Gutiérrez presents Intro 9A: study on child care permitting and licensing processes
Chair Gutiérrez explains Councilmember Linda Lee's bill requiring the Mayor's Office of Child Care to study DOHMH permitting and state licensing processes, report on overlaps and contradictions, and recommend streamlining.
The subcommittee will also be considering proposed Intro 9A sponsored by Councilmember Linda Lee in relation to a study and report on the processes for obtaining permits and licenses or registrations to operate a child care program.
This bill would require the Mayor's Office of Child Care to continue its work on reviewing child care holistically by studying the process to get a permit from DOHMH and to get a license or registration from the New York State Office of Child and Family Services.
This bill would require...
a report on the office's study of those processes and shine a light on any overlaps and contradictions and provide recommendations for streamlining.