NY State Senate Bill S7920

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1279 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 25, 2016	referred to education

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S7920 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1950, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S1469
2019-2020: S1369
2021-2022: S2666
2023-2024: S4487

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the salary of certain teachers employed by a board of cooperative educational services providing instruction in career and technical education to school age students.

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7920

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
the salary of certain teachers providing instruction in career and
technical education to school age students

 PURPOSE :

To provide adequate funding at BOCES component school districts for
career and technical education teachers

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the education law relating to salaries for teachers
providing instruction in career and technical education to school age
students for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021
school years.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill improves resources and programming for career and technical
education to school ate students. New York State provides aid to
school districts to help them pay for services that they purchase from
BOCES, including teachers for instruction in career and technical

education. There is, however, a cap on teacher salaries which has not
been increased since 1991. Since then, New York has highlighted career
and technical education as a priority for preparing students for work
and college in the 21st century. This bill updates aid to match the
state's educational priorities in BOCES component school districts.

The expansion of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs is
essential. For many students, CTE offers the most promising pathway to
career success. Funding and reimbursement structures, particularly
BOCES and Special Services Aids, needs improvement and expansion so
that all students may benefit from its programs. By facilitating
broader investments and public-private partnerships in these areas, we
can present an integrated career and technical curriculum to students.

As stated, the current aid formula for BOCES CTE programs has not
changed since 1990. The state only provides aid for the first $30,000
of a BOCES instructor's salary. This has the effect of reducing state
support for CTE programs and shifting the costs to local schools.
What results is the underinvestment of high-quality programs that
provide students with the skills employers demand. According to SED,
more than 90% of CTE students graduate with a Regents diploma, some
with Advanced Designation. By increasing the aidable salary for all
CTE programs this bill will significantly improve CTE services and
programs to students.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7920

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 the salary of  certain
  teachers  providing  instruction  in career and technical education to
  school age students

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

  Section  1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 1950 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by section 80-a of part A of chapter 58 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  b. The cost of services herein referred to shall be the  amount  allo-
cated  to  each  component  school  district by the board of cooperative
educational services to defray expenses of such board, except that  that
part of the salary paid any teacher, supervisor or other employee of the
board  of  cooperative educational services which is in excess of thirty
thousand dollars shall not be such an approved expense, and except  also
that  administrative  and clerical expenses shall not exceed ten percent
of the total expenses for purposes of this computation.  PROVIDED HOWEV-
ER, THAT FOR TEACHERS PROVIDING  INSTRUCTION  IN  CAREER  AND  TECHNICAL
EDUCATION  TO  SCHOOL  AGE  STUDENTS, THE SALARY, TO BE CONSIDERED AS AN
APPROVED EXPENSE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  THE
TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR; THIRTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN
SCHOOL   YEAR;   FORTY-TWO   THOUSAND   DOLLARS  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR; FORTY-SIX THOUSAND  DOLLARS
FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR; AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
TY-ONE  SCHOOL  YEAR,  AND  THEREAFTER. Any gifts, donations or interest
earned by the board of cooperative educational services or on behalf  of
the board of cooperative educational services by the dormitory authority
or  any  other  source  shall not be deducted in determining the cost of
services allocated to each component school district. Any payments  made
to  a  component school district by the board of cooperative educational
services pursuant to subdivision eleven of section six-p of the  general

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

                                                           LBD15606-01-6

S. 7920                             2

municipal  law  attributable  to  an  approved  cost of service computed
pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the cost of services
allocated to such component school district.  The expense of transporta-
tion  provided by the board of cooperative educational services pursuant
to paragraph q of subdivision four of this section shall be eligible for
aid apportioned pursuant to  subdivision  seven  of  section  thirty-six
hundred  two  of  this  chapter  and no board of cooperative educational
services transportation expense shall be an approved  cost  of  services
for  the  computation  of  aid  under  this  subdivision. Transportation
expense pursuant to paragraph q of  subdivision  four  of  this  section
shall  be  included  in the computation of the ten percent limitation on
administrative and clerical expenses.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

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Jun 1, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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S7920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

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Jun 1, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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