NYC Council Introduction 203

intro.nyc/0203-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Reporting on payments to early childhood care and education providers.
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Education
Sponsored by Jennifer Gutiérrez
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the department of education to report quarterly on invoices received from early childhood care and education providers that the department has contracted with to provide these services. The reporting required in the bill would include the number and value of invoices in total, how many are approved versus rejected, the average amount of time it takes to process invoices, the number and value of contracts for which advances are made, an identification of the main reasons for rejections, and recommendations for improvements to the process.