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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–1
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.334
- Print number 4100a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1370
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to education
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Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Robert Reilly
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4100A
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to enabling public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy instruction
Purpose
The bill would allow public libraries to apply for and receive Employ- ment Preparation Education (EPE) funds for pre-GED and other adult literacy services authorized under the program.
Summary of provisions
Subdivision 11 of Section 3602 of the Education Law is amended by adding a new paragraph a-2 that would set aside $3 million to be provided in competitive grants to public libraries, with at least half the amount set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more.
Justification
The employment Preparation Education (EPE) program (funded at $96 million) is currently only available to schools and BOCES to provide educational services to persons twenty-one years of age or older who have dropped out of high school and did not receive their degree or GED. These educational services include employment skills, English as a Second Language courses, pre-GED classes, etc.
Libraries provide many of the same educational services like pre-GED courses, ESL classes, computer and internet skills, job readiness work- shops and financial literacy classes, and yet they are not eligible to even apply for these EPE funds (which currently exceed the amount of Library Aid by almost $20 million).
In addition, taking these courses at the public library, where people of all ages are involved in a variety of educational programs, is less of a stigma to adults then returning to the school they dropped out from, and many libraries can provide other support services for young adults that can facilitate their employment opportunities.
Legislative history
2011-Passed Senate.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The act shall take effect on September 1st in the year after it has become law.
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