A 311: Relates to the establishment of various programs for students in pre-kindergarten through third grade including programs for literacy, career readiness and financial literacy.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 311 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of a comprehensive career readiness program for pre-kindergarten to third grade students The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows: 3 63. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring 4 the implementation of the following programs for pre-kindergarten to 5 third grade students in every school district: 6 a. A literacy program in which: 7 (i) all students are assessed annually on their current literacy level 8 and placed into one of the following literacy rate categories: 9 (1) above current grade level; 10 (2) current grade level; and 11 (3) below current grade level; 12 (ii) annually, two proposed plans are created to assist students who 13 fall within the current grade level and below current grade level liter- 14 acy rate categories in order to achieve a higher literacy rate, includ- 15 ing a list of necessary resources in order to implement such plans. 16 b. A career readiness program in which: 17 (i) monthly, students are introduced to different occupations and 18 possible career paths; 19 (ii) activities include but are not limited to guest speakers, career 20 fairs and visiting approved industry sites; and 21 (iii) there is an emphasis on the importance of attendance and academ- 22 ic achievement to reach career goals. 23 c. A financial literacy program in which: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00564-01-5 
 A. 311 2 1 (i) the main goal is for students to learn how to become fiscally 2 responsible both professionally and personally; 3 (ii) monthly seminars will be provided for all students on topics 4 including but not limited to the following: 5 (1) how to save money; 6 (2) entrepreneurship; 7 (3) opening and maintaining banking and checking accounts; 8 (4) developing a personal budget; and 9 (5) the relationship between spending and debt. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.