Establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents” Read the full text
Women and Gender Equity
What it does
The proposed bill would create an Office of Child Care and charge the office with improving and expanding child care across the city, including by establishing free child care for all city residents no later than four years after the effective date of the local law.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced by Council · Feb 28, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Feb 28, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 201
officialInt. No. 201
officialFebruary 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
32
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jennifer GutiérrezKevin C. RileyJulie WonAlexa AvilésPierina Ana SanchezShahana K. HanifGale A. BrewerAlthea V. StevensLinda LeeJulie MeninRita C. JosephCarmen N. De La RosaShekar KrishnanSandy NurseLincoln RestlerTiffany L. CabánJustin L. BrannanFarah N. LouisDiana I. AyalaChi A. OsséCrystal HudsonShaun AbreuAmanda C. FaríasNantasha M. WilliamsMercedes NarcisseLynn C. SchulmanSandra UngOswald J. FelizJames F. GennaroChristopher MarteRafael Salamanca, Jr.Susan Zhuang
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).