Afterschool Project--2003 Introduced Legislation

Afterschool Project

2003 Afterschool Legislation

State	Bill Number	Status	Description
Arizona	H.B. 2461	Referred to Senate Finance committee.	Clarifies that monies distributed from the classroom site fund shall not be used for administrative expenses. Defines administrative expenses. The AIMS intervention before, after, and summer school program is included in the group of programs funded by the classroom site fund.
Arizona	H.B. 2462	Referred to Senate Education Committee.	Clarifies that monies distributed from the classroom site fund shall not be used for administrative expenses. Defines administrative expenses. The AIMS intervention before, after, and summer school program is included in the group of programs funded by the classroom site fund.
California	A.B. 52	Placed on Senate Appropriations suspense file.	Changes the structure of supplemental instruction to include children who are at risk of retention. Also changes funding requirements for these services. Supplemental instruction includes but is not limited to after-school programs.
California	S.B. 70	Placed on Assembly Appropriations suspense file.	Specifies that training and support of physical fitness programs under the After School Education and Safety Program Act will include development and distribution of physical fitness program standards.
California	S.B. 19	Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.	Changes the structure of supplemental instruction to include children who are at risk of retention. Also changes funding requirements for these services. Supplemental instruction includes but is not limited to after-school programs.
California	S.B. 14	Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.	Creates the Early Childhood Education and After School Facilities Program Act of 2003. Establishes intentions of program to serve a s pilot program for the purpose of determining the optimum method for providing facilities funding for early childhood and after school education programs. Specifies program requirements.
Connecticut	H.B. 5723	Signed by Governor as Public Act 03-206 on 9 July 2003.	Amends statute to establish programs and opportunities for after school activities for kindergarten through twelfth grade students. States purpose to develop and recommend statewide after school activities involving a collaboration among appropriate state agency members, elected officials, school and community individuals.
Connecticut	H.B. 5724	Referred to Joint Committee on Children.	Provides for increased funding for New Haven public schools to expand before and after school programs.
Georgia	S.B. 22	Signed by Governor as Act 375 on 4 June 2003	Authorizes the Georgia Crime Information Center to provide records of arrests or crimes for inquiries about a person who has applied for employment at an after-school program. Further allows for the disqualification of employment if the person was prosecuted for the offense of child molestation, sexual battery, enticing a child for indecent purposes, sexual exploitation of a child, pimping, pandering, or incest.
Hawaii	H.B. 254	Referred to House Finance Committee.	Allocates portions of tobaccos settlement funds for after-school and youth development programs for sixth to eighth graders. Directs the department of human services, office of youth services, the department of education and counties to convene annually and share best practices. Further directs the agencies to report their finding to the legislature.
Hawaii	H.B. 575	Referred to House Finance Committee and Education Committee.	Establishes the community-based youth leadership demonstration project for the Puna region of the county of Hawaii. Requires each school to form a steering committee to allocate funds. Stipulates that the project shall emphasize the importance of having students participate in the development of solutions. Further requires the expansion of the variety of after-school programs available for students and the creation of transportation alternatives for students to attend the programs.
Illinois	H.B. 37	Referred to House Rules Committee.	Directs the Department of Human Services to complete a study using outcome-based assessment measurements to analyze the various types of child care needs, including but not limited to: child care homes; child care facilities; before and after school care; and evening and weekend care. States the purpose of the study is to better accommodate low-income, working families, especially those on TANF or transitioning off of TANF.
Illinois	H.R. 176, S.R. 130	Adopted	Directs the State Board of Education and the Department of Human Services to extend the duration of the Illinois After-school Initiative, to be renamed the Illinois After-school Partnership, until 2006.
Illinois	S.B. 66	Signed by Governor as Public Act 93-0374 on 24 July 2003.	Directs the state to provide after-school program grants for the purpose of providing academic assistance during non-school hours for students and their families at school sites in qualifying school districts. Stipulates qualifications for school district, grant requirements and program requirements.
Indiana	H.B. 1737	Referred to House Education Committee.	Requires a school corporation to establish a tutoring program for students in grades 7 and 8 who do not maintain at least a 'C' average in English/Language Arts or Mathematics courses. Includes before and after school as times for programs to be conducted.
Massachusetts	H.B. 1872	Referred to the committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs in House and Senate.	Creates a coordinated system of out of school time services. Establishes the Governor's Commission on Out of School Time and Youth Development to better coordinate, expand, finance and improve the current system of services. Designates a grant program to support comprehensive and collaborative out of school time and youth development services, as well as an early education and care planning council.
Massachusetts	S. 284	Referred to the committee on Education, Arts and Humanities in House and Senate.	Designates a grant program to be created by the Department of Education to fund comprehensive and collaborative out of school time programs and youth development services. Establishes a Commonwealth Coordinating Committee to Support Family, School and Community Collaboration to advise the Commissioner of Education. Establishes criteria for proposals.
Massachusetts	H.B. 1511	Referred to the House Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee.	Petition for legislation to establish educational and recreational "out-of-school time" programs for children of the Commonwealth.
