Committee on Education · Jan 30, 2026

Name: Committee on Education, Jan 30, 2026
Start: 2026-01-30
Location: New York

Fridayat least 1 h 53 min8 officials identified7 public speakers1 agenda itemRoll call: 13 present (clerk)Video: Viebit

The Committee on Education held a hearing on Introduction 203, a local law in relation to reporting on payments to early childhood care and education providers.

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1:00This bill would require the department of education to report quarterly on invoices received from early childhood care and education providers that the department has contracted with to provide these services. The report

What happened

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The Committee on Education held a hearing on Introduction 203, a local law in relation to reporting on payments to early childhood care and education providers.0:37
The chair said the committee would not be voting on legislation at this hearing.0:37
A presenter from New York City Public Schools' Early Childhood Education Division testified on provider payments and on Intro 203, and said quarterly reporting more accurately reflects payment activity.6:54
The chair announced that the hearing was adjourned.1:53:08

Quotes

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And how, um, I guess when do you all anticipate being able to like launch this officially?Jennifer Gutiérrez · District 3421:13

Do you have data showing that payment timelines for early childhood providers have improved? If so, what led to this improvement? If not, what are still the struggles?Mercedes Narcisse · District 4641:10

Who spoke

8 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Eric DinowitzChair · District 11 · 17 minFirst speaks at 0:37
Jennifer GutiérrezDistrict 34 · 7.9 minFirst speaks at 13:03
Linda LeeDistrict 23 · 4.0 minFirst speaks at 32:29
Gale A. BrewerDistrict 6 · 3.7 minFirst speaks at 56:41
Phil WongDistrict 30 · 3.1 minFirst speaks at 48:16
Mercedes NarcisseDistrict 46 · 2.5 minFirst speaks at 39:08
Carmen N. De La RosaDistrict 10 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 44:57
Lynn C. SchulmanDistrict 29 · 1.7 minFirst speaks at 52:14

Roll call: 13 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 7 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on Education, Jan 30, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/education/meetings/2026-01-30. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jan 30, 2026.