Excludes child day care providers from restrictions on receiving financial assistance from industrial development agencies

Showing the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.

• Democratic1
• Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

Shown in neutral colors by design; Agora is non-partisan.

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

Families across New York State rely on child care providers each day to care for their children while they are away or working. Child care providers truly perform an essential service, which both directly strengthens the economy and enhances community well-being. As it stands right now, for IDA purposes, daycare centers and homes facilitating child care are considered "retail" because you have to cross the literal threshold/doorway of the businesses to procure the service. Under exist- ing state law, IDA's are not empowered to provide incentives to "retail" establishments, meaning that these care providers are not able to get any local incentives for their buildings/facilities. This bill would amend the provision relating to the retail facility carve-out, to specifically allow for child care providers to apply for and receive local IDA incentives, supporting the development of this critical commu- nity infrastructure. PRIOR HISTORY: 2026: New Bill

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.