* § 131-zz. Child poverty reduction. 1. Legislative findings. The\nlegislature hereby declares that New York should take any steps\nnecessary to reduce the overall child poverty rate by fifty percent in\nthe next ten years. Nearly three million New Yorkers are living in\npoverty, eight hundred ninety-five thousand of which are children. In\nfact, one in five New York children struggle to meet basic needs, and\nalthough several efforts have been undertaken, the overall poverty rate\nin New York has failed to see a reduction over the last decade. The\nlegislature finds that reducing child poverty will protect the health\nand general well-being of all New Yorkers. To effectuate this reduction,\nthe child poverty reduction advisory council shall be established to\nresearch policy ideas, develop best practices, and continually monitor\nrelevant benchmarks to ensure that New York continues to work towards\nreducing child poverty by fifty percent in ten years.\n 2. Child poverty reduction advisory council established. (a) To\neffectuate a reduction in child poverty in the state, there is hereby\nestablished an advisory council, to be known as the "child poverty\nreduction advisory council", hereafter referred to as the "advisory\ncouncil". The advisory council shall carry out the required acts set\nforth in subdivision four of this section.\n (b) The members of the advisory council shall be chaired by a\nrepresentative of the executive chamber and the commissioner of the\noffice of temporary and disability assistance, or their designees.\nEnsuring adequate geographic representation, members of the advisory\ncouncil shall be appointed in the following manner:\n (i) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the\nsenate;\n (ii) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;\n (iii) two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of the office\nof temporary and disability assistance;\n (iv) at least one member shall be appointed by the governor from each\nof the following entities:\n (1) the office of children and family services;\n (2) the New York state council on children and families;\n (3) the department of taxation and finance;\n (4) a regional economic development council;\n (5) a statewide non-profit poverty advocacy organization; and\n (6) a non-profit organization with a focus on poverty issues; and\n (v) two individuals who are directly impacted by poverty in the state.\n (c) The members of the advisory council shall receive no compensation\nfor their services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties.\n (d) The advisory council shall convene within sixty days after the\neffective date of this section. A quorum shall consist of a majority of\nthe members of the advisory council entitled to vote on the matter under\nconsideration. Approval of any matter shall require the affirmative vote\nof a majority of the members voting thereon. The advisory council shall\nadopt by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs,\nincluding the creation of committees and subcommittees to effectuate the\nwork required.\n 3. Appointments to the advisory council. (a) Appointments to the\nadvisory council shall be made no later than forty-five days after the\neffective date of this section.\n (b) If any such appointment is not made by such date, the appointing\nofficial may make the appointment after that date, but such vacant\nappointment shall not count for the calculation of a quorum until such\nvacancy is filled.\n (c) Any vacancies in the advisory council shall be filled in the same\nmanner as the original appointment was made.\n 4. Policy proposal review and recommendations. The advisory council\nshall:\n (a) develop and publish a timeline, inclusive of yearly benchmarks,\nfor reducing child poverty in the state by fifty percent in ten years.\nSuch timeline shall be made publicly available.\n (b) consider policy pro
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