New York A 7091: Relates to establishing the Beacon School Pilot Program in New York city schools

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A07091 Summary:

BILL NOA07091 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04255

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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Relates to establishing the Beacon School Pilot Program in New York city schools.

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BILL NOA07091 

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03/20/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7091

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Education

 AN ACT in relation to establishing the Beacon School Pilot Program in
 New York city schools

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York City Beacon School Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. Gun violence and gang activity has become a
 4 severe issue in the United States as a whole, specifically in New York,
 5 Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago. In most cases, youth join gangs
 6 because they feel they need protection, they want to be accepted,
 7 respected or all of the above. Through various youth development initi-
 8 atives and programs we can create an environment that will meet these
 9 needs for young people in urban communities and thus reduce gang and gun
 10 violence. Beacon offers New York city youth with a place to grow through
 11 challenging activities, caring relationships, and opportunities. The
 12 youth development quality of the Beacon environment results in higher
 13 self-esteem among youth, increased leadership skills, and higher expec-
 14 tations by staff and youth for behavior and performance. Beacon reduces
 15 the likelihood of students to cut classes, bullying, and other crimes
 16 against persons or property. Beacon also provides important services and
 17 activities for neighborhood adults including sports, physical fitness,
 18 basic education, English-language instruction, GED preparation and
 19 computer instruction. Beacon creates cohesion between youths, parents,
 20 community organizations and businesses, engaging the community in an
 21 effort to reduce gang and gun violence.
 22 § 3. Purpose. The purpose of this act is to provide all public elemen-
 23 tary and secondary schools located in New York city the structure, flex-
 24 ibility and support necessary to operate under the Beacon school model
 25 to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07962-01-5

 A. 7091 2

 1 1. enable public schools and community partners, including public and
 2 private agencies, community based organizations, local government,
 3 institutions of higher education, families, after school program provid-
 4 ers, summer program providers, museums, libraries, and other cultural
 5 institutions and civic organizations, to leverage their resources and
 6 prepare the community they serve to compete in today's global economy;
 7 2. reduce the incidents of gun and gang violence in the New York city
 8 community by providing the activities and education necessary to engage
 9 the community; and
 10 3. provide funding for the expansion, and the continuation of
 11 results-driven partnerships that align numerous funding streams, includ-
 12 ing public and private funding, and leverage existing funding to make
 13 every New York city public school into a Beacon school.
 14 § 4. Definitions. As used in this act the following terms shall have
 15 the following meanings:
 16 1. "Beacon" shall mean a community center located in public elementary
 17 and secondary school buildings, offering a range of activities and
 18 services to participants of all ages, before and after school, in the
 19 evenings, and on weekends.
 20 2. "Host school" shall mean the point of entry for all Beacon activ-
 21 ities located within a neighborhood.
 22 3. "Neighborhood" shall mean the community zoned to the public school.
 23 4. "Community based organization" shall mean any organization incorpo-
 24 rated for