Bill Text: NY A06629 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the creation of an early learning investment commission; provides support for public and private investment in early learning for children up to the age of five.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2015-10-26 - tabled [A06629 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06629-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6629
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, MAYER, SIMOTAS, JAFFEE, SOLAGES, COOK,
McDONALD, CLARK, SIMON, PAULIN, ARROYO, GALEF, MOSLEY, GIGLIO, PICHAR-
DO, COLTON, BLAKE, DUPREY, JOYNER, LINARES, OTIS, PERSAUD, RAIA --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN, HEVESI, LAVINE, SCHI-
MEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Fami-
lies
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation of
the early learning investment commission
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new article
2 10-E to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 10-E
4 EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION
5 SECTION 484-A. CREATION AND PURPOSE.
6 484-B. COMPOSITION.
7 484-C. POWERS AND DUTIES.
8 484-D. TERM.
9 484-E. SHARING OF INFORMATION.
10 S 484-A. CREATION AND PURPOSE. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AN EARLY
11 LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE EARLY LEARNING
12 INVESTMENT COMMISSION IS TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
13 INVESTMENT IN EARLY LEARNING FOR CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF FIVE BY
14 FOCUSING ON PRACTICES THAT ARE EDUCATIONALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND SCIEN-
15 TIFICALLY SOUND.
16 S 484-B. COMPOSITION. THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION SHALL
17 CONSIST OF MEMBERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
18 BUDGET, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
19 THE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF
20 THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
21 EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEES; AT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 LEAST FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY APPOINTED BY THE
2 GOVERNOR, AND AT LEAST THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
3 APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
4 THE SENATE, RESPECTIVELY. THE COMMISSION MAY ORGANIZE SUBCOMMITTEES TO
5 REVIEW SPECIFIC FUNDING AND POLICY PRIORITIES.
6 S 484-C. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION
7 WILL MEET AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR AND WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND
8 DUTIES:
9 1. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE BUSINESS AND CIVIC
10 LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN EARLY LEARNING PLANNING AND ADVOCACY AT THE
11 STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL;
12 2. INCREASING BUSINESS, CIVIC AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE
13 OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISTRIB-
14 UTION OF LITERATURE THROUGH MAIL OR ONLINE, ORGANIZING OF MEETINGS AND
15 EVENTS AND PROMOTING THE COST BENEFITS OF INVESTMENTS IN LEARNING;
16 3. PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND HOSTING AN ANNUAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT ON
17 EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT. THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT SHALL INCLUDE
18 OUTREACH TO BUSINESS, CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS;
19 4. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ANNUAL MEETING FOR LEGISLATORS AND
20 LEGISLATIVE STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL
21 IMPACT OF INVESTING IN QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION;
22 5. DEVELOPING AND RECOMMENDING UPDATES TO A MULTIYEAR PLAN FOR THE
23 EXPANSION OF EFFECTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES; AND
24 6. DEVELOPING AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE
25 CONTAINING INFORMATION ON ALL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS
26 WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS AND
27 POLICIES.
28 S 484-D. TERM. APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT
29 COMMISSION SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND CONTINUE TO SERVE
30 UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED. MEMBERS SERVING AS A RESULT OF THEIR
31 POSITION WITH STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL SERVE SO LONG AS THEY REMAIN IN
32 SUCH CAPACITY. ANY VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR
33 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-B OF THIS ARTICLE. MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT
34 COMPENSATION EXCEPT FOR PAYMENT OF NECESSARY AND ACTUAL EXPENSES
35 INCURRED IN ATTENDING MEETINGS AND IN PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES AND
36 RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBERS OF THE INVESTMENT COMMISSION.
37 S 484-E. SHARING OF INFORMATION. THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMIS-
38 SION MAY REQUEST, AND SHALL RECEIVE, INFORMATION FROM ANY STATE OR LOCAL
39 GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY NECESSARY TO COMPLETE ITS DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS
40 ARTICLE, SO LONG AS SUCH INFORMATION IS NON-IDENTIFYING AND NOT OTHER-
41 WISE PROTECTED BY LAW.
42 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the first
43 annual report required pursuant to section 484-c of the social services
44 law, as added by section one of this act, shall be due September 1, 2016
45 and every September 1 thereafter.
