Bill Text: NY A00311 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the establishment of various programs for students in pre-kindergarten through third grade including programs for literacy, career readiness and financial literacy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-08 - referred to education [A00311 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A00311-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           311

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee 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:

     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 63 to read as follows:
     3    63. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations  requiring
     4  the  implementation  of  the  following programs for pre-kindergarten to
     5  third grade students in every school district:
     6    a. A literacy program in which:
     7    (i) all students are assessed annually on their current literacy level
     8  and placed into one of the following literacy rate categories:
     9    (1) above current grade level;
    10    (2) current grade level; and
    11    (3) below current grade level;
    12    (ii) annually, two proposed plans are created to assist  students  who
    13  fall within the current grade level and below current grade level liter-
    14  acy  rate categories in order to achieve a higher literacy rate, includ-
    15  ing a list of necessary resources in order to implement such plans.
    16    b. A career readiness program in which:
    17    (i) monthly, students are  introduced  to  different  occupations  and
    18  possible career paths;
    19    (ii)  activities include but are not limited to guest speakers, career
    20  fairs and visiting approved industry sites; and
    21    (iii) there is an emphasis on the importance of attendance and academ-
    22  ic achievement to reach career goals.
    23    c. A financial literacy program in which:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00564-01-5
        A. 311                              2

     1    (i) the main goal is for students to  learn  how  to  become  fiscally
     2  responsible both professionally and personally;
     3    (ii)  monthly  seminars  will  be  provided for all students on topics
     4  including but not limited to the following:
     5    (1) how to save money;
     6    (2) entrepreneurship;
     7    (3) opening and maintaining banking and checking accounts;
     8    (4) developing a personal budget; and
     9    (5) the relationship between spending and debt.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.