New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.80 - Executive order no. 80: establishing the governor's commission on the international year of the child

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the United Nations has designated 1979, the 20th
					 anniversary of its Declaration of Rights of the Child, as the International
					 Year of the Child; and
WHEREAS, in response to the United Nations appeal,
					 President Carter has created the National Commission on the International Year
					 of the Child--1979, which is serving as the focal point for U.S. involvement;
					 and
WHEREAS, the National Commission, realizing the success of
					 the International Year of the Child greatly depends upon state and local
					 participation, has requested states to participate in this effort; and
WHEREAS, the International Year of the Child can serve as a
					 theme for uniting a broad range of efforts within New York State on behalf of
					 children;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh L. Carey, 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 proclaim 1979 The International Year of the
					 Child in New York State and establish the Governor's Commission on the
					 International Year of the Child.
I.
				  Governor's Commission on the International Year of the Child.
The Governor's Commission on the International Year of the
					 Child shall be composed of the commissioner or director, or his or her
					 respective designee, of the following agencies: the Division for Youth, the
					 Education Department, the Department of Social Services, the Office of Mental
					 Health, the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the
					 Department of Health, the Office of Alcoholism, the Office of Substance Abuse,
					 the Board of Social Welfare, the Advocate for the Disabled, the State Athletic
					 Commission, and the Division of Probation, and at least 20 members of the
					 public who have demonstrated a strong concern for children. Commission members
					 shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. A chairperson shall be appointed
					 by the Governor from among the commission members. The Commission shall:
promote the awareess throughout the State of the needs of
					 children. Special attention shall be given to: health, education, social
					 environment, physical and emotional development and legal rights. Consideration
					 shall be given toward achieving long-term solutions to the problems of children
					 in this State;
encourage the establishment of advocacy systems to ensure
					 public participation in the identification of the needs of children and in the
					 delivery of services to children;
review Federal, State and local programs for children to
					 suggest where inadequacies exist, where modification of programs might be
					 appropriate, where new initiatives are necessary, and how greater coordination
					 between Federal, State and local programs might be achieved;
stimulate discussion and action throughout the State by
					 bringing together various groups and individuals concerned with the welfare of
					 children;
celebrate the joy and gifts of children through projects
					 and events appropriate to the observance of the International Year of the
					 Child.
II. Personnel and
				  Operations.
The commission shall meet at such times as designated by
					 the chairperson.
Commission members, except the commissioners and directors
					 of State departments or agencies or their designees, shall be reimbursed for
					 their actual and necessary expenses of their duties as members.
The commission may employ such staff and assistants as
					 shall be deemed necessary to support the work of the commission, at a
					 compensation to be fixed by the commission within the amounts available
					 therefor and subject to the approval of the Director of the Budget. Members of
					 the commission shall be unsalaried.
III. Termination of Commission Activities.
The commission will terminate its work with the submission
					 of the final report to the Governor on or about March 31, 1980. The final
					 report shall contain a summary of the commission's activities, its findings and
					 its recommendations for future action.
Signed: Hugh L. CareyDated: January 2,
					 1979