2014 New York Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 6 - CHILDREN
Title 1 - (371 - 392) CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
390-H - Notice requirement before closing certain day care centers.

  390-h.  Notice requirement before closing certain day care centers.
  1.  For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
  following meanings:
(a) "Child day care center" shall mean a  child  day  care  center  as
  defined  in  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision one of section three hundred
  ninety of this title.
(b)  "Person  legally  responsible"  shall  mean  a   person   legally
  responsible as defined in subdivision (g) of section one thousand twelve
  of the family court act.
2.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in
  a city having a population  of  one  million  or  more,  if  the  social
  services  district seeks to close a child day care center under contract
  with such district, it shall provide at least six months written  notice
  to  the  child  day  care  center  and  the  parents  or persons legally
  responsible for children enrolled in such centers, prior to the closing.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall not apply in cases where a
  local social services district seeks to close a child  day  care  center
  for  violating  the  regulations  of  the  office of children and family
  services, or for health and safety reasons.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall not apply in cases where a
  local social services district seeks to close a child day care center on
  an expedited basis for reasons of public safety,  criminal  behavior  by
  the  center, breach of contract with the local social services district,
  suspension or  revocation  of  the  center's  license  for  non-economic
  reasons.