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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7591--C
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 10, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN, ROSENTHAL, P. RIVERA, CLARK, JAFFEE, STEV-
          ENSON,  BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A.  ABBATE, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the  Committee
          on  Education  -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accord-
          ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill

          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
          referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
          bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
          committee
 
        AN  ACT in relation to directing the department of education, the office
          of children and family services and the department of health to  iden-
          tify  and  review  standards,  guidelines  and criteria for education,
          development or learning in programs
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  department  of education, the office of children and

     2  family services and the department of health, each  shall  identify  and
     3  review existing standards, guidelines and criteria for education, devel-
     4  opment  or learning in programs under its jurisdiction for children from
     5  birth to five years of age including day care centers.
     6    § 2. The department of education, the office of  children  and  family
     7  services and the department of health shall submit one report which sets
     8  out:
     9    (a)  each department's or agency's review of its standards, guidelines
    10  and criteria as required in section one of this act;
    11    (b) the standards, guidelines and  criteria  identified  and  reviewed
    12  pursuant  to section one of this act that are aligned among all programs
    13  under the jurisdiction of the department of  education,  the  office  of
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11497-08-2
        A. 7591--C                          2
 
     1  children  and  family services and the department of health for children
     2  from birth through five years of age;
     3    (c)  the  standards,  guidelines  and criteria identified and reviewed
     4  pursuant to section one of this act  that  are  not  aligned  among  all
     5  programs  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the department of education, the
     6  office of children and family services and the department of health  for
     7  children from birth through five years of age; and
     8    (d)  recommendations  regarding the alignment of standards, guidelines
     9  and criteria for education or learning  among  the  programs  under  the
    10  jurisdiction  of the department of education, the office of children and

    11  family services and the  department  of  health.  The  report  shall  be
    12  submitted  to the governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary president
    13  of the senate, and chairs of the assembly and senate  education  commit-
    14  tees by June 30, 2013.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.