Assembly Bill A7591

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to early childhood education in day care centers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7591 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2011-A7591 - Summary

Relates to review of standards, guidelines and criteria for education, development or learning in programs.

2011-A7591 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7591

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the  commis-
  sioner  of  education to evaluate and report on early childhood educa-
  tion in day care centers

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 42 to read as follows:
  42.  A. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH,
SHALL EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EARLY CHILD-
HOOD  EDUCATION  IN DAY CARE CENTERS, INCLUDING GROUP AND SMALL DAY CARE
CENTERS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING: EXISTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR  CHILDREN  ZERO  TO  FIVE
YEARS OLD IN ALL DAY CARE SETTINGS; EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF
ALL  DAY CARE EMPLOYEES SUPERVISING CHILDREN; HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN IN DAY CARE SETTINGS; AND ALL FEDERAL,  STATE  AND
LOCAL DAY CARE FUNDING STREAMS.
  B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND ELEVEN, REPORT ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
GOVERNOR,  LEGISLATURE  AND  BOARD  OF REGENTS. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE DAY CARE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE  COMMU-
NITY BASED CARE WITH A FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE
CONSOLIDATION  OF  DAY CARE OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE DEPART-
MENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11497-01-1

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2011-A7591A - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2011-A7591A - Summary

Relates to review of standards, guidelines and criteria for education, development or learning in programs.

2011-A7591A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7591--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN, ROSENTHAL, P. RIVERA, CLARK -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by -- M.  of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Education  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
  sioner of education to evaluate and report on early  childhood  educa-
  tion in day care centers

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43. A. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE
OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
SHALL EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EARLY CHILD-
HOOD EDUCATION IN DAY CARE CENTERS, INCLUDING GROUP AND SMALL DAY  CARE.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING: EXISTING REQUIRE-
MENTS  FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ZERO TO FIVE YEARS OLD
IN ALL DAY CARE SETTINGS; EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF  ALL  DAY
CARE  EMPLOYEES  SUPERVISING CHILDREN; HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AVAIL-
ABLE TO CHILDREN IN DAY CARE SETTINGS; AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND  LOCAL
DAY CARE FUNDING STREAMS.
  B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND  TWELVE,  REPORTS  ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE AND BOARD OF REGENTS. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE DAY CARE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE  COMMU-
NITY BASED CARE WITH A FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE
CONSOLIDATION  OF  DAY CARE OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE DEPART-
MENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11497-03-2

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2011-A7591B - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2011-A7591B - Summary

Relates to review of standards, guidelines and criteria for education, development or learning in programs.

2011-A7591B - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7591--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN, ROSENTHAL, P. RIVERA, CLARK, JAFFEE, STEV-
  ENSON, BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE,  DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
  sioner of education to evaluate and report on early  childhood  educa-
  tion in day care centers

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43. A. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE
OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
SHALL EXAMINE, EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EARLY CHILD-
HOOD EDUCATION IN DAY CARE CENTERS, INCLUDING GROUP AND  DAY  CARE.  THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING: EXISTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ZERO TO FIVE YEARS OLD IN ALL
DAY CARE SETTINGS; A SURVEY OF EXISTING STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCA-
TIONAL  INITIATIVES;  EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS OF ALL DAY CARE
EMPLOYEES SUPERVISING CHILDREN; HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE  TO
CHILDREN IN DAY CARE SETTINGS; AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL DAY CARE
FUNDING STREAMS.
  B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND TWELVE, REPORT ITS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
GOVERNOR,  LEGISLATURE  AND  BOARD  OF REGENTS. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE DAY CARE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE  COMMU-
NITY BASED CARE WITH A FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11497-06-2

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multi-Sponsors

2011-A7591C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2011-A7591C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to review of standards, guidelines and criteria for education, development or learning in programs.

2011-A7591C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7591--C

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              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:

  Section  1.  The  department  of education, the office of children and
family services and the department of health, each  shall  identify  and
review existing standards, guidelines and criteria for education, devel-
opment  or learning in programs under its jurisdiction for children from
birth to five years of age including day care centers.
  S 2. The department of education, the office of  children  and  family
services and the department of health shall submit one report which sets
out:
  (a)  each department's or agency's review of its standards, guidelines
and criteria as required in section one of this act;
  (b) the standards, guidelines and  criteria  identified  and  reviewed
pursuant  to section one of this act that are aligned among all programs
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

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