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implemented one or more long term efficiencies within two years
prior to a response to a request for proposal or during the current
school year in school district management, operations, procurement
practices or other cost savings measures and will not result in an
increase in cost to the state or the locality and: (i) have resulted
or will result in a significant reduction in total operating
expenses compared to the prior year and/or significant reductions in
the administrative component, or the equivalent, of the school
district budget and/or transportation operating expenses and/or
transportation capital expenses and/or other non-personal service
costs included in the program component of the school district budg-
et compared to the prior year; and (ii) are expected to result in
substantial and recurring cost savings in total operating expenses
and/or recurring significant reductions in administrative expendi-
tures, or the equivalent, and/or transportation operating expenses
and/or transportation capital expenses and/or other non-personal
service costs included in the program component of the school
district budget in future years; provided further that, a school
district that submits documentation that has been approved by the
commissioner by September 1 of 2013 and of each school year in which
a payment is made from this appropriation demonstrating that it has
fully implemented new standards and procedures for conducting annual
professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building
principals to determine teacher and principal effectiveness shall
receive bonus points in the scoring of its grant application.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, in addition to the competitive awards amount as defined in
paragraph ee of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law,
a minimum of $37,500,000 shall be available for the payment of grant
awards made in the 2013-14 school year, with additional amounts to
be made available in the 2014-15 state fiscal year as necessary to
continue such awards and make an additional round of awards pursuant
to subdivision 6-a of section 3641 of the education law in the
2014-15 school year not to exceed the amount awarded in the 2013-14
school year pursuant to such subdivision 6-a, and such $37,500,000
shall be made available for $12,500,000 of prekindergarten grants,
$10,000,000 of school-wide extended learning grants, $7,500,000 of
community schools grants, $5,500,000 for a master teacher program
and $2,000,000 for the early college high school program; provided,
however, that no school district shall receive any portion of the
funds appropriated herein unless it shall have submitted documenta-
tion that has been approved by the commissioner by September 1 of
2013 and of each school year in which a payment to such district
from this appropriation would otherwise be made demonstrating that
it has fully implemented new standards and procedures for conducting
annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and
building principals to determine teacher and principal effective-
ness.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $12,500,000 appropriated herein available for full-day
and half-day pre-kindergarten grants shall be awarded, based on a
request for proposals developed by the commissioner and approved by
the director of the budget, to school districts to establish new
full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten placements and/or to convert
existing half-day pre-kindergarten placements into full-day place-
ments; provided that preference shall be granted for full-day place-
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ments while ensuring that a portion of grants include half-day
placements based on eligible applications; and provided, further,
that such grants shall only be used to supplement, not supplant
existing pre-kindergarten programs, and provided further, however,
that any portion of such $12,500,000 that is not awarded shall
remain available for subsequent awards in the 2013-14 school year or
for full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten grants to be awarded in
subsequent school years. Provided, further, that such grants from
funds appropriated herein shall be awarded based on factors includ-
ing, but not limited to, the following: (i) measures of school
district need, (ii) measures of the need of students to be served by
each of the school districts, (iii) the school district's proposal
to target the highest need schools and students, (iv) the extent to
which the district's proposal would prioritize funds to maximize the
total number of eligible children in the district served in pre-kin-
dergarten programs, and (v) proposal quality. Provided, however,
that full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten grants appropriated
herein shall only be available to support programs (i) that provide
instruction for at least five hours per school day for full-day
pre-kindergarten programs and at least two and one-half hours per
school day for half-day pre-kindergarten programs; (ii) that agree
to offer instruction consistent with the New York state pre-kinder-
garten foundation for the common core standards within three years;
(iii) that ensure that, to the extent community-based providers are
part of such program, such providers meet the requirements of para-
graphs d-1 and d-2 of subdivision 12 of section 3602-e of the educa-
tion law; and (iv) that otherwise comply with all of the same rules
and requirements as universal pre-kindergarten programs pursuant to
section 3602-e of the education law except as modified herein.
