Int. No. 1042
By Council Members Sanchez, Lee, Brannan, Rivera, Abreu, Menin, Zhuang, Narcisse, Ossé, Avilés, Brooks-Powers, Ayala, Marte, Banks, Hanks, Schulman and Nurse
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on training for child care inspectors
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 17-199.25 to read as follows:
§ 17-199.25 Report on child care inspector training. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the term “child care program” means a program providing child care for 5 or more hours per week, for more than 30 days in a 12 month period, to 3 or more children under 6 years of age.
b. Report. No later than 6 months after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on the department’s website a report on training provided to employees of the department who conduct inspections of child care programs. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
1. The types of training required for employees of the department who conduct inspections of child care programs, including the subject matter and specific information covered, and the entity that provides each type of training;
2. The types of training available for voluntary participation for employees of the department who conduct inspections of child care programs, including the subject matter and specific information covered, and the entity that provides each type of training;
3. How often each type of training is required to be taken or made available for voluntary participation; and
4. Any other information the department deems relevant.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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11/28/2023 5:55 PM