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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6629
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 27, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. LUPARDO, MAYER, SIMOTAS, JAFFEE, SOLAGES, COOK,
          McDONALD, CLARK, SIMON, PAULIN, ARROYO, GALEF, MOSLEY, GIGLIO, PICHAR-
          DO, COLTON, BLAKE, DUPREY, JOYNER, LINARES,  OTIS,  PERSAUD,  RAIA  --
          Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN, HEVESI, LAVINE, SCHI-
          MEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children  and  Fami-
          lies
 
        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    § 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    §  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
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  least  five  representatives  of the business community appointed by the
     2  governor, and at least three representatives of the  business  community
     3  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of
     4  the  senate,  respectively. The commission may organize subcommittees to
     5  review specific funding and policy priorities.
     6    § 484-c. Powers and duties. The early learning  investment  commission
     7  will  meet  at least twice a year and will have the following powers and
     8  duties:
     9    1. Developing and implementing strategies to engage business and civic
    10  leaders and organizations in early learning planning and advocacy at the
    11  state and local level;
    12    2.  Increasing business, civic and public awareness of the  importance
    13  of  early childhood education; including but not limited to the distrib-
    14  ution of literature through mail or online, organizing of  meetings  and
    15  events and promoting the cost benefits of investments in learning;
    16    3.  Planning,  implementing  and  hosting an annual economic summit on
    17  early childhood investment. The annual  economic  summit  shall  include
    18  outreach to business, civic, educational and governmental leaders;
    19    4.  Planning  and  implementing  an annual meeting for legislators and
    20  legislative staff to understand the  economic,  educational  and  social
    21  impact of investing in quality early childhood education;
    22    5.  Developing  and  recommending  updates to a multiyear plan for the
    23  expansion of effective early childhood services; and
    24    6. Developing  an  annual  report  to  the  governor  and  legislature
    25  containing information on all activities throughout the previous year as
    26  well  as recommendations for improvements in early learning programs and
    27  policies.
    28    § 484-d. Term. Appointed members  of  the  early  learning  investment
    29  commission  shall  serve for a term of three years and continue to serve
    30  until their successor is appointed. Members serving as a result of their
    31  position with state government shall serve so long  as  they  remain  in
    32  such  capacity.  Any  vacancies shall be filled pursuant to section four
    33  hundred eighty-four-b of  this  article.  Members  shall  serve  without
    34  compensation  except  for  payment  of  necessary  and  actual  expenses
    35  incurred in attending  meetings  and  in  performing  their  duties  and
    36  responsibilities as members of the investment commission.
    37    § 484-e. Sharing of information. The early learning investment commis-
    38  sion may request, and shall receive, information from any state or local
    39  governmental  agency  necessary  to complete its duties pursuant to this
    40  article, so long as such information is non-identifying and  not  other-
    41  wise protected by law.
    42    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the first
    43  annual report required pursuant to section 484-c of the social  services
    44  law, as added by section one of this act, shall be due September 1, 2016
    45  and every September 1 thereafter.