---
type: "Bill"
title: "Excludes certain kindergartens and pre-kindergartens from the definition of child day care"
description: "Provides that a kindergarten or a pre-kindergarten operated by a public school district shall not be considered a child day care if the kindergarten or pre-kindergarten is not located on the premises or campus where the elementary or secondary education is provided."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7176"
citation: "New York A 7176 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JEAN-PIERRE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-26"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10dbc3d4-9391-41a8-b9d7-dca4de131688"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7176"
source_hash: "316c4ab5f6d6ad4a8be330023c6cc870e7e9f7f55d57e6e8a657d464587fd12a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7176 (2021-2022) — Excludes certain kindergartens and pre-kindergartens from the definition of child day care

Provides that a kindergarten or a pre-kindergarten operated by a public school district shall not be considered a child day care if the kindergarten or pre-kindergarten is not located on the premises or campus where the elementary or secondary education is provided.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7176** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7176&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7176A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7176A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JEAN-PIERRE — primary (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- HEVESI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-04-26** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** PRINT NUMBER 7176A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.223
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.223
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6415A
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.1561
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** SIGNED CHAP.328 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10dbc3d4-9391-41a8-b9d7-dca4de131688`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).