Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue technology careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
STATE OF NEW YORK
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760--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, PERRY, LUPARDO,
SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ, BICHOTTE, COLTON, VANEL, GRIFFIN -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. COOK, GOTTFRIED, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- reported and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the
Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of education to conduct
a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minori-
ties to pursue technology careers in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM)
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The commissioner of education shall conduct a study to
2 determine the amount of assistance, including financial, technical or
3 any other assistance, needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue
4 technology careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
5 (STEM). Such study shall determine the amount of such assistance needed
6 in school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative educational
7 services and private schools, to develop new and enhance current STEM
8 programs in grades six through twelve, including career exploration
9 activities, opportunities for technical skills attainment and partner-
10 ships with postsecondary education and training programs, to increase
11 participation by women and minority students in STEM programs. Such
12 study shall include data on the number of women and minorities in this
13 state that are currently in STEM related programs, the availability of
14 STEM grants to women and minorities and the number of women and minority
15 applicants applying for such STEM grants.
16 § 2. The commissioner of education shall submit a report which shall
17 include the findings and conclusions of such study, including recommen-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 dations, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the
2 speaker of the assembly and the chairs of the senate and assembly educa-
3 tion committees no later than December 31, 2021. On or before December
4 31, 2022 and annually thereafter, the commissioner of education shall
5 update such report to include the data required by section one of this
6 act for the preceding year.
7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.