S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5650--D
Cal. No. 125
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 8, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, ADDABBO, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER,
STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Commit-
tee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading -- passed by Senate and deliv-
ered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
order of third reading
AN ACT in relation to directing the department of education, the office
of children and family services and the department of health to iden-
tify and review standards, guidelines and criteria for education,
development or learning in programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The department of education, the office of children and
2 family services and the department of health, each shall identify and
3 review existing standards, guidelines and criteria for education, devel-
4 opment or learning in programs under its jurisdiction for children from
5 birth to five years of age including day care centers.
6 S 2. The department of education, the office of children and family
7 services and the department of health shall submit one report which sets
8 out:
9 (a) each department's or agency's review of its standards, guidelines
10 and criteria as required in section one of this act;
11 (b) the standards, guidelines and criteria identified and reviewed
12 pursuant to section one of this act that are aligned among all programs
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 under the jurisdiction of the department of education, the office of
2 children and family services and the department of health for children
3 from birth through five years of age;
4 (c) the standards, guidelines and criteria identified and reviewed
5 pursuant to section one of this act that are not aligned among all
6 programs under the jurisdiction of the department of education, the
7 office of children and family services and the department of health for
8 children from birth through five years of age; and
9 (d) recommendations regarding the alignment of standards, guidelines
10 and criteria for education or learning among the programs under the
11 jurisdiction of the department of education, the office of children and
12 family services and the department of health. The report shall be
13 submitted to the governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary president
14 of the senate, and chairs of the assembly and senate education commit-
15 tees by June 30, 2013.
16 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.