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Assembly Bill A4963

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grants for the encouragement of women and minorities to pursue careers in technology

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2017-A4963 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8614
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §16-m, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6417, S5237
2015-2016: A968, S1960
2019-2020: A760
2021-2022: A530

2017-A4963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides science, technology, engineering and mathematics grants for the encouragement of women and minorities to pursue careers in technology.

2017-A4963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4963
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  MOSLEY, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, PERRY,
   LUPARDO, TITUS, SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   COOK,  GOTTFRIED,  SOLAGES,  THIELE  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to providing science, technology, engineering and mathematics
   grants for the encouragement of women and minorities to pursue careers
   in technology
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174
 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state  urban  development
 corporation  act,  is  amended  by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as
 follows:
   (O) ASSISTANCE TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN AND MINORITIES TO PURSUE  TECHNOLOGY
 CAREERS  BY  PROVIDING  SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
 (STEM) GRANTS, ON A COMPETITIVE  BASIS,  TO  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  CHARTER
 SCHOOLS, OR BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR USE IN PUBLIC
 AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, TO DEVELOP NEW AND ENHANCE CURRENT STEM PROGRAMS IN
 GRADES  SIX  THROUGH  TWELVE,  INCLUDING  CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES,
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNICAL  SKILLS  ATTAINMENT  AND  PARTNERSHIPS  WITH
 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
   (I)  DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSALS AND SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS OF SUCH STEM
 GRANTS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  THE
 STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
   (II)  GRANTS  SHALL  BE  MADE  FOR A RECURRENT PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AT
 WHICH TIME THE CHAIRPERSON SHALL EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE  STEM
 GRANTS  BASED ON CRITERIA DEVELOPED IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER
 OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05329-01-7

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