Assembly Bill A1995

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to providing additional reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to receive timely payments of state aid

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  • 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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2011-A1995 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10304
2013-2014: A6159
2015-2016: A2435

2011-A1995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing additional reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to receive timely payments of state aid, including expenses relating to interest payments and ancillary expenses incurred as a result of not having received aid in a timely manner.

2011-A1995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1995

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TEDISCO, CALHOUN, SAYWARD, KOLB, RAIA -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BURLING,  BUTLER,  CONTE,  CROUCH,  FINCH,
  FITZPATRICK,  HAYES,  J. MILLER,  REILICH,  THIELE  --  read  once and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  providing  additional
  reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to
  receive timely payments of state aid

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3605
to read as follows:
  S  3605.  ADDITIONAL  STATE  REIMBURSEMENT  TO  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS.  1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, THE  STATE  SHALL  BE
LIABLE  FOR  ANY  INTEREST  PAYMENTS OR ANCILLARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY A
SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT  HAVING  RECEIVED
TIMELY  PAYMENTS OF STATE AID DUE TO A FAILURE BY THE STATE TO ADOPT THE
AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET BY APRIL FIRST IN ANY FISCAL YEAR DURING  WHICH
BUDGET  BILLS  AS  DEFINED  BY  ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK HAVE NOT BEEN ADOPTED.
  2. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE ADOPTION  OF  SUCH  BUDGET  BILLS  THE
GOVERNOR  SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE CHAPTER AMENDMENTS
TO THE AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET PROVIDING FOR  ADDITIONAL  REIMBURSEMENT
TO REPAY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR ANY AND ALL INTEREST PAYMENTS OR ANCILLARY
EXPENSES REFERENCED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  3.  SUCH REIMBURSEMENT MONEYS SHALL BE PAID UPON THE AUDIT OF VOUCHERS
CERTIFIED BY THE CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT  DEMANDING
REIMBURSEMENT  FOR THE INTEREST PAYMENTS AND ANCILLARY EXPENSES INCURRED
BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01481-01-1

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