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NY S 9049

in committee

Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 9049 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9049 is in committee as of 2026-03-16 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

What is NY S 9049 about?

Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages; requires regulations for child day care centers apply to children under eighteen months of age; defines persons who may qualify to watch children during documented workforce shortages.

Who sponsors NY S 9049?

Robert Rolison is the primary sponsor of NY S 9049, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages; requires regulations for child day care centers apply to children under eighteen months of age; defines persons who may qualify to watch children during documented workforce shortages.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-16 — NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robert Rolisonprimary
  • Pamela Helmingcosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-27

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-16

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9049?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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