Assembly Bill A4080A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 4080--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB, BARCLAY, CROUCH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO, TENNEY -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to renaming certain
  schools established by a board of cooperative educational services  as
  career prep centers; 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 "CAREER PREP CENTERS".  UPON APPLICA-
TION 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 CAREER PREP CENTERS AND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND OTHER PRINT-
ED  MATERIALS.  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO EXPEND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM EXISTING FUNDS TOWARD  SUCH
MARKETING  OR  SIGN  REPLACEMENT  TO  BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS
SUBDIVISION. SIGNS AND MATERIALS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BEAR THE PHRASE "CAREER PREP CENTERS:  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03118-02-5
              

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carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
the  audit  and  warrant  of  the  comptroller  on vouchers certified or
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.