S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 1, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, ARDILA, ALVAREZ, EACHUS,
TAYLOR -- 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:
Section 1. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized and
directed to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers
and how being a caregiver impacts the child's education. "Caregiver
children" shall be defined as students with sick, disabled, or elderly
relatives that such students care for outside of school. The commission-
er of education shall give recommendations based on the study's find-
ings. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) the number of caregiver children within the state;
(b) the amount of time caregiver children spend caring for relatives;
(c) how being a caregiver child impacts the child's education;
(d) the circumstances that lead to a child becoming a caregiver child;
and
(e) any recommendations on how to reduce the negative educational
impacts of being a caregiver child.
§ 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commis-
sioner of education shall submit a report of his or her findings,
conclusions and recommendations to the governor, the temporary president
of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate
and assembly committees on education. Such report shall also include
such legislative proposals as such commissioner deems necessary to
implement his or her recommendations.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02325-01-3