S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT relating to apportionment of state monies to certain nonpublic
schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain
state requirements for the administration of state testing and evalu-
ation programs and for participation in state programs for the report-
ing of basic educational data
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding chapters 53 and 496 of the laws of 2008 and
any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, and as
mandated by chapter 507 of the laws of 1974, the commissioner of educa-
tion shall, out of funds made available for such purpose, continue to
annually apportion to each qualifying school an amount equal to the
actual cost incurred by each qualifying non-public school an amount
equal to the cost incurred by each such school during the preceding
school year for providing services rendered to the state in compliance
with requirements of the state's comprehensive attendance program, pupil
evaluation program, the basic educational data system, regents examina-
tions, the statewide evaluation plan, the uniform procedure for pupil
attendance reporting, and other similar state prepared examinations and
reporting procedures. Beginning in the 2017--2018 school year for which
reimbursement shall be made the following year, qualified schools shall
have such reimbursement dispersed to them no later than the last day of
December of the school year following the school year in which expenses
were incurred.
ยง 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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