New York S 9397: Establishes an educator development workforce for the purpose of contracting with EDHUBNY, a nonprofit organization, for support of New York's child serving and educator workforce; appropriation

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S09397 Summary:

BILL NOS09397A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10196-B

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSRCLEARE, JACKSON, RYAN C, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes an educator development workforce for the purpose of contracting with EDHUBNY, a nonprofit organization, for support of New York's child serving and educator workforce; authorizes the workforce to contract with EDHUBNY including performance measures, reporting requirements, and fiscal controls; authorizes collaboration with other state agencies; provides for an appropriation of $50 million.

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BILL NOS09397A

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03/09/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

03/17/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

03/17/2026PRINT NUMBER 9397A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9397--A

 IN SENATE

 March 9, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to establish an educator development workforce for the purpose of
 contracting with EDHUBNY, a nonprofit organization, for support of New
 York's child serving and educator workforce; and making an appropri-
 ation therefor

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following
 2 terms shall have the following meanings:
 3 1. "Educator development workforce" or "workforce" means the educator
 4 development workforce initiative established pursuant to section two of
 5 this act.
 6 2. "EDHUBNY" means NYS Educator Workforce Development HUB, also known
 7 as EDHUBNY, a nonprofit organization organized pursuant to section
 8 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
 9 § 2. Workforce established. 1. The commissioner of labor shall estab-
 10 lish an educator development workforce initiative to act as an interme-
 11 diary and provide technical assistance for education entities and child-
 12 care providers to engage in registered apprenticeships and additional
 13 child serving pathways, support, and retention strategies as necessary
 14 to ensure that New York's children, from birth through high school grad-
 15 uation, are supported by a stable, well-prepared child serving and
 16 educator workforce.
 17 2. The workforce shall collaborate with the department of education,
 18 the office of children and family services, and any other relevant state
 19 agencies to accomplish its purposes under this section.
 20 3. Eligible participants with the workforce shall include, but not be
 21 limited to, school districts, boards of cooperative educational
 22 services, teacher centers, institutions of higher education, early
 23 childhood providers, education intermediaries, and workforce development
 24 organizations.
 25 § 3. Workforce contracting with EDHUBNY. 1. The workforce shall be
 26 authorized to contract with EDHUBNY for support of the purposes under
 27 subdivision two of this section, and the allocation of funds to EDHUBNY,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14758-05-6

 S. 9397--A 2

 1 appropriated therefor pursuant to section five of this act, for the
 2 purposes under subdivision three of this section. Such contracts shall
 3 include performance measures, including the number of participants
 4 served, reporting requirements, and fiscal controls consistent with
 5 state law. EDHUBNY shall be subject to audit by the state comptroller
 6 and shall maintain all financial and programmatic records for a minimum
 7 of 6 years.
 8 2. Contracts executed pursuant to subdivision one of this section may
 9 provide for:
 10 (a) Individual and group-sponsored registered apprenticeship programs
 11 for educators and child-serving professionals from early childhood
 12 through grade twelve;
 13 (b) Grow-your-own educator pathways rooted in local communities;
 14 (c) Strategic staffing and educator retention initiati