Senate Resolution No. 1248

BY: Senator STEWART-COUSINS

establishing a plan setting forth an itemized
list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the
2025-26 state fiscal year for additional grants in
aid to certain school districts, public libraries,
public colleges and universities, and education and
arts not-for-profit institutions. Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, the amounts
appropriated herein may be suballocated or
transferred between other agencies, including the
state education department, city university of New
York, state university of New York, and New York
state council on the arts with the approval of the
temporary president of the senate and the director
of the budget. Notwithstanding section 24 of the
state finance law or any provision of law to the
contrary, funds from this appropriation shall be
allocated only pursuant to a plan (i) approved by
the temporary president of the senate and the
director of the budget which sets forth either an
itemized list of grantees with the amount to be
received by each, or the methodology for allocating
such appropriation, and (ii) which is thereafter
included in a senate resolution calling for the
expenditure of such funds, which resolution must be
approved by a majority vote of all members elected
to the senate upon a roll call vote

RESOLVED, That pursuant to and as required by money appropriated in
section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws 2025 which enacts the aid to
localities local assistance account for additional grants in aid to
certain school districts, public libraries, public colleges and
universities, and education and arts not-for-profit institutions.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the amounts
appropriated herein may be suballocated or transferred between other
agencies, including the state education department, city university of
New York, state university of New York, and New York state council on
the arts with the approval of the temporary president of the senate and
the director of the budget. Notwithstanding section 24 of the state
finance law or any provision of law to the contrary, funds from this
appropriation shall be allocated only pursuant to a plan approved by the
temporary president of the senate and the director of the budget which
sets forth either an itemized list of grantees with the amount to be
received by each, or the methodology for allocating such appropriation,
and thereafter included in a senate resolution calling for the
expenditure of such funds, which resolution must be approved by a
majority vote of all members elected to the senate upon a roll call
vote, in accordance with the following schedule:
American Debate League, INC. - Educational Programming10,000
BioBus, Inc. - Educational Programming .............. 25,000
Caribbean American Center of New York, Inc. -
Educational Programming
................................................... 25,000
Dominican American Cultural Club of Yonkers

(DACCY) - Educational Programming
30,000
Dominican Cultural Association of Yonkers, Inc.
- Educational Programming
................................................... 30,000
Fairview Community Corporation d/b/a Friends of
TDYCC - Educational Programming
40,000
Family Service Society of Yonkers - Educational Progra30,000
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center -
Educational Programming
................................................... 65,000
Junior Achievement of New York Inc. - Educational
Programming ....................................... 50,000
Sister to Sister International, Inc. - Educational
Programming ....................................... 30,000
STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Maroneck, Inc (DBA
The STEM Alliance) - Educational Programming
30,000
Subomi's Children Corporation - Educational Programmin25,000
Yonkers Arts, Inc. - Educational Programming ........ 30,000
Yonkers Hispanic Cultural Foundation, Inc. -
Educational Programming
................................................... 15,000
Hendrick Hudson Central School District .......... 1,000,000
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North
Rockland)
................................................ 1,000,000
New Rochelle City School District ................ 1,000,000
Farmingdale Union Free School District ........... 1,000,000
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New
York, Chinatown Branch - Educational
Programming ....................................... 10,000

Suballocate to the New York Council of the Arts
Revolutionary Westchester 250 Inc. .................. 40,000
Youth Music & Success Group Incorporated ............. 7,000