New York S 4456: Relates to authorizing grants for the implementation of the seal of civic readiness program

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2025-02-05)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 4456

Sponsors: Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Cordell Cleare, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Luis R. Sepúlveda

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S04456 Summary:

BILL NOS04456 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04378

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRADDABBO, CLEARE, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3641-c, Ed L

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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.

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02/05/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4456

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 5, 2025
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 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:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3641-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3641-c. Grants for implementation of the seal of civic readiness
 4 program. Beginning with state fiscal year two thousand twenty-five--two
 5 thousand twenty-six, within the amount appropriated for such purpose,
 6 the commissioner shall establish a program of competitively awarded
 7 grants of fifty thousand dollars to no more than twenty applicant school
 8 districts per year, for public schools that have successfully completed
 9 both the seal of civic readiness application and commissioner created
 10 grant application. Grants shall be awarded by the commissioner for exem-
 11 plary applications that provide plans for the utilization of any combi-
 12 nation of teaching and/or clerical staff, community partnerships,
 13 professional development, curriculum and instructional design to carry
 14 out the implementation of the seal of civic readiness program.
 15 § 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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