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Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education
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Oversight - The Path to Universal Child Care.
The hearing will address:
Introduction Number 0008-2026: A pilot program to make vacant commercial premises suitable for child care use through lo...
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A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program to make vacant commercial premises suitable for use by child care programs
An administering agency, designated by the Mayor, will provide loans, grants, in-kind services, or materials to property owners for necessary alterati...
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A Local Law in relation to a study and report on expediting the child care permitting process
The study, due 1 year after the law's immediate effective date, will identify all required permitting steps, pinpoint barriers faced by child care pro...
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A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to childcare services at public meetings
No. 128, amends the New York City Charter to mandate the provision of childcare services at certain public meetings, aiming to enhance civic participa...
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an education and outreach campaign to enroll students in 3-K and pre-K
No. 579, introduced by Council Members Gutiérrez, Hudson, Zhuang, Restler, Louis, and Cabán, mandates the creation and implementation of an education ...
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A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents
No. 580, sponsored by Council Members Gutiérrez, Riley, and others, aims to establish a new Office of Child Care within New York City
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on early childhood education seat availability, outreach, and staff vacancies
No. 631, sponsored by Council Members Restler, Zhuang, and Gutiérrez, mandates that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) provide comprehens...
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Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to amend the Worker’s Compensation Law, in relation to allowing unused Paid Family Leave to be transferred to grandparents and other designated caregivers
Currently, PFL bonding leave is restricted to parents, leading to forfeiture of unused benefits even when non-parent caregivers are primary