REMARKS
Council Member Pierina Sanchez remarks on after-school program information legislation
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Council Member Pierina Sanchez provides remarks on Intro 432, which requires the Department of Education and the Department of Youth and Community Development to distribute information about after-school programs to families at every public school. She emphasizes the importance of making this information easily accessible to students and families.
- The legislation requires schools to distribute information about after-school programs through various channels, including the school's main office, email, website, and online portals.
- Sanchez highlights that this initiative will start in the fall and will make it easier for students to access resources they need to thrive.
- She expresses pride in allocating funds to ensure every school building in her district has an after-school enrichment program.
Pierina Sanchez
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Thank you, chair.
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Today, the council is making strides to make sure that 1,000,000 young people in the city can access opportunities that enrich their studies.
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Intro four thirty two requires the Department of Education in consultation with the Department of Youth and Community Development to distribute information about after school programs to families at every public public k through 12, elementary, middle, and high school.
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This includes any program that's funded by these agencies and will include key information to families, including a list of after school programs offered at each school, eligibility requirements, cost to participate if any, and steps to apply.
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Schools will be required to distribute these resources in the school's main office via email and on the school's website and on any online portal for students and their families.
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This will start this fall, and it will make it easier than ever for students to access the resources that they need to thrive.
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In a city as well resourced as ours, there's no excuse for any student, parent, or guardian to miss out just for lack of information.
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I pride myself in allocating funds to ensure every school in my building excuse me.
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Every school building in our district post as after school enrichment program.
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And with this piece of legislation, our parents will now know about them.
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Thank you so much for your support, chair.
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And with that, I will well, not voting yet.
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Just my remarks.
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Okay.
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Thank you.