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Assembly Bill A8462

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires evaluation and a report of early childhood education in day care centers by December 31, 2011

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2011-A8462 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5650
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L

2011-A8462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires evaluation of early childhood education in day care centers.

2011-A8462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8462

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- 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.
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 ELEVEN, 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.
                                                           LBD11510-01-1

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