Provided, further, that a school district's pre-kindergarten grant
shall equal the product of (A) (i) two multiplied by the approved
number of new full-day pre-kindergarten placements plus (ii) the
approved number of half-day pre-kindergarten placement conversions
and new half-day pre-kindergarten placements, and (B) the district's
selected aid per pre-kindergarten pupil pursuant to subparagraph i
of paragraph b of subdivision 10 of section 3602-e of the education
law; provided, however, that no district shall receive a grant in
excess of the total actual grant expenditures incurred by the
district in the current school year as approved by the commissioner.
Provided, further, that as a condition of eligibility for receipt of
such funding, a school district shall agree to adopt approved quali-
ty indicators within two years, including, but not limited to, valid
and reliable measures of environmental quality, the quality of
teacher-student interactions and child outcomes, and ensure that any
such assessment of child outcomes shall not be used to make high-
stakes educational decisions for individual children. Provided,
further, that no school district shall receive more than forty
percent of the total pre-kindergarten grant allocation.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $10,000,000 appropriated herein available for school-
wide extended learning grants shall be awarded to school districts
or school districts in collaboration with not-for-profit community-
based organizations based on responses to a request for proposals
for planning and implementation grants that is (i) developed by the
commissioner; (ii) approved by the director of the budget; and (iii)
issued by the commissioner. Provided, further, that such grants
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shall be awarded based on factors including, but not limited to, the
following: (i) the school district's proposal to target the schools
and students with the greatest need, and (ii) proposal quality.
Provided, further, that to assess proposal quality in order to award
implementation grant funding, the commissioner shall take into
account factors including, but not limited to: (i) the extent to
which the school district's proposal would maximize the use of the
additional learning time through a comprehensive restructuring of
the school day and/or year, (ii) the extent to which the proposal
would provide additional learning time for students in grades six
through eight, and (iii) how the additional learning time would be
utilized, including, but not limited to, additional time spent on
core academics. Provided, however, that no district shall be eligi-
ble to receive a school-wide extended learning grant unless its
proposal would increase student learning time by at least 25
percent. Provided, further, that a school district's schoolwide
extended learning implementation grant shall equal its average daily
attendance in the school-wide extended learning program multiplied
by the expected cost per pupil of the additional learning time;
provided, further, that the expected cost per pupil of the addi-
tional learning time shall equal the greater of $1,500 or (A) the
quotient of (i) the school district's approved operating expense,
pursuant to paragraph t of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the
education law, for the year prior to the base year, divided by (ii)
the district's public school district enrollment, pursuant to
subparagraph (2) of paragraph n of such subdivision, for the year
prior to the base year, multiplied by (B) 10 percent (0.10), multi-
plied by (C) the quotient of (i) the average of the national consum-
er price indexes determined by the United States department of labor
for the 12-month period preceding January first of the base year,
divided by (ii) the average of the national consumer price indexes
determined by the United States department of labor for the 12-month
period preceding January first of the year two years prior to the
base year; provided, however, that in extraordinary cases the
commissioner may award a grant that exceeds the per pupil limit
described above; provided further, however, that no district shall
receive a grant in excess of the total actual grant expenditures
incurred by the district in the current school year as approved by
the commissioner. Provided, further, that no school district shall
receive more than forty percent of the total school-wide extended
learning grant allocation.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $7,500,000 appropriated herein available for community
schools grants shall be awarded, based on a request for proposals
(i) developed by the state council on children and families in coor-
dination with the commissioner, (ii) approved by the director of the
budget and (iii) issued by the commissioner, to school districts, or
in a city with a population of one million or more an eligible enti-
ty, to improve student outcomes through the implementation of commu-
nity schools programs that use school buildings as community hubs to
deliver co-located or school-linked academic, health, mental health,
nutrition, counseling, legal and/or other services to students and
their families. In a city with a population of one million or more,
eligible entities shall mean the city school district of the city of
New York, or not-for-profit organizations, which shall include not-
for-profit community-based organizations. An eligible entity that is
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a not-for-profit may apply for a community school grant provided
that it collaborates with the city school district of the city of
New York and receives the approval of the chancellor of the city
school district of the city of New York. Provided, further, that
such grants shall be awarded based on factors including, but not
limited to, the following: (i) measures of school district need,
(ii) measures of the need of students to be served by each of the
school districts, (iii) the school district's proposal to target the
highest need schools and students, (iv) the sustainability of the
proposed community schools program, and (v) proposal quality.
