Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A6122

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates an after-school challenge program to provide schools with matching funds for resources raised to support after-school programs

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

co-Sponsors

2023-A6122 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L

2023-A6122 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates an after-school challenge program to provide schools with up to $50,000 in matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs which are curriculum based or community service programs.

2023-A6122 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6122
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to an after-school chal-
   lenge program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to
 read as follows:
   §  319. AFTER-SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE  COMMISSIONER  AN  AFTER-SCHOOL  CHALLENGE
 PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH MATCHING FUNDS FOR RESOURCES RAISED IN
 PRIVATE DONATIONS TO SUPPORT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. EACH DISTRICT  SHALL
 BE  ELIGIBLE  TO RECEIVE A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN
 MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE STATE BEGINNING WITH THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR. PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SECTION
 SHALL  PROVIDE  AFFORDABLE,  LOW-COST  AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FOR STUDENTS IN
 GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT THAT  RUN  AFTER  SCHOOL  UNTIL  AT  LEAST  SIX
 O'CLOCK  P.M.  PRIORITY  IN AWARDING GRANTS SHALL BE GIVEN TO CURRICULUM
 BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDING OF CHALLENGE GRANTS
 PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION.
   2. THE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE FROM
 SOURCES OTHER THAN  STATE  APPROPRIATIONS  OR  FEDERAL  FUNDS.  MATCHING
 CONTRIBUTIONS  SHALL  COME  FROM CONTRIBUTIONS, PLEDGED FOR THE PURPOSES
 SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION OR UNPLEDGED, AND ACCRUED INVESTMENT  EARNINGS
 THEREON,  MADE AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR.  DONATIONS
 MAY BE FINANCIAL OR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS  AND
 BUSINESSES  THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. ONCE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF MATCH-
 ING CONTRIBUTIONS HAS BEEN RAISED, THE DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE  VERIFICA-
 TION  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER THAT THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTIONS HAS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10538-01-3
 A. 6122                             2

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.