Int 1401-2019
Requiring social workers in child care centers.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on General Welfareintroduced 2019-02-13
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2019-02-13Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) operates a system of child care for children aged six weeks to five years for families that meet certain income requirements. This bill would require all child care centers in this system to have a social worker on staff if the center is serving 40 or more children.
Committee on General Welfare — Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and charitable institutions.
How it compares
34% of similar bills passed
17 passed · 33 died
This bill: 1052 days in committee
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Sponsors (6)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-02-13 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-02-13 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2019-02-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 1401
- Int. No. 1401
- February 13, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-13-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 13, 2019
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-919 to read as follows:
� 21-919 Social workers in child care centers. a. Definition. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. "Child care center" means group centers operated by ACS or a provider under contract or similar agreement with ACS providing care for less than 24 hours a day to children ages six weeks to five years old.
2. "Full-time" means working an average of 30 hours or more per week.
3. "Social worker" means any personnel, licensed and certified by New York state as a licensed master of social work or a clinical social worker as defined in section 7701 of the education law.
b. Every child care center providing services to 40 or more children shall have a full-time social worker on staff.
� 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
AV/JJ
LS #2651/Int. 0640-2015
LS #1019 12/29/2017 3:35PM
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