Assembly Bill A7870

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a division of early childhood within the office of children and family services

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A7870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5280
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9372, S6642
2017-2018: A3540, S3412
2019-2020: A2207, S4535
2021-2022: A3367, S4406

2023-A7870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a division of early childhood within the office of children and family services to coordinate, consolidate and integrate early childhood programs.

2023-A7870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7870
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  a  divi-
   sion  of  early  childhood  within  the  office of children and family
   services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 500 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES A DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  BE
 UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES. THE DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SHALL BE HEADED BY  THE
 DIRECTOR  OF  EARLY  CHILDHOOD  WHO  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED BY A COMMITTEE
 COMPOSED OF THE GOVERNOR OR HIS OR HER  DESIGNEE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF
 THE ASSEMBLY AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
   (B) THE PRIMARY DUTIES OF THE DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ARE TO COOR-
 DINATE, CONSOLIDATE AND INTEGRATE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, IN ORDER  TO
 ADMINISTER  PROGRAMS  AND  FUNDING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THE DIVI-
 SION'S DUTIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) TO DEVELOP, COORDINATE AND SUPPORT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
 TO AID EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE;
   (II) TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE  EARLY  CHILD-
 HOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL;
   (III)  TO  COLLABORATE  WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE PROPER
 AND APPROPRIATE CONNECTIONS AND SMOOTH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN EARLY  CHILD-
 HOOD PROGRAMS AND KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE PROGRAMS;
   (IV)  TO  COORDINATE  THE  DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND
 THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THE STATE IS UTILIZING  ALL  AVAILABLE  FUNDING
 STREAMS IN A UNIFIED FASHION; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07207-01-3
              

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