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 4.37 - Executive order no. 37: establishing the governor's task force on adolescent pregnancy

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, adolescent pregnancy is an increasingly pervasive
					 and complex social problem affecting adolescents from diverse
					 backgrounds;
WHEREAS, approximately one out of every 10 adolescent
					 females becomes pregnant each year;
WHEREAS, high rates of adolescent pregnancy have resulted
					 in long-term dependence on the public welfare system and increased high school
					 drop-out rates; and
WHEREAS, the success in serving adolescents at high risk of
					 pregnancy, pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents depends in large part
					 upon the ability of State agencies to coordinate their efforts in partnership
					 with the private and voluntary sectors and local governmental agencies toward
					 creating new avenues to dignity for young New Yorkers;
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 establish, within the Executive Department,
					 the Governor's Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy.
I. Membership.
The Task Force shall consist of the Honorary Chair and the
					 Executive Director of the Council on Children and Families; the Commissioners
					 of the Department of Social Services, Department of Health, Education
					 Department and Department of Labor; the Directors of the Division for Youth,
					 the Women's Division and the Division of the Budget; and such additional
					 members as shall be appointed by the Governor who have demonstrated expertise
					 in adolescent pregnancy prevention services or who are interested in the
					 provision of such services to pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents. The
					 members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for their services, but
					 shall be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenses incurred in
					 connection with the performance of their duties.
II. General Charge and Duties.
The Governor's Task Force shall:
1. analyze the availability and accessibility
				  of services to adolescents at high risk of pregnancy, pregnant adolescents and
				  adolescent parents in order to make recommendations for improving the delivery
				  and coordination of such services;
2. promote the development and implementation
				  of family life education programs or other preventive strategies, with special
				  emphasis on high risk adolescents and their families;
3. insure the cost-effective expenditure of
				  funds for services through the review of agency funding mechanisms and through
				  the establishment of guidelines for disbursement of funds to local
				  providers;
4. encourage, at the
				  local and regional levels, the provision of technical assistance for improving
				  the coordination of services to adolescents at high risk of pregnancy, pregnant
				  adolescents and adolescent parents;
5. enhance the independence and
				  self-sufficiency of pregnant teen-agers and teenage mothers by recommending
				  services to permit adolescents to continue their education, have access to day
				  care and receive adequate vocational and employment training; and
6. submit a report to the Governor and
				  Legislature by January 31, 1985, and annually thereafter, documenting the
				  progress of the Task Force and containing recommendations for the delivery,
				  funding and coordination of services.