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Int 0497-2024

Background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2024-03-07

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-03-07Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would prohibit the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) from requiring a subsequent background check for a child care provider, employee, or volunteer if DOHMH has already completed a background check for such child care provider, employee, or volunteer within the past five years, unless the child care provider, employee, or volunteer has not been employed by a child care provider in the city for more than 180 consecutive days in the past five years, or a background check is otherwise required by law.

Committee on HealthDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).

How it compares

26% of similar bills passed

13 passed · 37 died

This bill: 664 days in committee

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Sponsors (7)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.23 to read as follows: � 17-199.23 Background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers. If the department has completed a background check for a child care provider, employee, or volunteer within the previous 5 years, the department shall not require a subsequent background check for such provider, employee, or volunteer unless (i) such provider, employee, or volunteer has not been employed by a child care provider in the city for more than 180 consecutive days within the previous 5 years, or (ii) a background check for such child care provider, employee, or volunteer is otherwise required by law. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Session 13 LS #8623 1/25/24 Session 12 JEF LS #8623 9/20/23 12:00pm 1 1