Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 20, 2012 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 15, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 14, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 13, 2012 |
1st report cal.334 |
Feb 29, 2012 |
print number 4100a |
Feb 29, 2012 |
amend and recommit to finance |
Jan 24, 2012 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 20, 2011 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1370 |
Jun 17, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 07, 2011 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 17, 2011 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4100
2011-2012 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S4100 - Details
2011-S4100 - 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.
2011-S4100 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4100 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 or the unspent remainder of the previous school year's appropriation, whichever is more, 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 (funded at $96 million) is currently only available to schools and BOCES to provide educational services to persons twenty-one years of
2011-S4100 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4100 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2011 ___________ 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 OR THE UNSPENT REMAINDER OF THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR'S APPROPRI- ATION FOR THIS PROGRAM, WHICHEVER IS MORE, 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. LBD10180-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S4100A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S4100A (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.
2011-S4100A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4100A 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 Employ- ment 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 (funded at $96 million) is currently only available to schools and BOCES to provide educational services to persons twenty-one years of age or older who have dropped out of high school and did not receive their degree or GED. These educational services include employment skills, English as a Second Language courses, pre-GED classes, etc.
2011-S4100A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4100--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FARLEY, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BONACIC, OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Educa- tion in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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. LBD10180-02-2
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