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Assembly Bill A5161

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with matching funds for resources raised to support after-school programs

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2013-A5161 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6202
2011-2012: A6623
2015-2016: A4907
2017-2018: A5690

2013-A5161 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with up to $50,000 in matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs which are curriculum based or community service programs.

2013-A5161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5161

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to an after-school chal-
  lenge program

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to
read as follows:
  S  319. AFTER-SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE  COMMISSIONER  AN  AFTER-SCHOOL  CHALLENGE
PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH MATCHING FUNDS FOR RESOURCES RAISED IN
PRIVATE DONATIONS TO SUPPORT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. EACH DISTRICT  SHALL
BE  ELIGIBLE  TO RECEIVE A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN
MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE STATE BEGINNING WITH THE TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN
--  TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR. PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, LOW-COST AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FOR  STUDENTS  IN  GRADES
ONE  THROUGH EIGHT THAT RUN AFTER SCHOOL UNTIL AT LEAST SIX O'CLOCK P.M.
PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS SHALL BE GIVEN TO CURRICULUM BASED EDUCATION
PROGRAMS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDING OF CHALLENGE GRANTS PROVIDED FOR IN
THIS SECTION.
  2. THE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE FROM
SOURCES OTHER THAN  STATE  APPROPRIATIONS  OR  FEDERAL  FUNDS.  MATCHING
CONTRIBUTIONS  SHALL  COME  FROM CONTRIBUTIONS, PLEDGED FOR THE PURPOSES
SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION OR UNPLEDGED, AND ACCRUED INVESTMENT  EARNINGS
THEREON, MADE AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.  DONATIONS MAY
BE  FINANCIAL  OR  IN-KIND  CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS AND
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. ONCE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF  MATCH-
ING  CONTRIBUTIONS HAS BEEN RAISED, THE DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE VERIFICA-
TION TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE REQUIRED LEVEL  OF  CONTRIBUTIONS  HAS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08410-01-3

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