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Senate Bill S2185

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes payment of state aid for students with handicapping conditions; resulting savings to be used to reduce taxes

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2015-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4411, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5259
2011-2012: S3284
2013-2014: S3343
2017-2018: S4338

2015-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes payment of state aid by the commissioner of education for special education services for students with handicapping conditions for costs directly related to such services; provides that the results from savings should be given to school districts to be used to reduce school taxes.

2015-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2185

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for  special
  education services for students with handicapping conditions

  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  4411
to read as follows:
  S  4411.  STATE  AID  FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH
HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS. 1.  ON  AND  AFTER  JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
FIFTEEN, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE PAYMENTS, WITHOUT APPORTIONMENT, TO
SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR
STUDENTS WITH HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS. THE FULL AMOUNT OF COST  DIRECTLY
RELATED  TO  THE  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SERVICES RENDERED TO SUCH STUDENTS
SHALL BE REIMBURSED, PROVIDED THAT ANY PLACEMENT OF  SUCH  STUDENTS  WAS
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  2.  ANY  MONEYS  DUE  TO  A  MUNICIPALITY  OR SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE
REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF ANY FEDERAL PARTICIPATION,  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE
XIX  OF  THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  3. WHENEVER THE STATE AID PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION CREATES  A
BUDGETARY  SURPLUS  FOR  A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR MUNICIPALITY, SUCH SURPLUS
SHALL BE UTILIZED SOLELY TO REDUCE TAXES FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07886-01-5

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