Provided, further, that to assess proposal quality in order to award
such funding, the commissioner shall take into account factors
including, but not limited to: (i) the extent to which the school
district's proposal would provide such community services through
partnerships with local governments and non-profit organizations,
(ii) the extent to which the proposal would provide for delivery of
such services directly in school buildings, (iii) the extent to
which the proposal articulates how such services would facilitate
measurable improvement in student and family outcomes, (iv) the
extent to which the proposal articulates and identifies how existing
funding streams and programs would be used to provide such community
services, and (v) the extent to which the proposal ensures the safe-
ty of all students, staff and community members in school buildings
used as community hubs. Provided, however, that community schools
grants appropriated herein shall be paid to school districts in
installments upon successful implementation of each phase of a
school district's approved proposal. Provided, further, that no
school district shall receive more than forty percent of the total
community schools grant allocation, and that each individual commu-
nity school site shall be limited to a maximum grant of $500,000.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $5,500,000 appropriated herein available for a master
teachers program shall support the award of stipends of $15,000 per
annum over four years to individual high-performing teachers in
math, science and related fields, and of related costs, administered
by the state university of New York pursuant to a plan developed in
consultation with the commissioner, who shall consult with appropri-
ate state organizations representing K-12 public school teachers and
approved by the director of the budget, to build a corps of
outstanding math, science and related fields teachers in order to
improve the quality of instruction at public secondary schools.
Such plan for use of funding appropriated herein shall: (i) estab-
lish an application process; (ii) guidelines by which applications
from eligible teachers shall be evaluated, which shall include, but
not be limited to, achievement of a rating of highly effective on
the annual professional performance review; and (iii) provide peri-
odic opportunities for professional development for successful
applicants. Provided, further, that priority shall be given to
applicants in regions of the state where a similar program is not
otherwise offered. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, upon approval of the director of the budget, such
$5,500,000 of master teachers program funding may be sub-allocated,
interchanged, transferred or otherwise made available to the state
university of New York for the sole purpose of administering such
program. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the rights of
labor organizations representing teachers to collectively bargain
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terms and conditions pursuant to article 14 of the civil service
law.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $2,000,000 appropriated herein available for the early
college high school program shall support the continuation and
expansion of such program pursuant to a plan developed by the
commissioner and approved by the director of the budget. Provided,
however, that a portion of the payments to early college high school
programs awarded funding from this appropriation shall be awarded on
a sliding scale based upon the number of college credits earned
annually by participating students, consistent with guidelines
established by the commissioner. Provided further that, notwith-
standing any provision of law to the contrary, higher education
partners participating in an early college high schools program, or
the entity/entities responsible for setting tuition at the institu-
tion, shall be authorized to set a reduced rate of tuition and/or
fees, or to waive tuition and/or fees entirely, for students
enrolled in such early college high schools program with no
reduction in other state, local or other support for such students
earning college credit that such higher education partner would
otherwise be eligible to receive.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, of the amount appropriated herein, a minimum of
$12,500,000 shall be available for the payment of grant awards made
in the 2014-15 school year as follows: $2,500,000 of pathways in
technology early college high school program grants and $10,000,000
of [teacher excellence fund grants] COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVEL-
OPMENT FUND AWARDS; provided further that, notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, such $25,000,000, plus any other
amounts so designated in other items of appropriation within the
general fund local assistance account office of prekindergarten
through grade twelve education program, shall constitute the compet-
itive awards amount authorized for the 2013-14 school year by chap-
ter 53 of the laws of 2013.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $2,500,000 appropriated herein available for pathways
in technology early college high school (P-TECH) program grants
shall be awarded pursuant to a plan developed by the commissioner
and approved by the director of the budget, provided that such plan
shall include but not be limited to (i) assurances that K-12, higher
education and private-sector partners commit to the required
elements and responsibilities of a P-TECH program, (ii) provisions
to ensure regional diversity of grant recipients, and (iii) priority
for P-TECH programs serving students in academically challenged
school districts; provided further that the commissioner shall make
available the request for proposals for such program on or before
