Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to education |
May 12, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 09, 2009 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2998
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
2009-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5517
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S1576
2009-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2998 TITLE OF BILL : An act relating to apportionment of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements for the administration of state testing and evaluation programs and for participation in state programs for the reporting of basic educational data PURPOSE : This bill would reiterate the state's commitment to reimbursing independent and religious schools their actual costs in complying with state administrative mandates and participating in the state's testing and evaluation program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill reiterates statutory intent to reimburse independent and religious schools for their actual costs under the program. JUSTIFICATION : The Mandated Services Reimbursement program requires that independent and religious schools be reimbursed for their actual costs in providing services to the state, most of which are required by statute and/or regulation. These services include the administration of state
2009-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2998 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT relating to apportionment of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements for the administration of state testing and evalu- ation programs and for participation in state programs for the report- ing of basic educational data THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding chapters 53 and 496 of the laws of 2008 and any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, and as mandated by chapter 507 of the laws of 1974, the commissioner of educa- tion shall continue to annually apportion to each qualifying school an amount equal to the actual cost incurred by each school during the preceding school year for providing services rendered to the state in compliance with requirements of the state's comprehensive attendance program, pupil evaluation program, the basic educational data system, regents examinations, the statewide evaluation plan, the uniform proce- dure for pupil attendance reporting, and other similar state prepared examinations and reporting procedures. Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year for which reimbursement shall be made the following year, qualified schools shall have such reimbursement dispersed to them no later than the last day of December of the school year following the school year in which expenses were incurred. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07490-02-9
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