Massachusetts	S.B. 258	Referred to the Senate Education, Arts and Humanities	Permits the use of after-school programs as enrichment opportunities in English language learners programs. The purpose of the programs shall be to provide opportunities for students to maintain their native language skills.
Massachusetts	S.B. 774	Referred to the Senate Ways and Means Committee	Requires the board of education to administer an after school snack program for children. Specifies that program funding shall be provided by the commonwealth and the United States department of agriculture through its child and adult care food program, the national school lunch program or by any successor federal agency authorized to fund programs that provide food supplements to needy children after school. Further specifies that the after school snack program shall be administered through child care centers and child care facilities that meet standards established in applicable state and federal law.
Michigan	H.R. 26	Adopted on 11 April 2003.	Develops the Michigan After-school Initiative, a task force to develop quality after-school programs for all Michigan children to be led by the Department of Education and the Family Independence Agency. Work products of the initiative include: statewide after-school services assessment, and a plan for coordinating after-school services and providing after-school programs for every school-aged child.
Michigan	S.B. 144	Referred to Senate Education Committee	Requires public schools to offer the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag at all after-school events. Stipulates that a student should not be compelled to recite the pledge.
Mississippi	H.B. 1247	Died in committee.	Creates the Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program within the department of education and implemented in 6 school districts. Stipulates that the purpose of the program is to develop and implement a program of family support services that is school-based and/or school-linked designed according to the Communities In Schools (CIS) model. Services may include after-school care.
Mississippi	S.B. 2711	Died in committee.	Creates the Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program within the department of education and implemented in 6 school districts. Stipulates that the purpose of the program is to develop and implement a program of family support services that is school-based and/or school-linked designed according to the Communities In Schools (CIS) model. Services may include after-school care.
Missouri	H.C.R. 8	Withdrawn.	Creates the Joint Legislative Committee on Out-of-School Programs and specifies membership requirements. Directs the committee to continue and expand the in-depth studies started and conducted by the prior Joint interim Committee on After-school Programs. Further directs the committee, in consultation with the departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Social Services, to make recommendations for an efficient and effective development plan to provide and sustain after-school programs. Requires the committee to report the findings to the General Assembly by January 1, 2005.
Missouri	H.C.R. 11	Adopted in House and Senate.	Programs and specifies membership requirements. Directs the committee to continue and expand the in-depth studies started and conducted by the prior Joint interim Committee on After-school Programs. Further directs the committee, in consultation with the departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Social Services, to make recommendations for an efficient and effective development plan to provide and sustain after-school programs. Requires the committee to report the findings to the General Assembly by January 1, 2005.
New Jersey	A.B. 1767	Referred to Assembly Education Committee.	Establishes a five-year After-School Delinquency Pilot Program in the department of education. Provides grants to 10 school districts in the amount of $500,000 to be distributed in amounts of $100,000 per year for five years. Stipulates requirements counties must meet to receive funds. Specifies types of programs eligible for grant funds.
New Jersey	A.B. 263	Referred to Assembly Education Committee.	Directs the Commissioner of Human Services in Consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner on After-School Programs to establish a grant program in the Department of Human Services. Provides that the grants shall be used as a start-up funding for the creation of after-school programs. Stipulates that grants will go to public schools, nonpublic schools and licensed child care centers. Designates the Commission on After-School Programs to administer the program. Requires each grant recipient to report to the commission following the completion of the first year of programming. Appropriates $1.5million for the program.
New Jersey	A.B. 2269	Referred to Assembly Health and Human Services Committee.	Reallocates $675,000 in Grants-in-Aid funding to provide the Arc of Essex county and the Arc of Bergen Passaic counties with funds for respite care services to families who have children with autism. The services could include after school, weekend and day programs.
New Jersey	A.B. 80	Referred to Assembly Family, Women and Children's Services Committee.	Provides transferable tax credit allotments for a part of wages paid to disadvantaged youths placed in employment opportunities by the Youth Employment and Afterschool Incentive Pilot Program, for economically and socially disadvantaged students and other young people no longer in school; states that allotments of the tax credit can be applied like other tax credits to reduce liability and allows credit to be applied to any state tax to increase employer participation base.
New Jersey	A.B. 79	Withdrawn.	Establishes a 15-member Disadvantaged Youth Employment Opportunities Council to forge a partnership of the Juvenile Justice Commission, Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and Departments of Labor, Education and State with business, labor, non-profit, religious and education leaders; states that the mission of the council will be to establish a Youth Employment and Afterschool Incentive Pilot Program to create employment opportunities for disadvantaged students and other youths who are no longer attending school.
New Jersey	A.B. 408	Referred to Assembly Family, Women and Children's Services Committee.	Establishes a 15-member Commission on After-School within the Department of Human Services. Defines commission composition and terms of membership including reimbursement for reasonable costs. Directs the Commission to establish statewide standards, administer grants and create a state registry of after-school programs. Appropriates $100,000 to fund the commission.
