Senate Bill S5113

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education of the state of New York to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid apportionment formulas and make recommendations for improvements to such formulas

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3144
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4233
2021-2022: S1807, A6149

2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education of the state of New York to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid apportionment formulas, make recommendations for improvements to such formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5113
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT requiring the commissioner of education of the state of New York
   to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid  appor-
   tionment  formulas,  make  recommendations  for  improvements  to such
   formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  education of the state of New York
 shall conduct a comprehensive study analyzing the sufficiency of current
 education aid apportionment formulas, make recommendations for  improve-
 ments  to such formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recom-
 mendations.
   § 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to,  the  following
 information:
   (a)  an  assessment  of the impact of the tax cap on increased funding
 needs;
   (b) increased costs to each school district;
   (c) changes in wealth of each district;
   (d) increased requirements placed on districts through state mandates,
 including the implementation of higher learning standards and testing;
   (e) recommendations for new aid apportionment formulas; and
   (f) any additional information the  commissioner  of  education  deems
 pertinent for the purposes of this act.
   §  3.  For the purposes of this act, the commissioner of education may
 conduct such study in conjunction with any other  department,  division,
 board,  bureau,  commission,  agency,  or  public authority of the state
 deemed necessary. To the  maximum  extent  feasible,  such  commissioner
 shall  be authorized to request, receive, and utilize such resources and
 data of any other department, division, board, bureau, commission, agen-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05813-01-3
              

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