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Inquiry into potential SYEP program enhancements and provider qualifications
4:07:38
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Council Member Althea Stevens questions DYCD officials about plans to enhance the SYEP program and provider qualifications through a new RFP process. The discussion touches on the need for potential expansion of providers.
- DYCD confirms internal discussions about a potential RFP for SYEP
- Commissioner Keith Howard mentions ongoing conversations with OMB regarding program enhancements
- Stevens suggests the need to consider expanding beyond the current 75 providers to manage the program more effectively
Althea Stevens
4:07:38
Is ZYC planning to do RFP for SYEP to enhance the program and qualified qualifications for providers?
Keith Howard
4:07:46
That is conversation that are happening internally and conversations that we will be having with OMB.
Althea Stevens
4:07:54
Yeah because we had this expansion three years ago providers and so even we're thinking about how do we get you know different organizations and agencies and things like that to come on board, we might be need to think about expanding it because 75 isn't a lot to be managing this.
4:08:12
They've been doing a good job, that's not what I'm saying, but again I think that we need to get to a place where we're working smart.