Bill Text: NY S05900 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a task force to identify evidence-based and evidence informed solutions to reduce children's exposure to adverse childhood experiences.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-05 - SUBSTITUTED BY A5960 [S05900 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05900-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5900

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 22, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Children and
          Families

        AN ACT to establish a task force to identify evidence-based and evidence
          informed solutions to reduce children's exposure to adverse  childhood
          experience

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1.  A task force on adverse childhood  experiences  (ACEs)  is
     2  hereby  established to examine, evaluate, accept public comment and make
     3  recommendations concerning the impact of ACEs and preventive  and  trau-
     4  ma-informed policy and practices.
     5    §  2.  The  task  force shall consist of 10 members to be appointed as
     6  follows:
     7    a. One member appointed by the department of health;
     8    b. One member appointed by the office of children and family services;
     9    c. One member appointed by the state education department;
    10    d. One  member  appointed  by  the  department  of  criminal   justice
    11  services;
    12    e. One member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    13    f. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
    14    g. Four members appointed by the governor.
    15    §  3.  The  members of the task force shall each have experience in or
    16  represent the following areas: juvenile justice, social services, public
    17  health, childhood development, minority  and  ethnic  groups,  education
    18  prekindergarten through grade 12. The governor shall designate the chair
    19  of  the  task  force  which  shall  be filled in the manner provided for
    20  original appointments.
    21    § 4. The members of the task force shall receive no  compensation  for
    22  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    23  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 5900                             2

     1    § 5. The task force shall perform the following duties:
     2    (1)  Engage  social  services, office of children and family services,
     3  education, health, and criminal justice systems in creation  of  trauma-
     4  informed  policy  and  practices  in  each  of  these systems to prevent
     5  adverse childhood experiences from occurring and support the health  and
     6  well-being of all families.
     7    (2)  Identify  social determinants of health and well-being and recom-
     8  mend solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in  the  state
     9  in relation to the occurrence of ACEs.
    10    §  6. To the maximum extent feasible, the task force shall be entitled
    11  to request and receive, and shall utilize  and  be  provided  with  such
    12  facilities,  resources  and  data  of  any  department, division, board,
    13  bureau, commission, district or agency of the  state  or  any  political
    14  subdivision  thereof  as it may reasonably request to properly carry out
    15  its powers and duties pursuant to this act.
    16    § 7. The task force shall submit, within 2 years of the effective date
    17  of this act, a report of its findings, conclusions  and  recommendations
    18  to  the  governor,  temporary  president  of  the senate, speaker of the
    19  assembly, minority leader of the senate, minority leader of  the  assem-
    20  bly,  chair  of  senate education committee, chair of assembly education
    21  committee, chair of senate health committee, chair  of  assembly  health
    22  committee,  chair of senate social services committee, chair of assembly
    23  social services committee, chair of senate children and families commit-
    24  tee and chair of assembly children and families committee.
    25    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.