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
Summary
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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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2026
Last action Mar 17, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a co-sponsor and expand its scope to include child-serving professionals alongside educators. The text was updated to clarify that the workforce supports both groups, and the list of eligible participants was adjusted to reflect this broader focus.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely supporting an 'educator workforce' to supporting both a 'child serving and educator workforce'.
SCOPE
The bill title and purpose were changed to explicitly include 'child serving' professionals in addition to educators.
DEFINITION
The definition of 'EDHUBNY' was updated to reflect the new dual focus on educators and child-serving professionals.
ELIGIBILITY
The list of eligible participants was updated to ensure alignment with the expanded scope, though the specific list of organizations remained largely similar.
REQUIREMENT
The report submission requirements were updated to include the 'labor' committee in addition to education and ways and means.
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Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9397A
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Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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