Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 04, 2016 |
referred to libraries and education technology delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 03, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 12, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 11, 2016 |
1st report cal.559 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
May 20, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 19, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.851 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 30, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2895
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S2895 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7795
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3602, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S4100
2013-2014: S6714
2017-2018: S3021, A5811
2019-2020: A1667
2021-2022: A55
2023-2024: A7955
2015-S2895 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside three million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant process; provides that half of such appropriation shall be set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more.
2015-S2895 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2895 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enabling public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy instruction PURPOSE: The bill would allow public libraries to apply for and receive Employment Preparation Education (EPE) funds for pre-GED and other adult literacy services authorized under the program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision 11 of Section 3602 of the Education Law is amended by adding a new paragraph a-2 that would set aside $3 million to be provided in competitive grants to public libraries, with at least half the amount set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more. JUSTIFICATION: The Employment Preparation Education (EPE) program is currently only available to school districts and BOCES to provide educational
2015-S2895 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2895 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- 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 enabling public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy instruction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph a-2 to read as follows: A-2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SET ASIDE AN AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO BE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO PROVIDE ANY OF THE SERVICES AUTHORIZED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. HOWEVER, NO LESS THAN HALF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION SHALL BE SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08531-01-5
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