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This bill creates a committee to study the feasibility of a kindergarten-to-college readiness program and universal college savings account in New York.
Why it matters
Focuses on financial literacy and opportunity. The committee’s main aim is to assess how a universal college savings program could promote financial literacy and build assets for low- and moderate-income families, potentially helping to break cycles of poverty by starting college savings early.
Draws from proven models and local expertise. By studying established programs like San Francisco’s K2C and similar efforts in Ohio, Nevada, and Washington, the committee intends to identify best practices and adapt successful strategies for New York’s unique needs.
Engages a wide range of stakeholders. The committee is tasked with connecting with banks, credit unions, philanthropic groups, state officials, and educators, ensuring any proposal is informed by a broad spectrum of perspectives and practical input from those who would implement or be impacted by the program.
Could shape future state policy. The committee’s findings and proposals—including cost projections, administrative guidelines, and enrollment strategies—may directly inform future legislation, potentially laying the groundwork for a statewide investment in children’s educational futures.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2360
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to establish a committee to study the feasibility of funding a kindergarten to college/career ready program and a universal college savings account; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. a. There is hereby established a committee to study the feasibility of creating, structuring, managing, marketing, and funding a kindergarten to college/career (K2C/C) ready program and a universal college savings account, the purpose of which shall be to promote individual financial literacy among low and moderate income families.
b. The members of the committee shall be selected as follows: five members of the New York state assembly, appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of whom shall be a member of the children and families committee, one of whom shall be a member of the education committee, one of whom shall be a member of the ways and means committee, one of whom shall be a member of the banks committee; and one member of the New York state senate, appointed by the temporary president of the senate. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for voting purposes.
c. The committee shall study the feasibility of creating, structuring, managing, marketing, and funding a K2C/C ready program and a universal college savings account and asset building program in New York. The committee shall:
(1) review the structure and success of the K2C ready program in San Francisco and the status of similar programs in Ohio, Nevada, Washington, and elsewhere in the United States;
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(2) determine the projected population of kindergarten children to be served;
(3) establish contacts with New York banks, credit unions, philanthropic organizations, and other area financial services that may be involved in similar efforts;
(4) explore marketing protocols used in San Francisco and other states;
(5) solicit information and testimony from those individuals, agencies, and entities that may be of assistance to the committee in the performance of its duties, including but not limited to, the New York state comptroller, a principal of an urban elementary school, and a superintendent of a school district that includes a career and technical education center; and
(6) develop a proposal for New York, based on projected kindergarten enrollment during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, that addresses the anticipated investment per student, guidelines for account maintenance, application procedures, and administrative costs.
d. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this act.
e. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the assembly clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2018. Upon delivery of the report and recommendations, the committee shall be disbanded.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be repealed November 1, 2020.
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