Senate Bill S6927

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to alternative institutional support programs for school districts

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Archive: Last 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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2009-S6927 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10232
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3641, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7144
2013-2014: S2064

2009-S6927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to experimental alternative institutional support programs for school districts.

2009-S6927 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6927

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  alternative  institu-
  tional support programs

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3641 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AID. A.  BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF
CITY, COMMON, UNION FREE, AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE  AUTHOR-
IZED   TO  CONTRACT  WITH  APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT
SERVICES PROGRAMS TO  PROVIDE  INSTRUCTIONAL  AND  SUPPORT  SERVICES  TO
SPECIAL  EDUCATION  AND/OR NON-SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WHO ARE DEEMED
BY THE DISTRICT TO BE AT-RISK.
  B. PAYMENT PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE FROM THE DISTRICT TO THE
APPROVED ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAM  FOR  THE
ACTUAL  COST  OF THE APPROVED ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
PROGRAM'S PROVISION OF SERVICES AND INCLUDE  COSTS  FOR  ADMINISTRATIVE,
INSTRUCTIONAL,  OPERATING AND SUPPORT SERVICES EXPENSES PROPORTIONATE TO
THE STUDENT'S  ATTENDANCE  IN  THE  PROGRAM.  STUDENTS  WHO  ATTEND  THE
APPROVED   ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAM  SHALL
CONTINUE TO BE COUNTED BY THE DISTRICT  OF  RESIDENCE  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
DETERMINING  FEDERAL  AND STATE AID TO THE DISTRICT RELATIVE TO STUDENTS
WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES.
  C. DISTRICTS MAY ALSO CONTRACT WITH AN APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITU-
TIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAM  TO  SERVE  AS AN INTERIM ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATIONAL SETTING, AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT AND CONCURRENT NEW  YORK  STATE  LAW.  A
DISTRICT  MAY  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM FOR SERVICES AS AN INTERIM  ALTERNATIVE  EDUCA-
TIONAL  SETTING  WHENEVER  A  STUDENT  IS ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH PLACEMENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, SUCH AS IN CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16073-02-0

              

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