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Assembly Bill A6761

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits school districts outside of NYC to pass on the district's percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools

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2011-A6761 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2856, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A4043

2011-A6761 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits school districts outside of NYC to pass on the district's percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools.

2011-A6761 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6761

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  permitting  school
  districts  outside  the  city  of  New  York to pass on the district's
  percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools

  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.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND EXCEPT FOR A CITY WITH ONE MILLION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10490-01-1

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