Bill Text: NY S06831 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York state office of religious and independent schools to provide and coordinate services and administer state and federal programs and appropriations for the benefit of students and personnel in religious and independent schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-26 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06831 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06831-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6831
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 26, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  state  office  of
          religious and independent schools establishment act
          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  article  12-B
     2  to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 12-B
     4              STATE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
     5  Section 571. Short title.
     6          572. State office for religious and independent schools.
     7          573. Rules and regulations.
     8    §  571.  Short  title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
     9  the "state office of religious  and  independent  schools  establishment
    10  act".
    11    §  572.  State  office  for  religious and independent schools. 1. The
    12  state office for religious and independent schools is hereby established
    13  within the department to provide and coordinate services and  administer
    14  state  and  federal programs and appropriations, as may be identified by
    15  the commissioner, intended for the benefit of students and personnel  in
    16  religious  and  independent  schools  and to disseminate information and
    17  carry out any responsibilities the department may have toward  religious
    18  and independent schools.
    19    2.  The  department, on behalf of the office, shall have the authority
    20  to accept and receive any grants, awards, appropriations or other  funds
    21  as  may  be made available to carry out the functions of the office. All
    22  such funds received by or otherwise made  available  to  the  department
    23  shall  be  held  in  a  distinct account or accounts administered by the
    24  department to carry out the functions of the office.
    25    3. The commissioner shall utilize state and/or federal funds appropri-
    26  ated or authorized for personnel services to carry out the provisions of
    27  this act.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14270-01-6