May fifteenth and the commissioner shall issue awards on or before
August fifteenth; and provided further that a portion of the
payments to P-TECH programs awarded funding from this appropriation
shall be made on a sliding scale based upon the number of college
credits earned annually by participating students, consistent with
guidelines established by the commissioner. Provided further that,
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, higher educa-
tion partners participating in a P-TECH program, or the
entity/entities responsible for setting tuition at the institution,
shall be authorized to set a reduced rate of tuition and/or fees, or
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to waive tuition and/or fees entirely, for students enrolled in such
P-TECH program with no reduction in other state, local or other
support for such students earning college credit that such higher
education partner would otherwise be eligible to receive.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $10,000,000 appropriated herein available for [teacher
excellence fund grants shall be awarded to eligible school districts
pursuant to a request for proposals based on a plan developed by the
commissioner and approved by the director of the budget; provided
that such plan shall include an application for award of such grants
to such eligible school districts to provide annual teacher excel-
lence fund performance awards of up to $20,000 to eligible teachers
rated as "highly effective" on the most recent annual professional
performance review, in accordance with the requirements of section
3012-c of the education law and the regulations of the commissioner,
pursuant to such districts' approved applications; provided that in
making such grants the commissioner shall prioritize school
districts' applications based on factors including but not limited
to (i) the extent to which the school district's application would
recognize and reward such teachers in school buildings with the
greatest academic need, in difficult-to-staff subject or certif-
ication areas and grade levels, and at critical points in a teach-
er's career in order to encourage highly effective teachers to
remain in the classroom, and (ii) the quality of the school
district's application; and provided further that the commissioner
shall make available the application for such grants on or before
May fifteenth and the commissioner shall issue preliminary grant
awards on or before October fifteenth.] COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED IN AN AMOUNT OF UP TO
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE OR WILL UNDER-
GO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ELIGIBLE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, IN A FORM
AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO REQUEST FUNDING PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH
APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE MAY FIFTEENTH OF THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR
AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE PRELIMINARY COLLABORATIVE CURRIC-
ULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANT AWARDS ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIFTEENTH OF
THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE
A COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARD.
Notwithstanding section 40 of the state finance law or any provision
of law to the contrary, this appropriation shall lapse on March 31,
2016 ... 250,000,000 ............................ (re. $245,192,000)
Funds appropriated herein shall be used to provide competitive grants
pursuant to a request for proposals, developed by the commissioner
and approved by the director of budget, to those school districts
that are participating in the race to the top program and/or which
demonstrate satisfactory progress, as determined by the commission-
er, towards implementation of elements such as high quality student
assessments; use of data to improve instruction and student perform-
ance and provision of professional development to improve teacher
performance; and that those eligible districts also demonstrate the
most improved academic achievement gains and student outcomes such
as establishing or expanding participation in college level or early
college programs; and other appropriate measures of student perform-
ance; provided further that in determining the amount of the award
to be made from the funds appropriated herein for those school
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districts identified as making the greatest achievement gains and
eligible for such award, the maximum grant award available to each
school district shall be based upon the size of the district meas-
ured by public school enrollment of the district; and provided
further that such amount shall be adjusted based upon measures of
district need and provided further that no district receiving a
grant may be awarded more than forty percent of the total amount
awarded; and provided further that any such funds awarded to a
school district shall be used to increase student performance,
narrow the achievement gap, and increase academic performance in
traditionally underserved student groups.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, in addition to the competitive awards amount as defined in
paragraph ee of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law,
a minimum of $37,500,000 shall be available for the payment of grant
awards made in the 2013-14 school year, with additional amounts to
be made available in the 2014-15 state fiscal year as necessary to
continue such awards and make an additional round of awards pursuant
to subdivision 6-a of section 3641 of the education law in the
2014-15 school year not to exceed the amount awarded in the 2013-14
school year pursuant to such subdivision 6-a, and such $37,500,000
