the 14 person responsible for the support of such child; the local social 15 services district as authorized by law; or by any other public or 16 private voluntary source or any combination thereof. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect eighteen months after it shall have 18 become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15428-03-6

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