Establishment of a Marshall plan for moms task force to develop and issue recommendations on how to support working mothers, other parents, and caregivers.

A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a Marshall plan for moms task force to develop and issue recommendations on how to support working mothers, other parents, and caregivers

This bill would require the creation of a Marshall Plan for Moms task force to study and develop recommendations regarding how to support working mothers, other parents, and caregivers, based on a consideration of data from the previous five years. Such task force would be required to convene its first meeting within 30 days after the last member has been appointed, meet at least once each quarter, and hold at least one public hearing. The task force would be required to submit a report with its recommendations within one year of the task force’s first meeting, including a summary of information the task force considered in formulating its recommendations, which would be posted to the Commission on Gender Equity (CGE)’s website within 10 days of submission. The task force would be comprised of the heads of the following agencies and offices, or their designees: CGE, the Office for Economic Opportunity, the Office of Labor Relations, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Comptroller. The task force would additionally include a principal, teacher, parents, owners and employees of child care programs in the city, and advocates with expertise in child care advocacy.