NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6642

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

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Feb 02, 2016	referred to children and families

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9372
Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §500, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S3412, A3540
2019-2020: S4535, A2207
2021-2022: S4406, A3367
2023-2024: S5280, A7870

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a division of early childhood within the office of children and family services to coordinate, consolidate and integrate early childhood programs.

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6642

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
establishing a division of early childhood within the office of
children and family services

 PURPOSE :

To facilitate the coordination of early childhood programs across New
York State

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the Executive Law by adding a new subdivision 4.
Establishes a Division of Early Childhood within the Office of
Children and Families, to be headed by a director. The director shall
be chosen by a committee composed of the governor, speaker of the
assembly, temporary president of the senate, minority leader of the
assembly and minority leader of the senate.

The primary duties of the division are to develop, coordinate and
integrate early childhood programs, in order to administer programs
and funding as efficiently as possible. The division's duties support
public and private partnerships to aid early childhood programs across
New York State; work cooperatively and in coordination with the Early
Childhood Advisory Council; work collaboratively with the Education

Department to ensure proper connections; and coordinate the delivery
of services for young children and families to ensure the state is
utilizing all available funding streams in a unified fashion.

On or before January 1st, 2017, the division of early childhood shall
begin a statewide assessment and evaluation of the current funding
streams for the state and provide both programmatic and legislative
recommendations.

Section 2 contains the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

A recent fiscal analysis of early childhood programs in New York State
lists over 80 federal and state program types that support families
and families in New York State. Without proper coordination, programs
based in different agencies can be siloed, particularly when new
programs and funding streams are launching.

New York has been moving towards increased coordination of early
childhood programs, for example creating the Early Childhood Advisory
Council. This entity is doing important work, yet its reach is limited
without responsibility for programs and funding streams. The creation
of this division will help to aid these efforts.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Staffing

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6642

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  a  divi-
  sion  of  early  childhood  within  the  office of children and family
  services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 500 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  (A)  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES A DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  BE
UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES. THE DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SHALL BE HEADED BY  THE
DIRECTOR  OF  EARLY  CHILDHOOD  WHO  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED BY A COMMITTEE
COMPOSED OF THE GOVERNOR OR HIS OR HER  DESIGNEE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
ASSEMBLY,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF
THE ASSEMBLY AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
  (B) THE PRIMARY DUTIES OF THE DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ARE TO COOR-
DINATE, CONSOLIDATE AND INTEGRATE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, IN ORDER  TO
ADMINISTER  PROGRAMS  AND  FUNDING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THE DIVI-
SION'S DUTIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) TO DEVELOP, COORDINATE AND SUPPORT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
TO AID EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE;
  (II) TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE  EARLY  CHILD-
HOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL;
  (III)  TO  COLLABORATE  WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE PROPER
AND APPROPRIATE CONNECTIONS AND SMOOTH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN EARLY  CHILD-
HOOD PROGRAMS AND KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE PROGRAMS;
  (IV)  TO  COORDINATE  THE  DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND
THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THE STATE IS UTILIZING  ALL  AVAILABLE  FUNDING
STREAMS IN A UNIFIED FASHION; AND
  (V)  TO  PERFORM ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE DIVISION
OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13794-03-6

S. 6642                             2

  (C) THE DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SHALL BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  IMPLE-
MENTING  THE POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES OF THE DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.
THE DIRECTOR MAY SEEK AND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FROM OTHER  STATE
AGENCIES  SUCH  ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM SUCH DIRECTOR'S
DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THE DIRECTOR MAY APPOINT SUCH OFFI-
CERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONSULTANTS AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM NECESSARY.
TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  THE  DIRECTOR SHALL APPOINT THE OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONSULTANTS FOR THE DIVISION OF  EARLY  CHILDHOOD,
FROM AMONG THE EXISTING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
  (D)  ON  OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE DIVISION
OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SHALL BEGIN A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION  OF
THE  CURRENT  FUNDING  STREAMS  FOR THE STATE. THE DIVISION SHALL, ON OR
BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, PROVIDE  TO  THE  GOVERNOR
AND  THE LEGISLATURE PROGRAMMATIC AND LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, BASED
ON ITS STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION.
  (E) THE DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SHALL SUBMIT TO THE  GOVERNOR  AND
LEGISLATURE,  WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
A REPORT AS THE VARIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THAT ARE  AVAILABLE  IN
THE  STATE.  THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND AN ACTION PLAN
TO FURTHER CONSOLIDATE AND COORDINATE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND FUND-
ING SOURCES THAT SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Kevin S. Parker

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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