S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1779
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BRENNAN, MILLMAN, HEASTIE, MAISEL,
BENEDETTO, MENG, DINOWITZ, JEFFRIES, O'DONNELL, LENTOL, CRESPO, KELL-
NER, WRIGHT, LANCMAN, CAMARA, GOTTFRIED, N. RIVERA, CASTRO, GIBSON,
COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL, GLICK, PHEFFER --
read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adjusting the mainte-
nance amount for the city school district of the city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5-a of section 2576 of the
education law, as added by chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to
read as follows:
b. The city amount shall not be less than the city amount appropriated
in the base year as determined at the time of adoption of the budget for
the ensuing fiscal year[. Provided, however, in] ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE
FIVE YEAR AVERAGE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL
URBAN CONSUMERS IN THE NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY-LONG ISLAND PORTION
OF THE NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY-LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK-NEW
JERSEY-PENNSYLVANIA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA, (CPI-U) AS SUCH IS
DEFINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TO INCLUDE AN ADDI-
TIONAL TWO BILLION TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SIX--TWO THOUSAND SEVEN BASE
YEAR PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN-A OF PART B OF CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN OF
THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND SEVEN, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S CONTRIBUTION OF TWO BILLION TWO
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN-A OF PART B OF
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND SEVEN SHALL NOT INCLUDE
CITY PAYMENTS TO BOND OR NOTE HOLDERS FOR DEBT SERVICE OR PAYMENTS FOR
EMPLOYEE PENSION BENEFITS. IN the event the total amount of city funds
relied upon to balance such budget is lower than the total amount of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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city funds appropriated in the base year, determined at the time of
adoption of such budget, the city amount may be reduced by up to the
same percentage as the overall percentage decrease in city funds between
the base year and the ensuing fiscal year.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that
the amendments to paragraph b of subdivision 5-a of section 2576 of the
education law as made by section one of this act shall not affect the
repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.