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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9049: 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

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 9049 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Rob Rolison (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob RolisonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  2. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source