Senate Bill S4456

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing grants for the implementation of the seal of civic readiness program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • 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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2025-S4456 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4378
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3641-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4080

2025-S4456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing grants for the implementation of the seal of civic readiness program; authorizes grants of $50,000 to no more than 20 applicant school districts for public schools that have successfully completed both the seal of civic readiness application and commissioner created grant application.

2025-S4456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4456
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing grants for
   the implementation of the seal of civic readiness 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 3641-c
 to read as follows:
   § 3641-C. GRANTS  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE SEAL OF CIVIC READINESS
 PROGRAM. BEGINNING WITH STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  WITHIN  THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE,
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH  A  PROGRAM  OF  COMPETITIVELY  AWARDED
 GRANTS OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO NO MORE THAN TWENTY APPLICANT SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS  PER YEAR, FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
 BOTH THE SEAL OF CIVIC READINESS APPLICATION  AND  COMMISSIONER  CREATED
 GRANT APPLICATION. GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR EXEM-
 PLARY  APPLICATIONS THAT PROVIDE PLANS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF ANY COMBI-
 NATION  OF  TEACHING  AND/OR  CLERICAL  STAFF,  COMMUNITY  PARTNERSHIPS,
 PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT,  CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TO CARRY
 OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SEAL OF CIVIC READINESS PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2025.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06741-01-5

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