DYCD Beacon and Cornerstone oversight
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The Committee on Children and Youth held an oversight hearing on DYCD’s Beacon and Cornerstone programs and filed the committee report. Several resolutions (Res. 0032, 0142, 0161, 0217, 0276, 0277, 0278) were heard by the committee and laid over for later action. Four committee members were present and one was absent.
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What this means
Committee members reviewed and recorded an evaluation of DYCD’s Beacon and Cornerstone programs; the committee filed its oversight report, but did not take immediate legislative action. A set of resolutions asking for state or federal actions were discussed but not advanced — they were laid over, meaning final votes were postponed. For residents, the review is now on the public record, but no new city laws or program changes resulted from this meeting.
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- Oversight hearing on evaluation of DYCD’s Beacon and Cornerstone programs was held and the committee filed the oversight report.
- Resolutions Res. 0032-2026, Res. 0142-2026, Res. 0161-2026, Res. 0217-2026, Res. 0276-2026, Res. 0277-2026, and Res. 0278-2026 were heard by the committee and laid over (no final action).
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Committee on Children and Youth
Agenda
- Oversight - Evaluation of DYCD’s Beacon and Cornerstone Programs.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign legislation setting aside a portion of state revenues from sports betting to support youth sports programs, upgrade community sports infrastructure and expand access to recreational athletics for young people across the state
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to establish the Center for Fatherhood Initiatives under the Office of Children and Family Services
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.7415 and a Senate companion bill, which would establish a baby bond pilot program for foster youth
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, the Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (S7487C), which relates to false or misleading advertisements of food and food products; provides factors to determine whether an advertisement is false or misleading; provides for enforcement and a private right of action
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation that creates targeted and means-tested guaranteed income programs for low-income individuals, young adults, and foster youth
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, S.441/HR 1041, also known as the American Opportunity Accounts Act, which would create a federally funded savings account for every American child
- Resolution calling upon New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would deposit $1,000 into an account that is managed and invested by the state comptroller to be available to eligible children when they reach the age of 18
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- Agenda Item
- Oversight - Evaluation of DYCD’s Beacon and Cornerstone Programs.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign legislation setting aside a portion of state revenues from sports betting to support youth sports programs, upgrade community sports infrastructure and expand access to recreational athletics for young people across the state
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to establish the Center for Fatherhood Initiatives under the Office of Children and Family Services
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.7415 and a Senate companion bill, which would establish a baby bond pilot program for foster youth
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, the Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (S7487C), which relates to false or misleading advertisements of food and food products; provides factors to determine whether an advertisement is false or misleading; provides for enforcement and a private right of action
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation that creates targeted and means-tested guaranteed income programs for low-income individuals, young adults, and foster youth
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, S.441/HR 1041, also known as the American Opportunity Accounts Act, which would create a federally funded savings account for every American child
- Resolution calling upon New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would deposit $1,000 into an account that is managed and invested by the state comptroller to be available to eligible children when they reach the age of 18
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