NY State Senate Bill 2015-S1815

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 28, 2015	recommit, enacting clause stricken
Jan 15, 2015	referred to social services

2015-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 10-E §§484-a - 484-e, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S6961

2015-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2015-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1815

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to the creation of the early learning council

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To create opportunities for investments into early learning.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill establishes the Early Learning Council ("ELC")
with section a setting forth the purpose of securing public and
private support for early learning program for children up to the age
of 5.

Section b of the bill sets forth the membership of the ELC; at least 4
business leaders appointed by the Governor, 2 by the Speaker and 2 by
the Temporary President of the Senate, the commissioners of the Office
of Children and Family Service, the Office of Temporary and Disability
Assistance, the State Education Department and the Economic State
Development Corporation, and the Director of the Division of the
Budget.

Section c of the bill sets forth the powers and duties of the ELC
including meeting twice per year, increasing awareness of early

learning programs and developing an annual report to the Governor and
Legislature.

Section d of the bill sets forth the term that members of the ELC
would serve to be 3 years for appointed positions and for all others
so long as they hold remain in titles with state government.

Section e of the bill would allow the ELC to receive non-protected and
non-identifying information from State and local governmental
agencies.

Section 2 of the bill would set an immediate effective date, except
that the annual report would be due September 1, 2015 and annually
thereafter.

JUSTIFICATION:

Decades of research have demonstrated the social, academic, and
economic gains that result from increased investment in high quality
early childhood education programs. Children who participate in
quality early learning programs have higher rates of high school
graduation and college enrollment and decreased rates of incarceration
and reliance on public assistance. Early childhood programs produce a
high rate of return, mostly due to the societal savings resulting from
decreased reliance on criminal justice and safety net programs. In
addition, increased investment in early learning has been shown to
increase the productivity of the current workforce and provides an
economic boost for local economies. It is therefore important to
engage members of the business community in the discussion on early
learning funding, and to encourage such persons to seek out
investments both private and public to the greatest extent possible.


This bill would create an Early Learning Council, modeled off of the
one in Pennsylvania, to create greater opportunities for investments
in early learning programs.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-2014 S6961/A8921(Lupardo): Passed Both Senate and Assembly,
Vetoed in Veto Message No. 544

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None known.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately provided that the first annual
report required pursuant to section 458-N shall be due September 1,
2016 and annually thereafter.

2015-S1815 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1815

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

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:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  article
10-E to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 10-E
                         EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL
SECTION 484-A. CREATION AND PURPOSE.
        484-B. COMPOSITION.
        484-C. POWERS AND DUTIES.
        484-D. TERM.
        484-E. SHARING OF INFORMATION.
  S  484-A.  CREATION  AND PURPOSE. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AN EARLY
LEARNING COUNCIL. THE PURPOSE OF THE EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL IS TO SECURE
SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN EARLY LEARNING FOR CHILDREN
UP TO THE AGE OF FIVE BY FOCUSING ON PRACTICES THAT  ARE  EDUCATIONALLY,
ECONOMICALLY, AND SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND.
  S  484-B.  COMPOSITION.  THE  EARLY  LEARNING COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF
MEMBERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DIRECTORS OF THE BUDGET,  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE
OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE,  THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  EMPIRE
STATE  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATION, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEES; AT LEAST
FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY APPOINTED BY  THE  GOVER-
NOR,  AND  AT  LEAST  TWO  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE  BUSINESS  COMMUNITY
APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER AND THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,
RESPECTIVELY.  THE COUNCIL MAY ORGANIZE SUBCOMMITTEES TO REVIEW SPECIFIC
FUNDING AND POLICY PRIORITIES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06859-01-5

S. 1815                             2

  S 484-C. POWERS AND DUTIES. THE EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL  WILL  MEET  AT
LEAST TWICE A YEAR AND WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES:
  1. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE BUSINESS AND CIVIC
LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN EARLY LEARNING PLANNING AND ADVOCACY AT THE
STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL;
  2.  CONSULTING  WITH  PERSONS  WITH  EXPERIENCE  IN THE FIELD OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ON FUNDING AND POLICY PRIORITIES;
  3. INCREASING BUSINESS, CIVIC AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF  THE  IMPORTANCE
OF  EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISTRIB-
UTION OF LITERATURE THROUGH MAIL OR ONLINE, ORGANIZING OF  MEETINGS  AND
EVENTS AND PROMOTING THE COST BENEFITS OF INVESTMENTS IN LEARNING; AND
  4.  DEVELOPING  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND LEGISLATURE
CONTAINING INFORMATION ON ALL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS
WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS  AND
POLICIES.
  S  484-D.  TERM. APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL SHALL
SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE  YEARS  AND  CONTINUE  TO  SERVE  UNTIL  THEIR
SUCCESSOR  IS  APPOINTED.  MEMBERS SERVING AS A RESULT OF THEIR POSITION
WITH STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL SERVE SO LONG AS THEY REMAIN IN SUCH CAPACI-
TY. ANY VACANCIES SHALL BE  FILLED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
EIGHTY-FOUR-B  OF THIS ARTICLE. MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION
EXCEPT FOR PAYMENT OF NECESSARY AND ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN  ATTEND-
ING  MEETINGS  AND  IN  PERFORMING  THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
  S 484-E. SHARING  OF  INFORMATION.  THE  EARLY  LEARNING  COUNCIL  MAY
REQUEST,  AND SHALL RECEIVE, INFORMATION FROM ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTAL AGENCY NECESSARY TO COMPLETE ITS DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,
SO LONG  AS  SUCH  INFORMATION  IS  NON-IDENTIFYING  AND  NOT  OTHERWISE
PROTECTED BY LAW.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the first
annual report required pursuant to section 484-c of the social  services
law  as  added by section one of this act shall be due September 1, 2016
and every September 1 thereafter.

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