Committee on Children and Youth meeting
June 23, 2026, 1:00 PM
The Committee on Children and Youth held an oversight hearing evaluating the Department of Youth and Community Development's Beacon and Cornerstone programs, the city's school-based and public-housing community centers for young people. The committee also heard, without voting, several resolutions urging state and federal action on child savings and baby bond accounts (Res 0161, Res 0277, Res 0278), guaranteed income for low-income and foster youth (Res 0276), state funding for youth sports from sports betting revenue (Res 0032), and the Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (Res 0217).
Agenda
8 items
- T2026-1962 Oversight - Evaluation of DYCD’s Beacon and Cornerstone Programs. Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0032-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0142-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0161-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0217-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0276-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0277-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee
- Res 0278-2026 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 Hearing Held by Committee