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                                  4745

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, BARCLAY, CROUCH, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A.   GIGLIO, MOLINARO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  renaming  certain
  schools  established by a board of cooperative educational services as
  Quest schools; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section  1.  Section  1950 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  ALL  EDUCA-
TIONAL  PROGRAMS  PROVIDED  OR OPERATED BY A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
TIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE KNOWN AS "QUEST SCHOOLS". UPON APPLICATION BY A
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, THERE SHALL BE PAID  TO  EACH
QUALIFYING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AN AMOUNT UP TO TEN
THOUSAND  DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MARKETING OF SUCH SCHOOLS AS QUEST
SCHOOLS AND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS.  A
BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO EXPEND
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM EXISTING FUNDS TOWARDS SUCH  MARKETING  AND/OR
SIGN  REPLACEMENT  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION.
SIGNS AND MATERIALS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDI-
VISION  SHALL  BEAR  THE  PHRASE  "QUEST  SCHOOLS:   FOUNDATION FOR YOUR
FUTURE".
  S 2. The sum of three hundred eighty thousand dollars  ($380,000),  or
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary, is hereby appropriated to the
department of education out of any moneys in the state treasury  in  the
general  fund  to the credit of the local assistance account, not other-
wise appropriated, and made immediately available, for  the  purpose  of
carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
the  audit  and  warrant  of  the  comptroller  on vouchers certified or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05525-01-1

              

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approved by the commissioner of education in the  manner  prescribed  by
law.
  S  3.  By  January  first  of each year, the commissioner of education
shall issue a report to the governor and the legislature concerning  the
effectiveness  of  marketing  education  programs  provided by boards of
cooperative educational services pursuant to the provision  of  subdivi-
sion 1-a of section 1950 of the education law as added by section one of
this act.
  S  4.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.