New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 6 - Executive Orders (Eliot Spitzer) › Section 6.16 - Executive order no. 16: establishing the governor's children's cabinet

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, improving services to children in the areas of
					 health, education, safety and general welfare is essential for their well-being
					 and future and the success and development of this State; and
WHEREAS, the needs of children are increasingly complex,
					 and the networks of services available to them are managed by a myriad of
					 agencies, often with differing goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, the foundation of human development is formed
					 during a child's earliest years, and early childhood development requires a
					 comprehensive, coordinated approach to a child's care and learning; and
WHEREAS, governmental programs must collaboratively develop
					 and implement effective, efficient and coordinated service delivery to ensure
					 that all of New York's children are given an equal opportunity to reach their
					 full potential; and
WHEREAS, it is vital that New York State be made a better
					 place for our children to grow up and live their lives; and
WHEREAS, it is critical to New York State children that
					 issues affecting their well being be considered at the highest level of State
					 government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eliot Spitzer, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
1. There is hereby established the Governor's
				  Children's Cabinet ("Children's Cabinet").
2. The Children's Cabinet shall consist of
				  members appointed by the Governor, including the following individuals:
(a) the Director of State Operations, who
				  shall serve as Chair;
(b) the
				  Deputy Secretary for Education and the Deputy Secretary for Health and Human
				  Services, who shall serve as Vice-Chairs;
(c) the Deputy Secretary for the Environment,
				  the Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, the Commissioner of
				  Agriculture and Markets, the Chairperson of the Commission on Quality of Care
				  and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, the Chairperson of the Consumer
				  Protection Board, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, the
				  Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of Labor, the Chairperson of the
				  Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, the Director of the Budget, the
				  Commissioner of Criminal Justice Services, the Commissioner of Housing and
				  Community Renewal, the Director of the Division of Probation and Correctional
				  Alternatives, the Commissioner of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, the
				  Commissioner of Children and Family Services, the Commissioner of Mental
				  Health, the Commissioner of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities,
				  the Executive Director of the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence,
				  the Commissioner of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the Secretary of
				  State, and the Commissioner of Education.
(d) Each agency represented on the Children's
				  Cabinet shall designate an individual to serve as the staff contact.