Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 10, 2014 |
print number 5934a |
Jan 10, 2014 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to education |
Sep 16, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5934A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S5934 - Details
2013-S5934 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5934 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law in relation to creating an urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This bill would enact the urban science, technology, engineering and math (USTEM) mentor volunteer program for youth for the Yonkers, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse School Districts. JUSTIFICATION: The creation of this three year pilot program would encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering or math vocations. It would also foster those pursuits by providing stimulating hands on internships at companies where those students could potentially one day become employed. This legislation would also encourage business participation in this mentoring program by providing them with State tax credits. Many of the students who would participate in this program would come from disadvantaged households which can act as a deterrent to long term success This program would incentivize those students to establish specific educational goals which ultimately lead to success. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: It is not possible to determine the number of
2013-S5934 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5934 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the tax law in relation to creating an urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth act". S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that there is a need to develop, promote and facilitate a mentor volun- teer program specifically designed to foster greater student partic- ipation for pupils living in high concentrations of poverty in large urban areas who are in grades seven to twelve in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics herein referred to as STEM programs. The legislature further finds that the STEM programmatic areas are under-served and under-represented by pupils living in poverty in the large urban school districts of the state due in part to the finan- cial circumstances of the school districts as well as the competing programmatic requirements for high school graduation. Furthermore, the legislature finds that STEM businesses in the large urban areas are in need of greater numbers of qualified students to pursue careers in the STEM fields and that there is a state interest in fostering a programmatic connection between these businesses and their school districts to mentor, develop and train students interested in STEM careers. Therefore be it resolved that the legislature creates the urban science, technology, engineering and mathematics (U-STEM) mentor volun- teer program for pupils in the large city school districts of the state. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11792-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5934A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to creating an urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This bill would enact the urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth for the Yonkers, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse School Districts. JUSTIFICATION: The creation of this three year pilot program would encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering or math vocations. It would also foster those pursuits by providing stimulating hands on internships at companies where those students could potentially one day become employed. This legislation would also encourage business participation in this mentoring program by providing them with State tax credits. Many of the students who would participate in this program would come from disadvantaged households which can act as a deterrent to long term success. This program would incentivize those students to establish specific educational goals which ultimately lead to success.
2013-S5934A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5934--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to creating an urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth act". S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that there is a need to develop, promote and facilitate a mentor volun- teer program specifically designed to foster greater student partic- ipation for pupils living in high concentrations of poverty in large urban areas who are in grades seven to twelve in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics herein referred to as STEM programs. The legislature further finds that the STEM programmatic areas are under-served and under-represented by pupils living in poverty in the large urban school districts of the state due in part to the finan- cial circumstances of the school districts as well as the competing programmatic requirements for high school graduation. Furthermore, the legislature finds that STEM businesses in the large urban areas are in need of greater numbers of qualified students to pursue careers in the STEM fields and that there is a state interest in fostering a programmatic connection between these businesses and their school districts to mentor, develop and train students interested in STEM careers. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11792-02-4
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