Bill Text: NY A04080 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the renaming of educational BOCES programs as career prep centers; appropriates funds for marketing and replacement signage and other printed materials.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-12 - held for consideration in education [A04080 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4080
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB, BARCLAY, CROUCH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.  GIGLIO, TENNEY -- read once and referred to  the
         Committee on Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to renaming certain
         schools established by a board of cooperative educational services  as
         Quest schools; and making an appropriation therefor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1950 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
    3    1-A.  ON  AND  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION ALL EDUCA-
    4  TIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED OR OPERATED BY A BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCA-
    5  TIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE KNOWN AS "QUEST SCHOOLS". UPON APPLICATION BY A
    6  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, THERE SHALL BE PAID TO EACH
    7  QUALIFYING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AN AMOUNT UP TO TEN
    8  THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MARKETING OF SUCH SCHOOLS AS  QUEST
    9  SCHOOLS  AND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS. A
   10  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE  REQUIRED  TO  EXPEND
   11  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS FROM EXISTING FUNDS TOWARD SUCH MARKETING OR SIGN
   12  REPLACEMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION. SIGNS AND
   13  MATERIALS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
   14  BEAR THE PHRASE "QUEST SCHOOLS:  FOUNDATION FOR YOUR FUTURE".
   15    S 2. The sum of three hundred eighty thousand dollars  ($380,000),  or
   16  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary, is hereby appropriated to the
   17  department of education out of any moneys in the state treasury  in  the
   18  general  fund  to the credit of the local assistance account, not other-
   19  wise appropriated, and made immediately available, for  the  purpose  of
   20  carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
   21  the  audit  and  warrant  of  the  comptroller  on vouchers certified or
   22  approved by the commissioner of education in the  manner  prescribed  by
   23  law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    S  3.  By  January  first  of each year, the commissioner of education
    2  shall issue a report to the governor and the legislature concerning  the
    3  effectiveness  of  marketing  education  programs  provided by boards of
    4  cooperative educational services pursuant to the provision  of  subdivi-
    5  sion 1-a of section 1950 of the education law as added by section one of
    6  this act.
    7    S  4.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    8  the date on which it shall have become a law.