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                                   4963
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
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 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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   (1) SUCH CRITERIA SHALL  PROVIDE  DISADVANTAGED  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  OR
 BOARDS  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PRIORITY WHEN ALLOCATING THE
 GRANTS AUTHORIZED BY THIS PARAGRAPH;
   (2)  SUCH CRITERIA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF
 WOMEN AND MINORITY STUDENTS IN STEM PROGRAMS BEFORE AND AFTER THE  GRANT
 PERIOD; AND
   (3)  THE  PERCENTAGE OF THE NEW STEM STUDENTS WHO HAVE GONE ON TO TWO-
 AND FOUR-YEAR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS  AND  THE  PERCENTAGE
 WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED FOR A PERIOD NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS IN MATHEMAT-
 ICS,  SCIENCE,  TECHNOLOGY,  HEALTH  RELATED  FIELDS  AND  THE  LICENSED
 PROFESSIONS.
   (III) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES SHALL MEAN
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments to 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, made by section one of this act, shall not  affect  the
 expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.