File #: Int 1160-2023    Version: * Name: Background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 9/14/2023
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers
Sponsors: Shaun Abreu, Althea V. Stevens, Farah N. Louis, Amanda Farías, Lynn C. Schulman, Julie Menin, Justin L. Brannan, Shahana K. Hanif, Shekar Krishnan, Julie Won, Diana I. Ayala, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Crystal Hudson, Vickie Paladino
Council Member Sponsors: 14
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to complete a request for a background check for current and prospective child care providers, employees, and volunteers within 14 days from the date a request is received. This bill would also require DOHMH to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council an annual report on each request for a background check received by the agency.
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1160, 2. Int. No. 1160, 3. September 14, 2023 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-14-23, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 14, 2023, 6. Committee Report 10/12/23, 7. Hearing Testimony 10/12/23, 8. Hearing Transcript 10/12/23
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10/12/2023*Shaun Abreu Committee on Youth Services Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/12/2023*Shaun Abreu Committee on Youth Services Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
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9/14/2023*Shaun Abreu City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/14/2023*Shaun Abreu City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1160

 

By Council Members Abreu, Stevens, Louis, Farías, Schulman, Menin, Brannan, Hanif, Krishnan, Won, Ayala, Sanchez, Hudson and Paladino

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers

 

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. a. Background checks. Upon receiving a request for a background check for a current or prospective child care provider, employee, or volunteer, the department shall complete the background check within 14 days.

b. Report. No later than 90 days after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on its website a report on requests for background checks received by the department. The report shall include a separate row referencing each unique occurrence of a background check request that either (i) was received during the preceding year or (ii) was received prior to the preceding year but was not completed prior to the preceding year. Each such row shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information set forth in separate columns for each background check request:

1. The date the department received the request for a background check;

2. Whether the background check has been completed;

3. If the background check has been completed, the date the department completed the background check;

4. If the background check has been completed, the number of days taken to complete the background check;

5. A unique and anonymous identification code corresponding to the current or prospective child care provider, employee, or volunteer about whom the background check has been requested; and

6. If the background check was completed more than 14 days from the date the department received the request for a background check, the reasons why the background check was not completed within 14 days.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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