Bill Text: NY S04421 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-09 - SUBSTITUTED BY A6629 [S04421 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04421-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4421
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 19, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
       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
   22  LEAST FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY  APPOINTED  BY  THE
   23  GOVERNOR,  AND  AT LEAST THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
   24  APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09214-02-5
       S. 4421                             2
    1  THE  SENATE,  RESPECTIVELY. THE COMMISSION MAY ORGANIZE SUBCOMMITTEES TO
    2  REVIEW SPECIFIC FUNDING AND POLICY PRIORITIES.
    3    S  484-C.  POWERS AND DUTIES. THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMISSION
    4  WILL MEET AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR AND WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING  POWERS  AND
    5  DUTIES:
    6    1. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE BUSINESS AND CIVIC
    7  LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN EARLY LEARNING PLANNING AND ADVOCACY AT THE
    8  STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL;
    9    2.   INCREASING BUSINESS, CIVIC AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE
   10  OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE  DISTRIB-
   11  UTION  OF  LITERATURE THROUGH MAIL OR ONLINE, ORGANIZING OF MEETINGS AND
   12  EVENTS AND PROMOTING THE COST BENEFITS OF INVESTMENTS IN LEARNING;
   13    3. PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND HOSTING AN  ANNUAL  ECONOMIC  SUMMIT  ON
   14  EARLY  CHILDHOOD  INVESTMENT.  THE  ANNUAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT SHALL INCLUDE
   15  OUTREACH TO BUSINESS, CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS;
   16    4. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ANNUAL  MEETING  FOR  LEGISLATORS  AND
   17  LEGISLATIVE  STAFF  TO  UNDERSTAND  THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL
   18  IMPACT OF INVESTING IN QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION;
   19    5. DEVELOPING AND RECOMMENDING UPDATES TO A  MULTIYEAR  PLAN  FOR  THE
   20  EXPANSION OF EFFECTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES; AND
   21    6.  DEVELOPING  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND LEGISLATURE
   22  CONTAINING INFORMATION ON ALL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS
   23  WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS  AND
   24  POLICIES.
   25    S  484-D.  TERM.  APPOINTED  MEMBERS  OF THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT
   26  COMMISSION SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND CONTINUE  TO  SERVE
   27  UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED. MEMBERS SERVING AS A RESULT OF THEIR
   28  POSITION  WITH  STATE  GOVERNMENT  SHALL SERVE SO LONG AS THEY REMAIN IN
   29  SUCH CAPACITY. ANY VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOUR
   30  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FOUR-B  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  MEMBERS  SHALL SERVE WITHOUT
   31  COMPENSATION  EXCEPT  FOR  PAYMENT  OF  NECESSARY  AND  ACTUAL  EXPENSES
   32  INCURRED  IN  ATTENDING  MEETINGS  AND  IN  PERFORMING  THEIR DUTIES AND
   33  RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBERS OF THE INVESTMENT COMMISSION.
   34    S 484-E. SHARING OF INFORMATION. THE EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT COMMIS-
   35  SION MAY REQUEST, AND SHALL RECEIVE, INFORMATION FROM ANY STATE OR LOCAL
   36  GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY NECESSARY TO COMPLETE ITS DUTIES  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
   37  ARTICLE,  SO  LONG AS SUCH INFORMATION IS NON-IDENTIFYING AND NOT OTHER-
   38  WISE PROTECTED BY LAW.
   39    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that  the  first
   40  annual  report required pursuant to section 484-c of the social services
   41  law, as added by section one of this act, shall be due September 1, 2016
   42  and every September 1 thereafter.