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                                   4425
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of a
   comprehensive career readiness program for pre-kindergarten  to  third
   grade students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  REQUIRING
 THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO
 THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT:
   A. A LITERACY PROGRAM IN WHICH:
   (I) ALL STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED ANNUALLY ON THEIR CURRENT LITERACY LEVEL
 AND PLACED INTO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LITERACY RATE CATEGORIES:
   (1) ABOVE CURRENT GRADE LEVEL;
   (2) CURRENT GRADE LEVEL; AND
   (3) BELOW CURRENT GRADE LEVEL;
   (II) ANNUALLY, TWO PROPOSED PLANS ARE CREATED TO ASSIST  STUDENTS  WHO
 FALL WITHIN THE CURRENT GRADE LEVEL AND BELOW CURRENT GRADE LEVEL LITER-
 ACY  RATE CATEGORIES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER LITERACY RATE, INCLUD-
 ING A LIST OF NECESSARY RESOURCES IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PLANS.
   B. A CAREER READINESS PROGRAM IN WHICH:
   (I) MONTHLY, STUDENTS ARE  INTRODUCED  TO  DIFFERENT  OCCUPATIONS  AND
 POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS;
   (II)  ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GUEST SPEAKERS, CAREER
 FAIRS AND VISITING APPROVED INDUSTRY SITES; AND
   (III) THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE AND ACADEM-
 IC ACHIEVEMENT TO REACH CAREER GOALS.
   C. A FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM IN WHICH:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00437-01-7
              

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   (I) THE MAIN GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO  LEARN  HOW  TO  BECOME  FISCALLY
 RESPONSIBLE BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY;
   (II)  MONTHLY  SEMINARS  WILL  BE  PROVIDED FOR ALL STUDENTS ON TOPICS
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) HOW TO SAVE MONEY;
   (2) ENTREPRENEURSHIP;
   (3) OPENING AND MAINTAINING BANKING AND CHECKING ACCOUNTS;
   (4) DEVELOPING A PERSONAL BUDGET; AND
   (5) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPENDING AND DEBT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.