Bill Text: NY A10480 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers and how being a caregiver impacts their education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-11 - print number 10480a [A10480 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10480
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 30, 2018
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        Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Education
        AN  ACT  authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner  of education to
          conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers  and  how
          being a caregiver impacts their education
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The commissioner of  education  is  hereby  authorized  and
     2  directed to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers
     3  and  how  being a caregiver impacts their education and give recommenda-
     4  tions based on the study's findings. Such study shall include,  but  not
     5  be limited to:
     6    (a)  the number of "caregiver children", children with sick, disabled,
     7  or elderly relatives that they care for, within the state;
     8    (b) the amount of time caregiver children spend caring for relatives;
     9    (c) the impact on education of being a caregiver child;
    10    (d) the circumstances that lead to a child becoming a caregiver child;
    11  and
    12    (e) any recommendations on how  to  reduce  the  negative  educational
    13  impacts of being a caregiver child.
    14    § 2. On or before January 1, 2020, the commissioner of education shall
    15  submit  a report of his or her findings, conclusions and recommendations
    16  to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the  speaker  of
    17  the  assembly,  and  the chairs of the senate and assembly committees on
    18  education. Such report shall also include such legislative proposals  as
    19  the  commissioner  deems  necessary  to implement his or her recommenda-
    20  tions.
    21    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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