NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7070B

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May 04, 2016	print number 7070b
May 04, 2016	amend and recommit to education
Apr 06, 2016	print number 7070a
Apr 06, 2016	amend and recommit to education
Mar 22, 2016	referred to education

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2015-S7070 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8692
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S700, A1625
2019-2020: S3517

2015-S7070 - Summary

Relates to full day kindergarten.

2015-S7070 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7070

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to full day
kindergarten

 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

This bill expands the full day kindergarten conversion aid to a five
year transition program

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill amends section 3602 of the education law as it
relates to expanded full day kindergarten conversion aid. The enhanced
incentive will provide school districts that have half day or no
kindergarten programs in the 2015-16 school year with funding over a
five year period to transition to full day. The aid would be equal to
the current conversion aid in the first year, 80% of the aid in year
two, 60% of the aid in year three, 40% of the aid in year four and 20%
of the aid in year five.

Section two of the bill amends section 3205 of the education law by
adding a new paragraph as it relates to full day kindergarten
requirement. All districts who offer full day kindergarten in the

2015-16 school year

Section three of the bill relates to the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

There are only a handful of school districts in New York that have
half day kindergarten programs. This legislation would assist those
school districts in transitioning to full day kindergarten by
expanding the current incentive aid program to be spread out over five
years. Any school district that currently has full day kindergarten
and any school district that transitions moving forward would be
required to maintain full day programming. This bill will help New
York move closer to providing full day kindergarten to all students in
the State regardless of where they live.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE :

It is estimated that the legislation will cost $24 million if all
eligible school districts utilized the transition aid.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S7070 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7070

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 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 9 of part A of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2013,  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.
  a. For aid payable in the [two thousand seven--two thousand eight] TWO
THOUSAND  SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN  school year and thereafter,
school districts which provided any half-day  kindergarten  programs  or
had  no kindergarten programs in the [nineteen hundred ninety-six--nine-
ty-seven] TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN school year [and in
the base year], and which have not received an apportionment pursuant to
this paragraph in any prior school year, shall be eligible for FIVE YEAR
TRANSITION aid.  A DISTRICT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AID BY  PROVID-
ING  FULL  DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO WISH TO ATTEND
SUCH PROGRAMS. THE AID IN THE FIRST YEAR OF FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN  TRAN-
SITION IS equal to the product of the district's selected foundation aid
calculated  pursuant  to  subdivision four of this section multiplied by
the positive difference resulting when the full day kindergarten enroll-
ment of children attending programs in the district in the base year  is
subtracted from such enrollment in the current year. THE REMAINING TRAN-
SITION AID SHALL BE APPORTIONED AS FOLLOWS:
  I.  AID  IN YEAR TWO SHALL EQUAL EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  II. AID IN YEAR THREE SHALL EQUAL SIXTY  PERCENT OF THE  AID  RECEIVED
BY THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  III. AID IN YEAR FOUR SHALL EQUAL FORTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13271-01-5

S. 7070                             2

  IV. AID IN YEAR FIVE SHALL EQUAL TWENTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  b. [Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision,
school  districts  that  have received an apportionment pursuant to this
subdivision in a prior school year shall be eligible for  an  apportion-
ment where the department grants a waiver upon cause satisfactory to the
department,  including but not limited to, satisfactory demonstration of
significant economic hardship that would impact  the  school  district's
ability  to  provide  full  day kindergarten for all children wishing to
attend such programs. No school district may be granted  such  a  waiver
more than once.] ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAMS  IN  THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR
OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH CONVERT TO A FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM  IN
ANY  YEAR  THEREAFTER  SHALL  NOT  BE ELIGIBLE FOR FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
CONVERSION AID.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 3205 of the education law is amended  by
adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
  D.  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS THAT OFFER FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS TO ALL
CHILDREN IN THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN  SCHOOL  YEAR
AND ANY YEAR THEREAFTER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO OFFER FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
TO  ALL  CHILDREN  FIVE  YEARS  OF AGE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST. SUCH
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CANNOT REDUCE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS TO LESS  THAN  FULL
DAY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S7070A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8692
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S700, A1625
2019-2020: S3517

2015-S7070A - Summary

Relates to full day kindergarten.

2015-S7070A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7070A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to full day
kindergarten

 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

This bill expands the full day kindergarten conversion aid to a five
year transition program

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill amends section 3602 of the education law as it
relates to expanded full day kindergarten conversion aid. The enhanced
incentive will provide school districts that have half day or no
kindergarten programs in the 2015-16 school year with funding over a
five year period to transition to full day. The aid would be equal to
the current conversion aid in the first year, 80% of the aid in year
two, 60% of the aid in year three, 40% of the aid in year four and 20%
of the aid in year five.

