2012 Conference Executive Record Report.pdf - YMCA of Greater ...

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STATE OF NEW YORK
YMCA YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT
BILL NUMBER AL - 16
INTRODUCED BY: Adam Henn, Nicholas Telano, Adam Zarcone, Amanda Reiffert
AN ACT
TO: Amend § 3609-E by Adding Subsection 5 to the New York State Education Law to Maintain Educational Funding
at the 2010-11 Level for Each School District in the State.
The People of the State of New York, represented in the
Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
Purpose
To ensure future educational prosperity by instituting that programs and funding that a district already holds cannot be
further taken away due to state budget cuts year after year.
Summary of Provisions
Section1: Definitions:
A) Fiscal Year – a period used for calculating annual financial statements for business, corporations, and other
organizations. The New York fiscal year begins on April 1st and ends on March 31 st
B) Fiscal Budget - An itemized summary of estimated or intended spending for a given period along with
proposals for financing them.
C) State Aid - Public money appropriated by a state government for the support or improvement of a public
local institution
Section 2: Provisions:
§ 3609-E. School tax relief aid, when and how payable commencing July1, 1998. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this article, school tax relief aid shall be paid pursuant to this section.
5. Any payment to a school district through state aid or government funding shall be given back, continuously held and
maintained for the remainder of every school year without any cuts or withholdings of this money from any
governmental institution at any time.
a. The funding and state aid shall comprise of the school districts particular needs addressed for in that school
district’s 2010-2011budget plan and shall never be altered by deductions from cuts.
b. Educational funding shall never decrease from cuts and must be remained untouched by the state government based
on the 2010-11 funding level but can be increased based off of advancements of the curriculums and extracurricular
activities within the district based on the allotted expenditures.
Justification
Before the extremely drastic education budget cuts around the state from the governor’s 2011 initial executive budget plan,
school districts were plentiful with beneficial school activities, curriculums, and faculty. Any cuts towards NYS education will
never be able to take place, and funding can only be added depending on the needs of the school district for that year, only
resulting in educational success and maintained expenditures. Also, finding a job within this economy is extremely difficult,
so faculty jobs and teacher positions will be kept and maintained rather than laid off as we have seen in this past year, which
only added to the unemployment. With this legislation we can ensure that proper learning, expenditures, and jobs are
rightfully given back and maintained at the successful 2010-2011 level to the future students and teachers of the state, thus
providing a well earned education that New York students rightfully deserve.
Fiscal Implications
Any fiscal cuts that take place towards education at any money value shall be based off of what the previous year’s state aid
statistics were for that district. Therefore, this legislation shall be enacted in accordance to every school district’s necessary
funding, proportional to the 2010-2011 funding level data. Also, the funding shall adjust to the inflation rate at whatever time
this legislation is enacted, therefore constantly positively changing according to the status of the state’s economy.
Effective Date
This legislation shall go into effect one year after its passage.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
YMCA YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT
BILL NUMBER AL - 20
INTRODUCED BY: Christopher Cicerelli, Michael Gross and Jack Franzino
AN ACT
To: RESOLUTION: Members of the assembly urge the state Senate in joining them to amend the New York State
Constitution to legalize casino gambling.
The People of the State of New York, represented in the
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Purpose
To amend Article I, section 9, of the New York State Constitution to legalize casino gambling.
Summary of Provisions
Whereas, Article I, section 9 of the New York State Constitution allows for games of chance to be permitted to only bona
fide religious, charitable or non-profit organizations for veterans, volunteer firefighter and similar non-profit organizations,
Whereas, the Constitution further states that the legislature shall pass laws that ensure such games are rigidly regulated to
prevent commercialized gambling,
Whereas, the need of New York State to fund additional revenue to address its current deficit of over two (2) billion
dollars,
Whereas, the need to create jobs throughout the state is of permanent concern given the current unemployment state in the
state,
Whereas, this resolution will allow for the creation of five (5) casinos in the first year after public referendum, and for a
maximum of ten (10) additional casinos over the next five (5) years, which will be spread throughout the geographical
regions of the state,
Resolved, that the assembly and Senate of the State of New York, jointly, that the Legislature of the State of New York
urges the passage of this resolution amending the Constitution of the State subject to a mandating public referendum,
Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmits copies of this resolution to the Speaker of the Assembly and the
President Pro-Tempore and to each member of the New York State Legislature.
The New York State Constitution is amended to legalize casino gambling throughout the state. In the first year after the
passage of this amendment five (5) casinos will be licensed. There shall be a maximum of ten (10) casinos licensed over a
five (5) year period.
Effective Date
This bill shall go into effect exactly one year after its passage.