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Assembly Bill A5884A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Restores the tuition freeze for charter schools to the 2008-2009 school year level for certain cities

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2011-A5884 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2856, Ed L

2011-A5884 - Summary

Restores the tuition freeze for charter schools to the 2008-2009 school year level for certain cities.

2011-A5884 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5884

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, McENENY -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to charter school tuition
  in the cities of Buffalo and Albany

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  2856  of  the
education  law,  as amended by section 12 of part A of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) The enrollment of students  attending  charter  schools  shall  be
included  in  the enrollment, attendance, membership and, if applicable,
count of students with disabilities of the school district in which  the
pupil  resides.  The  charter  school  shall report all such data to the
school districts of residence in a timely manner. Each  school  district
shall  report  such  enrollment,  attendance  and count of students with
disabilities to the department. The school district of  residence  shall
pay  directly  to  the  charter  school for each student enrolled in the
charter school who resides in the school  district  the  charter  school
basic  tuition, which shall be an amount equal to one hundred percent of
the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph  f  of  subdivision  one  of
section  thirty-six  hundred two of this chapter for the school district
for the year prior to the base year increased by the  percentage  change
in  the  state  total  approved operating expense calculated pursuant to
paragraph t of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this
chapter from two years  prior  to  the  base  year  to  the  base  year;
provided,  however,  that  for  the  two thousand nine--two thousand ten
school year, the charter school basic tuition shall be the amount  paya-
ble  by  such district as charter school basic tuition for the two thou-
sand eight--two thousand  nine  school  year.    FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
TEN--TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASIC TUITION
FOR A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO OR IN THE CITY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08895-02-1

co-Sponsors

2011-A5884A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2856, Ed L

2011-A5884A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restores the tuition freeze for charter schools to the 2008-2009 school year level for certain cities.

2011-A5884A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5884--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, McENENY -- read once and referred
  to  the  Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to charter school tuition

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 2856 of the
education law, as amended by section 12 of part A of chapter 57  of  the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The  enrollment  of  students  attending charter schools shall be
included in the enrollment, attendance, membership and,  if  applicable,
count  of students with disabilities of the school district in which the
pupil resides. The charter school shall report  all  such  data  to  the
school  districts  of residence in a timely manner. Each school district
shall report such enrollment, attendance  and  count  of  students  with
disabilities  to  the department. The school district of residence shall
pay directly to the charter school for  each  student  enrolled  in  the
charter  school  who  resides  in the school district the charter school
basic tuition, which shall be an amount equal to one hundred percent  of
the  amount  calculated  pursuant  to  paragraph f of subdivision one of
section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter for the  school  district
for  the  year prior to the base year increased by the percentage change
in the state total approved operating  expense  calculated  pursuant  to
paragraph t of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this
chapter  from  two  years  prior  to  the  base  year  to the base year;
provided, however, that for the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten
school  year, the charter school basic tuition shall be the amount paya-
ble by such district as charter school basic tuition for the  two  thou-
sand eight--two thousand nine school year. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN--TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR, THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASIC TUITION FOR A CITY
SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08895-03-1

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