New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10539: Relates to child care provider registration
Status: Signed into law, June 5, 2026
Provides that child care provider licenses be valid for a period of up to six years.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to child care provider registration and training.
From the introduced text, March 10, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to child care provider registration and training THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 390 of the social services law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (a) Child day care centers caring for seven or more children and group family day care programs, as defined in subdivision one of this section, shall obtain a license from the office of children and family services and shall operate in accordance with the terms of such license and the regulations of such office. Initial licenses and subsequent licenses shall be valid for a period of up to [four] SIX years so long as the provider remains substantially in compliance with applicable law and regulations during such period. § 2. Clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 390 of the social services law, as amended by section 4 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (A) Initial registrations and subsequent registrations shall be valid for a period of up to [four] SIX years …
Sponsors
- Monique Chandler-Waterman (D, 58) · primary sponsor
- Demond Meeks (D, 137)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.122
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.690
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9602
- : REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.329
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (April 7, 2026): 52 yea, 2 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (April 7, 2026): 52 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (March 23, 2026): 142 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Children And Families Committee: Favorable (March 17, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is A10539?
- A10539 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to child care provider registration.
- What does A10539 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to child care provider registration and training.
- What is the status of A10539?
- Signed into law as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.122 (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10539?
- Monique Chandler-Waterman (D, 58), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A10539?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10539
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