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A 6386

Establishes a New York city grant program for laundry equipment or facilities in certain schools

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brian Cunningham

Establishes NYC grant program to fund laundry equipment/facilities in select NYC public schools, improving hygiene, operations, and facilities for students, staff.

REFERRED TO EDUCATION
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Bill Summary · A 6386

Summary of New York Assembly Bill A 6386

Overview

A 6386, titled “Establishes a New York City grant program for laundry equipment or facilities in certain schools,”, would create a citywide grant program to support laundry-related equipment or facilities in select New York City schools. The bill was introduced on March 4, 2025 and referred to the Education Committee. A related bill from a prior session is A 9509.

Purpose and Intent

  • To establish a grant program at the city level aimed at improving laundry infrastructure in certain NYC schools.
  • The underlying goals are presumed to include enhancing hygiene facilities, supporting school operations, and ensuring proper laundry capabilities for school-related needs. Specific aims, eligibility, and performance metrics would be defined in the bill’s text.

Key Provisions (as currently described in the bill’s caption)

  • Creation of a New York City grant program focused on laundry equipment or facilities in certain schools.
  • The bill would authorize a funding mechanism (grant awards) and assign administration to a city agency, most likely the Department of Education, though the text would specify the administering entity.
  • Provisions typically accompanying such programs would cover eligibility criteria for schools, allowable uses of grant funds (e.g., purchase, installation, or upgrade of laundry machines or related facilities), application processes, and reporting requirements.
  • It may include a sunset provision, evaluation timeline, or renewal/extension conditions, and compliance with existing city procurement and public budgeting rules.

Note: Specific details such as eligibility benchmarks (which schools qualify), grant amounts, funding sources, application deadlines, and reporting metrics are not provided in the summary you supplied and would be defined in the bill’s full text.

Affected Parties

  • NYC public schools (the subset designated as eligible under the program)
  • The New York City Department of Education or the designated administering agency
  • Laundry equipment vendors and contractors
  • School communities (students, staff, and families) that benefit from improved facilities

Funding and Administrative Details

  • Financing and administration are to be determined by the bill’s provisions. Typically, such programs would outline the funding source (city budget authorization), grant award limits, matching requirements (if any), and oversight or reporting obligations.

Procedural Status and Next Steps

  • Status: Referred to Education (as of March 4, 2025).
  • Next steps would likely include committee consideration, potential amendments, and a floor vote, followed by passage in the Assembly and potential transmission to the Senate for consideration.

Related Legislation

  • A 9509 (prior-session) is listed as related, suggesting a precedent or similar concept in a previous legislative session.

Potential Impacts and Considerations

  • Positive impacts could include improved hygiene facilities, operational efficiency, and potential long-term cost savings for schools.
  • Key questions for stakeholders include: which schools qualify, expected grant sizes, lifecycle costs, maintenance responsibilities, and how outcomes will be measured.

If you’d like, I can incorporate the full text and extract more concrete specifics (eligibility, funding amounts, timelines) once they are available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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