NY State Senate Bill 2013-S5781

Senate Bill S5781

Signed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to pay the Uniondale union free school district the full amount of state reimbursement to such district, notwithstanding a failure to be in session 180 days

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 21, 2013	signed chap.419
Oct 09, 2013	delivered to governor
Jun 21, 2013	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.666 substituted for a8040
Jun 20, 2013	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1544 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 14, 2013	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 20, 2013 - Floor Vote
  S5781
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2013
      
      aye (63)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
  Jun 20, 2013 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5781
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 20, 2013
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Gianaris

2013-S5781 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8040
Law Section:: Education

2013-S5781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to pay the Uniondale union free school district the full amount of state reimbursement to such district, notwithstanding the failure of the California Avenue school in such school district to be in session 180 days during the 2012 - 2013 school year.

2013-S5781 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5781

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to direct the commissioner of education to pay
the Uniondale union free school district its full state aid
apportionment notwithstanding the failure of the California Avenue
school to be in session 180 days during the 2012--2013 school year

PURPOSE:

Ensures Uniondale Union Free School District does not receive a
reduction despite the failure of the elementary school to be in
session 180 days.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one provides that the Commissioner of Education is authorized
to disregard the reduction of state aid required by Education Law
3604 due to the elementary school being in attendance for only 179
days.

Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:

Education Law § 3604 provides that, in apportionment of state funds,
no school district shall be entitled to any portion of such school

moneys on such apportionment unless the school was in session for 180
days. On May 17th, the Uniondale elementary school located on
California Avenue was forced to close due to the home invasion that
occurred across the street from the school, which tragically led to
the death of a Hofstra student and the intruder. These events occurred
in the early morning hours and the California Avenue school became
part of a crime scene used by the police during the course of the
criminal investigation for the entire day. As a result of Super Storm
Sandy, the District had exhausted all of its snow days and was unable
to complete the state requirement for the academic calendar year. This
legislation will ensure the District is not penalized for failing to
meet the 180 day requirement as such failure was due to no fault of
the school district.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

2013-S5781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5781

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of  education  to  pay  the  Uniondale
  union  free  school district its full state aid apportionment notwith-
  standing the failure of the California Avenue school to be in  session
  180 days during the 2012--2013 school year

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding the fact  that  the  pupils  attending  the
California  Avenue  school  of  the Uniondale union free school district
were only in  attendance  for  one  hundred  seventy-nine  days  in  the
2012--2013  school  year,  due  to no fault of such school district, the
commissioner of education is authorized to disregard  the  reduction  of
state  aid  required  pursuant  to section 3604 of the education law and
shall pay such school district its apportionment as  if  the  California
Avenue  school  had  been in session for the required one hundred eighty
days.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11423-02-3

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