Appropriates one million dollars to the department of education for the purpose of initiating, maintaining or encouraging extracurricular activities in school districts in cities with a population of one million or more to lower dropout rates.

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A2353-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jan 18, 2011: referred to education

A2353-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2353

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the
    Committee on Education

  AN ACT making an appropriation to the department of education to be used
    for certain extracurricular activities in school districts  in  cities
    with a population of one million or more

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The sum of one million dollars  ($1,000,000),  or  so  much
  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of
  education  from  any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
  the credit of the local assistance account not  otherwise  appropriated,
  and made immediately available, for the purpose of initiating, maintain-
  ing and encouraging extracurricular activities, including but not limit-
  ed  to  athletics,  drama  clubs, stage crews, marching bands and debate
  clubs, in school districts in cities with a population of one million or
  more. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comp-
  troller on vouchers certified or approved in the  manner  prescribed  by
  law.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06585-01-1