A08921 Summary:
BILL NO | A08921 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S06961 |
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SPONSOR | Lupardo (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Silver, Nolan, Heastie, Titus, Gunther, Russell, Otis, Colton, Jacobs, Perry |
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MLTSPNSR | Davila, Fahy, Jaffee, Kim, Lavine, Robinson, Solages, Steck, Weinstein |
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Add Art 10-E SS484-a - 484-e, Soc Serv L | |
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Relates to the creation of an early learning council; provides support for public and private investment in early learning for children up to the age of five. |
A08921 Actions:
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02/28/2014 | referred to children and families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/04/2014 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/04/2014 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2014 | rules report cal.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2014 | ordered to third reading rules cal.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2014 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2014 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2014 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2014 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S6961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2014 | 3RD READING CAL.1084 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2014 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2014 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/05/2014 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/17/2014 | vetoed memo.544 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/17/2014 | tabled |
A08921 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hennessey
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
McDonough
ER
Ramos
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Millman
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
AB
Boyland
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Walter
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
ER
Weinstein
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
ER
Weisenberg
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
AB
Kellner
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lalor
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Camara
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Clark
ER
Glick
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Colton
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
ER
Simotas
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A08921 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8921 IN ASSEMBLY February 28, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, SILVER, NOLAN, HEASTIE, TITUS, GUNTHER, RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA, FAHY, JAFFEE, KIM, LAVINE, ROBINSON, SOLAGES, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the creation of the early learning council 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 COUNCIL 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 council. The purpose of the early learning council is to secure 12 support for public and private investment in early learning for children 13 up to the age of five by focusing on practices that are educationally, 14 economically, and scientifically sound. 15 § 484-b. Composition. The early learning council shall consist of 16 members including, but not limited to, the directors of the budget, the 17 commissioner of the office of children and family services, the commis- 18 sioner of the state education department, the commissioner of the office 19 of temporary and disability assistance, the president of the empire 20 state development corporation, or their respective designees; at least 21 four representatives of the business community appointed by the gover- 22 nor, and at least two representatives of the business community 23 appointed by the speaker and the temporary president of the senate, 24 respectively. The council may organize subcommittees to review specific 25 funding and policy priorities. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14008-02-4A. 8921 2 1 § 484-c. Powers and duties. The early learning council will meet at 2 least twice a year and will have the following powers and duties: 3 1. Developing and implementing strategies to engage business and civic 4 leaders and organizations in early learning planning and advocacy at the 5 state and local level; 6 2. Consulting with persons with experience in the field of early 7 childhood education on funding and policy priorities; 8 3. Increasing business, civic and public awareness of the importance 9 of early childhood education; including but not limited to the distrib- 10 ution of literature through mail or online, organizing of meetings and 11 events and promoting the cost benefits of investments in learning; and, 12 4. Developing an annual report to the governor and legislature 13 containing information on all activities throughout the previous year as 14 well as recommendations for improvements in early learning programs and 15 policies. 16 § 484-d. Term. Appointed members of the early learning council shall 17 serve for a term of three years and continue to serve until their 18 successor is appointed. Members serving as a result of their position 19 with state government shall serve so long as they remain in such capaci- 20 ty. Any vacancies shall be filled pursuant to section four hundred 21 eighty-four-b of this article. Members shall serve without compensation 22 except for payment of necessary and actual expenses incurred in attend- 23 ing meetings and in performing their duties and responsibilities as 24 members of the council. 25 § 484-e. Sharing of information. The early learning council may 26 request, and shall receive, information from any state or local govern- 27 mental agency necessary to complete its duties pursuant to this article, 28 so long as such information is non-identifying and not otherwise 29 protected by law. 30 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the first 31 annual report required pursuant to section 484-c of the social services 32 law as added by section one of this act shall be due September 1, 2015 33 and every September 1 thereafter.