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Assembly Bill A9374

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state office of religious and independent schools establishment act

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2015-A9374 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6831
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12-B ยงยง571 - 573, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8043, S5253

2015-A9374 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state office of religious and independent schools to provide and coordinate services and administer state and federal programs and appropriations for the benefit of students and personnel in religious and independent schools.

2015-A9374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9374

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  state  office  of
  religious and independent schools establishment act

  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  article  12-B
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 12-B
            STATE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
SECTION 571. SHORT TITLE.
        572. STATE OFFICE FOR RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
        573. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
  S  571.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
THE "STATE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS  AND  INDEPENDENT  SCHOOLS  ESTABLISHMENT
ACT".
  S  572.  STATE  OFFICE  FOR  RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. 1. THE
STATE OFFICE FOR RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AND COORDINATE SERVICES AND  ADMINISTER
STATE  AND  FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND APPROPRIATIONS, AS MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY
THE COMMISSIONER, INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND PERSONNEL  IN
RELIGIOUS  AND  INDEPENDENT  SCHOOLS  AND TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND
CARRY OUT ANY RESPONSIBILITIES THE DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE TOWARD  RELIGIOUS
AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
  2.  THE  DEPARTMENT, ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE, SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE ANY GRANTS, AWARDS, APPROPRIATIONS OR OTHER  FUNDS
AS  MAY  BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CARRY OUT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE. ALL
SUCH FUNDS RECEIVED BY OR OTHERWISE MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT
SHALL  BE  HELD  IN  A  DISTINCT ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS ADMINISTERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL UTILIZE STATE AND/OR FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRI-
ATED OR AUTHORIZED FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ACT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14270-01-6

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