Senate Bill S1676

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to establish and implement a museum education grant program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1676 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3892
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §61.15, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5001, A8199

2017-S1676 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to establish and implement a museum education grant program to provide state aid to museums, historical societies, nature centers, zoos, botanical gardens, arboretums, aquariums and cultural organizations to establish education programs for elementary and secondary school students, and for those participating in continuing education in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities.

2017-S1676 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1676 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1676
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LITTLE, AKSHAR, ORTT, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  arts  and  cultural affairs law, in relation to
   providing educational services aid  to  eligible  museums,  historical
   societies  and  other  cultural institutions chartered by the board of
   regents for the provision of curriculum-based educational programs for
   students and teachers in grades pre-kindergarten  through  twelve  and
   adults  enrolled in continuing education programs in low-income urban,
   suburban and rural communities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Statement of legislative findings and intent. The legisla-
 ture finds and declares that the state of  New  York  has  the  greatest
 museums,  historical  societies,  zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and
 cultural arts institutions in the United States, and that  these  organ-
 izations are major tourism and economic drivers with a wealth of ways to
 engage  children and adults and instill in them a lasting love of learn-
 ing.
   The legislature finds and declares that museums, historical societies,
 zoos,  botanical  gardens,  aquariums  and  cultural  arts  institutions
 attract  millions  of  visitors  each year and provide vitally important
 instructional services to the schoolchildren of  this  state,  and  that
 children,  in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve and adults enrolled
 in continuing education programs should have broad and equal  access  to
 such services.
   The  legislature  finds that over 1,500 museums, historical societies,
 zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and  cultural  arts  institutions  in
 this  state  now  provide  instruction to over six million children, and
 that these institutions now receive no direct state support to initiate,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00484-01-7
              

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2017-S1676A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3892
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §61.15, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5001, A8199

2017-S1676A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to establish and implement a museum education grant program to provide state aid to museums, historical societies, nature centers, zoos, botanical gardens, arboretums, aquariums and cultural organizations to establish education programs for elementary and secondary school students, and for those participating in continuing education in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities.

2017-S1676A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1676A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1676--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE, AKSHAR, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, MURPHY, ORTT,
   RANZENHOFER, ROBACH, SERRANO, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Cultural
   Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation in accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts  and  cultural  affairs  law,  in  relation  to
   providing  educational  services  aid  to eligible museums, historical
   societies and other cultural institutions chartered by  the  board  of
   regents for the provision of curriculum-based educational programs for
   students  and  teachers  in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve and
   adults enrolled in continuing education programs in low-income  urban,
   suburban and rural communities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Statement of legislative findings and intent. The  legisla-
 ture  finds  and  declares  that  the state of New York has the greatest
 museums, historical societies, zoos, botanical  gardens,  aquariums  and
 cultural  arts  institutions in the United States, and that these organ-
 izations are major tourism and economic drivers with a wealth of ways to
 engage children and adults and instill in them a lasting love of  learn-
 ing.
   The legislature finds and declares that museums, historical societies,
 zoos,  botanical  gardens,  aquariums  and  cultural  arts  institutions
 attract millions of visitors each year  and  provide  vitally  important
 instructional  services  to  the  schoolchildren of this state, and that
 children, in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve and adults  enrolled
 in  continuing  education programs should have broad and equal access to
 such services.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00484-02-8
              

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