Bill Text: NY A05690 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5690 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with up to $50,000 in matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs which are curriculum based or community service programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to education [A05690 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05690-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5690
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 14, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to an after-school  chal-
          lenge program
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 319. After-school challenge program. 1. There is hereby  established
     4  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the commissioner an after-school challenge
     5  program to provide schools with matching funds for resources  raised  in
     6  private  donations to support after-school programs. Each district shall
     7  be eligible to receive a maximum of fifty thousand dollars  annually  in
     8  matching  funds from the state beginning with the two thousand seventeen
     9  -- two thousand eighteen school year. Programs under this section  shall
    10  provide  affordable,  low-cost  after-school care for students in grades
    11  one through eight that run after school until at least six o'clock  p.m.
    12  Priority in awarding grants shall be given to curriculum based education
    13  programs or community service programs. The commissioner shall establish
    14  additional criteria for the awarding of challenge grants provided for in
    15  this section.
    16    2. The matching contributions raised by a school district must be from
    17  sources  other  than  state  appropriations  or  federal funds. Matching
    18  contributions shall come from contributions, pledged  for  the  purposes
    19  specified  in this section or unpledged, and accrued investment earnings
    20  thereon, made after January first, two thousand eighteen.  Donations may
    21  be financial or in-kind  contributions  received  from  individuals  and
    22  businesses  throughout the community. Once the necessary level of match-
    23  ing contributions has been raised, the district shall provide  verifica-
    24  tion  to  the  commissioner that the required level of contributions has
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08542-01-7

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     1  been received and is being held to be used solely  for  the  purpose  of
     2  supporting after-school programs.
     3    3.  The  commissioner shall report on the success of the program on or
     4  before July first, two thousand twenty.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect July  1,  2018.  The  commissioner  of
     6  education  is  authorized  and directed to promulgate any rules or regu-
     7  lations necessary for the implementation of this act on or  before  such
     8  effective date.