Assembly Bill A760A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue technology careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

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

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2019-A760 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8727
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6417
2015-2016: A968
2017-2018: A4963
2021-2022: A530, S531

2019-A760 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue technology careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

2019-A760 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    760
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, PERRY, LUPARDO,
   TITUS, SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ, BICHOTTE, COLTON -- 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.
                                                            LBD03986-01-9

              

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2019-A760A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8727
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6417
2015-2016: A968
2017-2018: A4963
2021-2022: A530, S531

2019-A760A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue technology careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

2019-A760A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  760--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, PERRY, LUPARDO,
   SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ, BICHOTTE, COLTON, VANEL,  GRIFFIN  --  Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. COOK, GOTTFRIED, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Economic Development -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and  Means  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of education to conduct
   a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minori-
   ties to pursue technology careers in science, technology,  engineering
   and mathematics (STEM)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education  shall  conduct  a  study  to
 determine  the  amount  of assistance, including financial, technical or
 any other assistance, needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue
 technology careers in science, technology, engineering  and  mathematics
 (STEM).  Such study shall determine the amount of such assistance needed
 in school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative  educational
 services  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 partner-
 ships with postsecondary education and training  programs,  to  increase
 participation  by  women  and  minority students in STEM programs.  Such
 study shall include data on the number of women and minorities  in  this
 state  that  are currently in STEM related programs, the availability of
 STEM grants to women and minorities and the number of women and minority
 applicants applying for such STEM grants.
   § 2. The commissioner of education shall submit a report  which  shall
 include  the findings and conclusions of such study, including recommen-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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