Section two of the bill amends section 3205 of the education law by
adding a new paragraph as it relates to full day kindergarten
requirement. All districts who offer full day kindergarten in the

2015-16 school year

Section three of the bill relates to the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

There are only a handful of school districts in New York that have
half day kindergarten programs. This legislation would assist those
school districts in transitioning to full day kindergarten by
expanding the current incentive aid program to be spread out over five
years. Any school district that currently has full day kindergarten
and any school district that transitions moving forward would be
required to maintain full day programming. This bill will help New
York move closer to providing full day kindergarten to all students in
the State regardless of where they live.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE :

It is estimated that the legislation will cost $37 million if all
eligible school districts utilized the transition aid which includes
the estimated $12 million under the current conversion formula.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S7070A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7070--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation 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  9  of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, 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.
  a. For aid payable in the [two thousand seven--two thousand eight] TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN  school  year  and  thereafter,
school  districts  which  provided any half-day kindergarten programs or
had no kindergarten programs in the [nineteen hundred  ninety-six--nine-
ty-seven] TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN school year [and in
the base year], and which have not received an apportionment pursuant to
this paragraph in any prior school year, shall be eligible for FIVE YEAR
TRANSITION  aid.  A DISTRICT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AID BY PROVID-
ING FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO WISH  TO  ATTEND
SUCH  PROGRAMS. THE AID IN THE FIRST YEAR OF FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN TRAN-
SITION IS equal to the product of the district's selected foundation aid
calculated pursuant to subdivision four of this  section  multiplied  by
the positive difference resulting when the full day kindergarten enroll-
ment  of children attending programs in the district in the base year is
subtracted from such enrollment in the current year. THE REMAINING TRAN-
SITION AID SHALL BE APPORTIONED AS FOLLOWS:
  I. AID IN YEAR TWO SHALL EQUAL EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AID  RECEIVED  BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  II.  AID  IN YEAR THREE SHALL EQUAL SIXTY  PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED
BY THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13271-03-6

S. 7070--A                          2

  III. AID IN YEAR FOUR SHALL EQUAL FORTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  IV. AID IN YEAR FIVE SHALL EQUAL TWENTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  b.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision,
school districts that have received an apportionment  pursuant  to  this
subdivision  in  a prior school year shall be eligible for an apportion-
ment where the department grants a waiver upon cause satisfactory to the
department, including but not limited to, satisfactory demonstration  of
significant  economic  hardship  that would impact the school district's
ability to provide full day kindergarten for  all  children  wishing  to
attend  such  programs.  No school district may be granted such a waiver
more than once.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 3205 of the education law is amended  by
adding a new paragraph d to read as follows:
  D.  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS THAT OFFER FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS TO ALL
CHILDREN IN THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN  SCHOOL  YEAR
AND ANY YEAR THEREAFTER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO OFFER FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
TO  ALL  CHILDREN  FIVE  YEARS  OF AGE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST. SUCH
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CANNOT REDUCE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS TO LESS  THAN  FULL
DAY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8692
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S700, A1625
2019-2020: S3517

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to full day kindergarten.

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7070--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation 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 9 of part A of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2013,  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.
  a. For aid payable in the [two thousand seven--two thousand eight] TWO
THOUSAND  SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN  school year and thereafter,
school districts which provided any half-day  kindergarten  programs  or
had  no kindergarten programs in the [nineteen hundred ninety-six--nine-
ty-seven] TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN school year [and in
the base year], and which have not received an apportionment pursuant to
this paragraph in any prior school year, shall be eligible for FIVE YEAR
TRANSITION aid.  A DISTRICT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AID BY  PROVID-
ING  FULL  DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO WISH TO ATTEND
SUCH PROGRAMS. THE AID IN THE FIRST YEAR OF FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN  TRAN-
SITION IS equal to the product of the district's selected foundation aid
calculated  pursuant  to  subdivision four of this section multiplied by
the positive difference resulting when the full day kindergarten enroll-
ment of children attending programs in the district in the base year  is
subtracted from such enrollment in the current year. THE REMAINING TRAN-
SITION AID SHALL BE APPORTIONED AS FOLLOWS:
  I.  AID  IN YEAR TWO SHALL EQUAL EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  II. AID IN YEAR THREE SHALL EQUAL SIXTY  PERCENT OF THE  AID  RECEIVED
BY THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.

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

                                                           LBD13271-05-6

S. 7070--B                          2

  III. AID IN YEAR FOUR SHALL EQUAL FORTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  IV. AID IN YEAR FIVE SHALL EQUAL TWENTY PERCENT OF THE AID RECEIVED BY
THE DISTRICT IN YEAR ONE.
  b.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision,
school districts that have received an apportionment  pursuant  to  this
subdivision  in  a prior school year shall be eligible for an apportion-
ment where the department grants a waiver upon cause satisfactory to the
department, including but not limited to, satisfactory demonstration  of
significant  economic  hardship  that would impact the school district's
ability to provide full day kindergarten for  all  children  wishing  to
attend  such  programs.  No school district may be granted such a waiver
more than once.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S7070B

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

Bill Amendments

2015-S7070 - Details

2015-S7070 - Summary

2015-S7070 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070 - Bill Text download pdf

2015-S7070A - Details

2015-S7070A - Summary

2015-S7070A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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David Carlucci

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

Bill Amendments

2015-S7070 - Details

2015-S7070 - Summary

2015-S7070 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070 - Bill Text download pdf

2015-S7070A - Details

2015-S7070A - Summary

2015-S7070A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

William Larkin

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7070B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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