Senate Bill S3951

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the civic education fund

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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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2019-S3951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7202
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-e, St Fin L

2019-S3951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the civic education fund for community-based organizations, non-profits and other non-traditional organizations to implement civics education projects.

2019-S3951 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3951
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
   civic education fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 91-e to read as follows:
   §  91-E.  CIVIC  EDUCATION FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE
 JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCA-
 TION, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CIVIC EDUCATION FUND".
   2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED OR
 TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTH-
 ING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT  THE  STATE  FROM  RECEIVING
 GRANTS,  GIFTS  OR  BEQUESTS  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN
 THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONIES FROM THE FUND SHALL BE  EXPENDED  ONLY  FOR  COMMUNITY-BASED
 ORGANIZATIONS,  NON-PROFITS  AND  OTHER NON-TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO
 IMPLEMENT CIVICS EDUCATION  PROJECTS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 UNIVERSITIES, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.  SUCH FUNDS
 MAY  ALSO  BE  EXPENDED  FOR CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, MOCK TRIALS, DEBATE FORUMS, VOTER  REGISTRATION  ACTIVITIES,
 AND  PROJECTS  THAT  DEMONSTRATE  AN  UNDERSTANDING  OF  THE CONNECTIONS
 BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL  POLITICS  INCLUDING  ISSUES  THAT  MAY
 IMPACT THE STUDENTS' COMMUNITY.
   4.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
 OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
 OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE
 COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF  THE
 SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCA-
 TION,  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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