Assembly Bill A1717B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act

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2023-A1717 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7334
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§414 & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10696, S9514

2023-A1717 - Summary

Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).

2023-A1717 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1717
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act".
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 414  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (c) For holding social, civic and  recreational  meetings  and  enter-
 tainments,  and  other  uses pertaining to the welfare of the community;
 but such meetings, entertainment and uses  shall  be  non-exclusive  and
 shall be open to the general public; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, COMMUNITY SCHOOL
 BOARDS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS
 DURING  THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR USE BY ANY STEEL PAN MUSIC ORGANIZATION TO
 PRACTICE FOR THE LABOR DAY PARADE (WEST INDIAN CARNIVAL). Civic meetings
 shall include, but not be limited to, meetings  of  parent  associations
 and parent-teacher associations.
   § 3. Subdivision 27 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   27.  Promulgate regulations, in conjunction with each community super-
 intendent, establishing a plan for providing access to school facilities
 in each community school district, when not in use for school  purposes,
 in  accordance  with  the provisions of section four hundred fourteen of
 this chapter.  SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE ACCESS TO SCHOOL  GROUNDS  DURING
 THE  SUMMER MONTHS FOR STEEL PAN MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PRACTICE FOR THE
 LABOR DAY PARADE (WEST INDIAN CARNIVAL). Such plan  shall  set  forth  a
 reasonable  system  of  fees  not to exceed the actual costs and specify
 that no part of any fee shall  directly  or  indirectly  benefit  or  be
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04271-01-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A1717A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7334
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§414 & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10696, S9514

2023-A1717A - Summary

Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).

2023-A1717A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1717--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CUNNINGHAM, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, DE LOS SANTOS,
   JACKSON, SMULLEN, BEEPHAN, ARDILA, ALVAREZ, DICKENS,  GIBBS,  BENDETT,
   TAYLOR  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Education --
   recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act".
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 414  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (c) For holding social, civic and  recreational  meetings  and  enter-
 tainments,  and  other  uses pertaining to the welfare of the community;
 but such meetings, entertainment and uses  shall  be  non-exclusive  and
 shall be open to the general public; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, COMMUNITY SCHOOL
 BOARDS  IN  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL, WHERE REASONABLE, AUTHORIZE THE
 USE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR USE BY ANY STEEL  PAN
 MUSIC  ORGANIZATION  TO  PRACTICE  FOR THE LABOR DAY PARADE (WEST INDIAN
 CARNIVAL), CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN OF  SECTION  TWENTY-
 FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-H OF THIS CHAPTER. Civic meetings shall include, but
 not  be  limited  to, meetings of parent associations and parent-teacher
 associations.
   § 3. Subdivision 27 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   27. Promulgate regulations, in conjunction with each community  super-
 intendent, establishing a plan for providing access to school facilities
 in  each community school district, when not in use for school purposes,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04271-03-4

co-Sponsors

2023-A1717B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7334
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§414 & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10696, S9514

2023-A1717B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).

2023-A1717B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1717--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CUNNINGHAM, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, DE LOS SANTOS,
   JACKSON, SMULLEN, BEEPHAN, ARDILA, ALVAREZ, DICKENS,  GIBBS,  BENDETT,
   TAYLOR  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Education --
   recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act".
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 414  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (c) For holding social, civic and  recreational  meetings  and  enter-
 tainments,  and  other  uses pertaining to the welfare of the community;
 but such meetings, entertainment and uses  shall  be  non-exclusive  and
 shall be open to the general public; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, COMMUNITY SCHOOL
 BOARDS  IN  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL, WHERE REASONABLE, AUTHORIZE THE
 USE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR USE BY ANY STEEL  PAN
 MUSIC  ORGANIZATION  TO  PRACTICE  FOR THE LABOR DAY PARADE (WEST INDIAN
 CARNIVAL), CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN OF  SECTION  TWENTY-
 FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-H OF THIS CHAPTER. Civic meetings shall include, but
 not  be  limited  to, meetings of parent associations and parent-teacher
 associations.
   § 3. Subdivision 27 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04271-05-4
 A. 1717--B                          2

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