NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4791

Senate Bill S4791

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Appropriates one million dollars to the department of education for extracurricular activities in certain school districts

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Jan 06, 2010	referred to education
Apr 27, 2009	referred to education

2009-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3818
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A2353
2013-2014: A2853
2015-2016: A4596

2009-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Appropriates one million dollars to the department of education for the purpose of initiating, maintaining or encouraging extracurricular activities in school districts in cities with a population of one million or more to lower dropout rates.

2009-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4791

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act making an appropriation to the department of
education to be used for certain extracurricular activities in school
districts in cities with a population of one million or more

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :  To require that extra-curricular
activities be included as allowable costs within current attendance
improvement/drop-out prevention programs.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :  This provision will mandate that
programs and services which may be approved by the Commissioner with
respect to allowable costs for extracurricular programs will include
but not be limited to: the services of additional support personnel
including attendance, counseling and social work personnel,
computerized telephone contact systems, alternative education
programs, the services of teachers for supervision of extra-curricular
activities, equipment for extra-curricular activities, as well as,
other services designed specifically to improve student attendance and
retention rates.

 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER :  Amends
paragraph c of subdivision 25 of section 3602 of the Education Law.

 JUSTIFICATION :  The drop-out/truancy rate of the students of New
York State over the past few years has continued to increase. Many

analysts have theorized that if this trend continues, as jobs become
more complex, requiring greater skills and education going into the
21st century there will be more job vacancies than qualified persons
to fill them.  The use of extra-curricular activities, often provide
incentives for school participation and academic involvement. The need
for programs which prevent students from dropping-out of school and
which encourage their active participation in both academic programs
and the life of the educational institutions are needed now as never
before.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

3/19/96 - A. 42 reported to Assembly Ways and Means Committee.  1/7/98
- A.4752 referred to Assembly Education Committee.  1/5/00 - A.3279
referred to Assembly Education Committee.  2/26/02 - A.5344 referred
to Assembly Ways and Means.  1/4/06 - A.3219 referred to Assembly
Education/S.1705 referred to Senate 6/7/06 - A.3219 reported referred
to Assembly Ways and Means.  3/26/07 - A.7041/S.4087 (Montgomery),
referred to Assembly Education Committee, referred to Senate Finance
Committee 1/9/08 - A.7041/S.4087 (Montgomery), referred to Assembly
Education Committee, referred to Senate Finance Committee

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :  None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :  Immediately

2009-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4791

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT making an appropriation to the department of education to be used
  for certain extracurricular activities in school districts  in  cities
  with a population of one million or more

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The sum of one million dollars  ($1,000,000),  or  so  much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of
education  from  any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
the credit of the local assistance account not  otherwise  appropriated,
and made immediately available, for the purpose of initiating, maintain-
ing and encouraging extracurricular activities, including but not limit-
ed  to  athletics,  drama  clubs, stage crews, marching bands and debate
clubs, in school districts in cities with a population of one million or
more. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comp-
troller on vouchers certified or approved in the  manner  prescribed  by
law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07153-01-9

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