Bill Text: NY A10797 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the duties of the commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education from birth through age five.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-06 - print number 10797a [A10797 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A10797-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                       10797--A
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 21, 2010
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       Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on  Ways  and
         Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  the  duties  of  the
         commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education
         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 42 to read as follows:
    3    42. A. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OR  THE
    4  COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
    5  DREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  AND  THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
    6  ASSISTANCE AND THE CHAIR OR THE CHAIR'S DESIGNEE OF THE EARLY  CHILDHOOD
    7  ADVISORY  COUNCIL OR ITS EQUIVALENT AS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL
    8  HEAD START REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF TWO  THOUSAND  SEVEN,  SHALL  EXAMINE,
    9  EVALUATE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOP-
   10  MENT  OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE COMMISSIONER
   11  SHALL IDENTIFY, REVIEW, ANALYZE AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  ABOUT  STATE
   12  LAWS AND REGULATIONS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
   13  THE  FOLLOWING:  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH
   14  THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF AGE AT ALL SETTINGS WHICH CARE FOR  SUCH  CHILDREN
   15  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRE-KINDER-
   16  GARTEN PROGRAMS, DAY CARE CENTERS AND  FAMILY  DAY  CARE,  EARLY  INTER-
   17  VENTION   PROGRAMS,   SPECIAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS  AND  OTHER  RELEVANT
   18  SETTINGS; REQUIREMENTS  FOR  DEVELOPMENTAL  SERVICES  NECESSARY  TO  THE
   19  EDUCATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF
   20  AGE AT SUCH SETTINGS; THE HEALTH,  FAMILY  SUPPORT  AND  OTHER  SERVICES
   21  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  EDUCATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH
   22  THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF AGE; REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION
   23  AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL IN  SUCH  SETTINGS  WHO  ARE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR
   24  EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH
   25  THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF AGE INCLUDING TEACHERS, TEACHER ASSISTANTS AND DAY
   26  CARE  PROVIDERS,  DIRECTORS  AND  EMPLOYEES; AND THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16950-04-0
       A. 10797--A                         2
    1  LOCAL FUNDING STREAMS  FOR  EARLY  CHILDHOOD  EDUCATION  AT  PUBLIC  AND
    2  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS,  PRE-KINDERGARTEN  PROGRAMS,  DAY  CARE CENTERS AND
    3  FAMILY DAY CARE AND OTHER RELEVANT SETTINGS.
    4    B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMEN-
    5  DATIONS WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO
    6  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
    7  ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION,
    8  THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON CHILDREN  AND  FAMI-
    9  LIES,  THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEES ON SOCIAL
   10  SERVICES AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON HEALTH.
   11  THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO AND
   12  THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND  FAMILY  SUPPORT  PROGRAMS
   13  AND  SERVICES  AT  ALL  SETTINGS  WHERE  SUCH  PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE
   14  PROVIDED TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH  THROUGH  FIVE  YEARS  OF  AGE  AND  THE
   15  CONSOLIDATION  OF  FUNDING,  OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT FOR SUCH PROGRAMS
   16  AND SERVICES.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.