N.Y. Social Services Law § 410-t: Responsibilities of the commissioner

§ 410-t. Responsibilities of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner

shall monitor the performance of agencies to assure that the terms of

the contract are met, that the services are provided in accordance with

the intent of this title and that funds are used as required by this

title.

2. The commissioner may contract for technical support, planning,

coordination and data collection services to assist agencies in offering

child care resource services in unserved areas.

3. Beginning July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and biennially

thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the governor and

the legislature on the implementation of this title which shall include

but not be limited to:

(a) the names of the agencies serving the counties and the counties

served by a child care resources and referral agency;

(b) the awards made to each agency;

(c) the characteristics and number of children and families who have

received services;

(d) the improvements in the accessibility of early childhood services,

the improvement in quality and the expanded supply;

(e) the nature of services contracted for and additional services the

agency is able to provide with other funding sources;

(f) the amount of state and federal funding available for services

provided under this title; and

(g) the cost to the state to administer the programs funded under this

title.