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Senate Bill S7689

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to foundation aid and the minimum local contribution thereto

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2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S2116

2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to foundation aid and the minimum local contribution thereto.

2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7689

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ, SEWARD -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to foundation aid and the
  minimum local contribution thereto

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2  of  section
3602  of  the education law, as added by section 13 of part B of chapter
57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) Total wealth foundation pupil units shall  mean  the  sum  of  (i)
average daily membership for the year UP TO FIVE YEARS prior to the base
year,  WHICHEVER  IS HIGHEST, as computed in this section, plus (ii) the
full-time equivalent enrollment  of  resident  pupils  attending  public
school  elsewhere,  less the full-time equivalent enrollment of nonresi-
dent pupils, plus (iii) the full-time equivalent enrollment of  resident
pupils  attending full-time in board of cooperative educational services
(not otherwise specifically included).   Native  American  pupils  of  a
reservation  attending  public  school,  or  pupils living on the United
States military reservation at West Point attending public school, shall
be deemed to be resident pupils of the district providing  such  school,
for purposes of this paragraph. Where a school district has entered into
a  contract with state university pursuant to subdivision two of section
three hundred fifty-five of this chapter under which the school district
makes payment in the nature of tuition  for  the  education  of  certain
children  residing  in the district, such children for whom such tuition
payments are made shall be deemed to be resident pupils of such district
for the purposes of this paragraph.
  S 2. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of
the education law, as amended by section 26 of part A of chapter  58  of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (4)  The expected minimum local contribution shall equal the lesser of
(i) the product of (A) the quotient arrived at when the selected  actual
valuation  is divided by total wealth foundation pupil units, multiplied

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

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