S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 1, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, RA -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, McLAUGHLIN -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to continuing school aid
for certain school districts for conversion to full day kindergarten
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 3602 of the education law, as
amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is
amended to read as follows:
9. Aid for conversion to full day kindergarten. School districts may
make available full day kindergarten programs for all children wishing
to attend such programs[,]. For aid payable in the two thousand seven-
-two thousand eight school year and thereafter, school districts which
provided any half-day kindergarten programs or had no kindergarten
programs in the nineteen hundred ninety-six--ninety-seven school year
and in the base year shall be eligible for aid equal to the product of
the district's selected foundation aid calculated pursuant to subdivi-
sion four of this section multiplied by the positive difference result-
ing when the full day kindergarten enrollment of children attending
programs in the district in the base year is subtracted from such
enrollment in the current year. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF
LAW, FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL
YEAR AND THEREAFTER, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH RECEIVED AID FOR CONVERSION
TO FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUCH AID UNTIL SUCH
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FOUNDATION AID PHASE-IN IS IMPLEMENTED.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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