S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3153
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, BARRON, CRUZ -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
two generation pilot program to promote family stability and chil-
dren's school readiness; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
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 section
335-d to read as follows:
§ 335-D. TWO GENERATION PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IN COOPERATION WITH THE
COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH A
PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE FAMILY STABILITY AND CHILDREN'S SCHOOL READ-
INESS IN UP TO SIX LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS. SUCH PROGRAM, SUBJECT
TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL CONSIST OF
SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UP TO AGE SIX WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SELECT BY A COMPETITIVE BID OR
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXPERTISE IN ADULT
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT APPROPRIATE NUTRITION AND MEDICAL SERVICES FOR NEW
MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING
EARLY CARE, EARLY EDUCATION, AND HOME VISITING. SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE
PROVIDED IN A COORDINATED EFFORT WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING FAMILIES
THROUGH AN INTEGRATED, MULTI-GENERATIONAL APPROACH. NOTHING HEREIN
SHALL PROHIBIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM WORKING IN JOINT COLLABORATION WHEN
DELIVERING SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:
(A) INCREASED FINANCIAL STABILITY OF FAMILIES INCLUDING INCREASED
EARNING POTENTIAL OF PARENTS;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) IMPROVED SCHOOL READINESS OF CHILDREN;
(C) INCREASED ACCESS FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER
HEALTHY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS; AND
(D) INCREASED ACCESS FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS
THAT ADDRESS THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS OF PARENTS AND CHIL-
DREN.
3. SUCH PROGRAMS SHALL BE FURTHER DESIGNED TO UTILIZE FUNDING FOR
SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONALIZED PARENT SUPPORT
SERVICES AIMED AT MAINTAINING PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND OVERCOMING OBSTA-
CLES TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.
4. EACH ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL SUBMIT ANNUAL PROJECT DATA PERTAINING TO THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN SCREENED THROUGH STANDARDIZED DEVELOPMENTAL OR
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SCREENING, THE NUMBER OF PARENTS WHO WERE UNEMPLOYED
PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM WHO SINCE OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT AS A
RESULT OF THE PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF PARENTS WHO INCREASED THEIR EDUCA-
TION LEVEL AND SPECIFIC CREDENTIALS OBTAINED AND THE NUMBER OF PARENTS
WHO WERE EMPLOYED AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PILOT
PROGRAM, WHETHER THEIR EARNINGS HAVE INCREASED AS A RESULT OF THEIR
PARTICIPATION AND ANY OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION DETERMINED TO BE RELE-
VANT FOR THE UNDERSTANDING, IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES OF THE PILOT
PROGRAM.
5. THE LOCATIONS OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE PILOT
PROGRAM SHALL BE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISBURSED THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
RECIPIENTS IN A GIVEN COUNTY, COUNTIES WITH HIGH RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND COUNTIES THAT LACK ACCESS TO COMPARABLE SERVICES.
6. THE DURATION OF A PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION PARTICIPAT-
ING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE AT
LEAST ONE YEAR AND NO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.
7. THIRTY MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND UPON
THE CONCLUSION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL SUBMIT A
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTAB-
LISHED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-G OF THIS CHAPTER,
ANALYZING THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION, AS WELL
AS RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE PILOT PROGRAM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall expire 5 years after such effective date
when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.