New Jersey	S.B. 191	Referred to Senate Education Committee.	Provides transferable tax credit allotments for a part of wages paid to disadvantaged youths placed in employment opportunities by the Youth Employment and Afterschool Incentive Pilot Program, for economically and socially disadvantaged students and other young people no longer in school; states that allotments of the tax credit can be applied like other tax credits to reduce liability and allows credit to be applied to any state tax to increase employer participation base.
New Jersey	S.B. 1169	Referred to Senate Labor Committee.	Establishes a 15-member Disadvantaged Youth Employment Opportunities Council to forge a partnership of the Juvenile Justice Commission, Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and Departments of Labor, Education and State with business, labor, non-profit, religious and education leaders; states that the mission of the council will be to establish a Youth Employment and Afterschool Incentive Pilot Program to create employment opportunities for disadvantaged students and other youths who are no longer attending school.
New Jersey	S.B. 2324	Second reading in the Senate.	Establishes a 15-member Commission on After-School within the Department of Human Services. Defines commission composition and terms of membership including reimbursement for reasonable costs. Directs the Commission to establish statewide standards, administer grants and create a state registry of after-school programs. Appropriates $100,000 to fund the commission.
New Jersey	S.B. 1666	Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.	Reallocates $675,000 in Grants-in-Aid funding to provide the Arc of Essex county and the Arc of Bergen Passaic counties with funds for respite care services to families who have children with autism. The services could include after school, weekend and day programs.
New Mexico	H.B. 271	Died.	Appropriates $30,000 from the general fund to the Children, Youth and Families department for FY 2004 for the purpose of contracting to provide students after-school learning services in Bernalillo County.
New Mexico	H.B. 374	Died.	Requires a literacy task force to consider the role of different programs including after-school programs as way to help ensure all children have attained literacy by the end of third grade.
New Mexico	S.B. 446	Died.	Creates the Student Enhancement Act to provide academic and social enrichment activities through tutoring and enhanced learning opportunities for students in grades six through eight. Includes before- and after-school programs in the definition of enhanced learning opportunities. Creates the student enhancement fund. Appoints the department of education as the administrator for both the grant program and the fund. Appropriates $1 million for FY 2004.
New Mexico	S.B. 321	Died.	Requires a literacy task force to consider the role of different programs including after-school programs as way to help ensure all children have attained literacy by the end of third grade.
New Mexico	S.J.M. 5	Signed on 24 February 2003.	Requests that the children, youth and families department in cooperation with the labor department, state department of public education, department of health and other appropriate agencies identify direct dollars being expended to support local community, school or nonprofit organizations that operate out-of-school, before or after school programs. Further directs the advisory committee formed by executive order to conduct a study including providing a description and accounting of out-of-school programs. Directs that a summary report be issued to the legislative education study committee on the findings of the study by November of 2003.
New York	A.B. 2832	Referred to Assembly Education Committee.	Authorizes local boards of education to allow for transportation of any child to and from a before- and/or after-school day care location outside of the school district provided the day care and the child's home is situated within the mileage limitation set forth by statute.
New York	A.B. 3552	Referred to Assembly Education Committee.	Increases the maximum mileage limitation for the transportation of children by school districts to and from school from 15 to 25 miles. Includes before- and after-school programs as locations for transport from schools.
New York	A.B. 407	Referred to Assembly Education Committee.	Increases the maximum mileage limitation for the transportation of children by school districts to and from school from 15 to 25 miles. Includes before- and after-school programs as locations for transport from schools.
New York	A.B. 362	Referred to Assembly Education Committee.	Establishes the Sex Equity in Education Act that guarantees the right to full and equal access for opportunities offered by any elementary or secondary educational institution. Includes extra-curricular activities in list of opportunities.
New York	S.B. 1375	Referred to Senate Education Committee.	Increases the maximum mileage limitation for the transportation of children by school districts to and from school from 15 to 25 miles. Includes before- and after-school programs as locations for transport from schools.
New York	S.B. 30	Referred to Senate Health Committee.	Prohibits casino advertising near schools, childcare facilities, playgrounds and youth centers. Defines youth centers and includes centers that operate after-school programs.
New York	S.B. 786	Referred to Senate Education Committee.	Authorizes local boards of education to allow for transportation of any child to and from a before- and/or after-school day care location outside of the school district provided the day care and the child's home is situated within the mileage limitation set forth by statute.
South Carolina	H.B. 3200	Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.	Creates a tax credit for individuals who make contributions to a public school for extracurricular activities. Includes after-school mentoring or tutoring activities in the definition of extracurricular activities.
Texas	H.B. 586	Postponed in House.	Excludes after-school programs operated directly by, or operated by another entity under contract with, an accredited educational facility or open-enrollment charter school from childcare facility licensing requirements. Stipulates the programs must have their curriculum content approved by the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission, or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Texas	S.B. 76	Postponed in House.	Requires providers of after-school child care programs to coordinate with the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding subsidized child-care services. Stipulates what coordination efforts must include.
Virginia	S.B.55	Tabled in House Education Committee.	Establishes the After-School/Out-of-School Incentive Grants Program to be administered by the Board of Education. Establishes a state fund specifying grant funds not used in a biennium shall remain in the fund.

Last updated August 22, 2003