Bill Text: NY A07591 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to review of standards, guidelines and criteria for education, development or learning in programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - signed chap.379 [A07591 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07591-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7591--B
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 10, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN, ROSENTHAL, P. RIVERA, CLARK, JAFFEE, STEV-
         ENSON, BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         ABBATE,  DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
         tion -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with
         Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
         reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
         reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
         sioner of education to evaluate and report on early  childhood  educa-
         tion in day care centers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 43 to read as follows:
    3    43. A. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE
    4  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
    5  SHALL EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EARLY CHILD-
    6  HOOD EDUCATION IN DAY CARE CENTERS, INCLUDING GROUP AND  DAY  CARE.  THE
    7  DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING: EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
    8  FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ZERO TO FIVE YEARS OLD IN ALL
    9  DAY CARE SETTINGS; A SURVEY OF EXISTING STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCA-
   10  TIONAL  INITIATIVES;  EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS OF ALL DAY CARE
   11  EMPLOYEES SUPERVISING CHILDREN; HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE  TO
   12  CHILDREN IN DAY CARE SETTINGS; AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL DAY CARE
   13  FUNDING STREAMS.
   14    B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU-
   15  SAND TWELVE, REPORT ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
   16  GOVERNOR,  LEGISLATURE  AND  BOARD  OF REGENTS. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE
   17  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE DAY CARE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE  COMMU-
   18  NITY BASED CARE WITH A FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11497-06-2
       A. 7591--B                          2
    1    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.