Assembly Bill A4908

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a task force to identify evidence-based and evidence informed solutions to reduce children's exposure to adverse childhood experience

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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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2021-A4908 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8320
Law Section:
Social Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7302
2017-2018: A3424
2019-2020: A2451
2023-2024: A5960, A8610, S5900

2021-A4908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force to identify evidence-based and evidence informed solutions to reduce children's exposure to adverse childhood experiences.

2021-A4908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4908
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force to identify evidence-based and evidence
   informed solutions to reduce children's exposure to adverse  childhood
   experience
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  A task force on adverse childhood  experiences  (ACEs)  is
 hereby  established to examine, evaluate, accept public comment and make
 recommendations concerning the impact of ACEs and preventive  and  trau-
 ma-informed policy and practices.
   §  2.  The  task  force shall consist of 10 members to be appointed as
 follows:
   a. One member appointed by the department of health;
   b. One member appointed by the office of children and family services;
   c. One member appointed by the state education department;
   d. One  member  appointed  by  the  department  of  criminal   justice
 services;
   e. One member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   f. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
   g. Four members appointed by the governor.
   §  3.  The  members of the task force shall each have experience in or
 represent the following areas: juvenile justice, social services, public
 health, childhood development, minority  and  ethnic  groups,  education
 prekindergarten through grade 12. The governor shall designate the chair
 of  the  task  force  which  shall  be filled in the manner provided for
 original appointments.
   § 4. The members of the task force shall receive no  compensation  for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
   § 5. The task force shall perform the following duties:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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