New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.105 - Executive order no. 105: establishing the governor's task force on work and family

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The interdependence of work and family has taken on new
					 dimensions as more women work outside the home and the proportion of parents in
					 the State's labor force rises. "Average family" no longer means husband, wife
					 and two children, with the husband as sole wage earner and the wife at home
					 caring for the children. These trends are expected to continue into the next
					 century.
Working families are the cornerstone of our growing
					 economy. Our goal in New York State is to create an environment that
					 successfully attracts and retains productive and dedicated employees, and that
					 supports employees in their efforts to care for their families, thereby
					 strengthening families while making businesses more competitive.
The changing family, especially the rise of single-parent
					 families and dual-income families, has altered the relationship between work
					 and family. In light of the new links between work and family, support for
					 working families represents an investment not only in our families, but in our
					 businesses as well.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws
					 of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. The Governor's Task Force on Work and
				  Family
There is hereby created the Governor's Task Force on Work
					 and Family. The members of the Task Force shall consist of the Deputy Secretary
					 to the Governor for Human Services, who shall serve as chairperson, the
					 President of the Civil Service Commission, the Commissioners of Economic
					 Development, Education, Labor and Social Services, the Superintendent of
					 Insurance, the Directors of the Office of Employee Relations, the Office for
					 the Aging and the Division for Women, and the Executive Director of the Council
					 on Children and Families, or their respective designees. The members shall also
					 include such representatives of public and private sector employers and
					 employees, including representatives of the small business sector, as the
					 Governor shall choose to appoint, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
					 Governor.
II. Powers and
				  Responsibilities
The Task Force shall:
(1) explore child care alternatives, career
				  planning, leave policies, and other related work force policies;
(2) evaluate existing State policies for
				  their impact on working parents, including the Temporary Disability Insurance
				  Program;
(3) develop strategies for
				  the creation, purchase, and delivery to working parents and their employers of
				  key services necessary to sustain and enhance the role of working parents in
				  the State's economy;
(4) sponsor
				  regional symposia on family and workplace issues in order to identify those
				  areas in which government can aid business in meeting the needs of its work
				  force; and
(5) prepare and submit
				  to the Governor on or before June 1, 1988 a report to detail its conclusions
				  and recommendations.