shall be made available for $12,500,000 of pre-kindergarten grants,
$10,000,000 of school-wide extended learning grants, $7,500,000 of
community schools grants, $5,500,000 for a master teacher program
and $2,000,000 for the early college high school program; provided,
however, that no school district shall receive any portion of the
funds appropriated herein unless it shall have submitted documenta-
tion that has been approved by the commissioner by September 1 of
2013 and of each school year in which a payment to such district
from this appropriation would otherwise be made demonstrating that
it has fully implemented new standards and procedures for conducting
annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and
building principals to determine teacher and principal effective-
ness.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $12,500,000 appropriated herein available for full-day
and half-day pre-kindergarten grants shall be awarded, based on a
request for proposals developed by the commissioner and approved by
the director of the budget, to school districts to establish new
full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten placements and/or to convert
existing half-day pre-kindergarten placements into full-day place-
ments; provided that preference shall be granted for full-day place-
ments while ensuring that a portion of grants include half-day
placements based on eligible applications; and provided, further,
that such grants shall only be used to supplement, not supplant
existing pre-kindergarten programs, and provided further, however,
that any portion of such $12,500,000 that is not awarded shall
remain available for subsequent awards in the 2013-14 school year or
for full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten grants to be awarded in
subsequent school years. Provided, further, that such grants from
funds appropriated herein shall be awarded based on factors includ-
ing, but not limited to, the following: (i) measures of school
district need, (ii) measures of the need of students to be served by
each of the school districts, (iii) the school district's proposal
to target the highest need schools and students, (iv) the extent to
which the district's proposal would prioritize funds to maximize the
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total number of eligible children in the district served in pre-kin-
dergarten programs, and (v) proposal quality. Provided, however,
that full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten grants appropriated
herein shall only be available to support programs (i) that provide
instruction for at least five hours per school day for full-day
pre-kindergarten programs and at least two and one-half hours per
school day for half-day pre-kindergarten programs; (ii) that agree
to offer instruction consistent with the New York state pre-kinder-
garten foundation for the common core standards within three years;
(iii) that ensure that, to the extent community-based providers are
part of such program, such providers meet the requirements of para-
graphs d-1 and d-2 of subdivision 12 of section 3602-e of the educa-
tion law; and (iv) that otherwise comply with all of the same rules
and requirements as universal pre-kindergarten programs pursuant to
section 3602-e of the education law except as modified herein.
Provided, further, that a school district's pre-kindergarten grant
shall equal the product of (A) (i) two multiplied by the approved
number of new full-day pre-kindergarten placements plus (ii) the
approved number of half-day pre-kindergarten placement conversions
and new half-day pre-kindergarten placements, and (B) the district's
selected aid per pre-kindergarten pupil pursuant to subparagraph i
of paragraph b of subdivision 10 of section 3602-e of the education
law; provided, however, that no district shall receive a grant in
excess of the total actual grant expenditures incurred by the
district in the current school year as approved by the commissioner.
Provided, further, that as a condition of eligibility for receipt of
such funding, a school district shall agree to adopt approved quali-
ty indicators within two years, including, but not limited to, valid
and reliable measures of environmental quality, the quality of
teacher-student interactions and child outcomes, and ensure that any
such assessment of child outcomes shall not be used to make high-
stakes educational decisions for individual children. Provided,
further, that no school district shall receive more than forty
percent of the total pre-kindergarten grant allocation.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $10,000,000 appropriated herein available for school-
wide extended learning grants shall be awarded to school districts
or school districts in collaboration with not-for-profit community-
based organizations based on responses to a request for proposals
for planning and implementation grants that is (i) developed by the
commissioner; (ii) approved by the director of the budget; and (iii)
issued by the commissioner. Provided, further, that such grants
shall be awarded based on factors including, but not limited to, the
following: (i) the school district's proposal to target the schools
and students with the greatest need, and (ii) proposal quality.
Provided, further, that to assess proposal quality in order to award
implementation grant funding, the commissioner shall take into
account factors including, but not limited to: (i) the extent to
which the school district's proposal would maximize the use of the
additional learning time through a comprehensive restructuring of
the school day and/or year, (ii) the extent to which the proposal
would provide additional learning time for students in grades six
through eight, and (iii) how the additional learning time would be
utilized, including, but not limited to, additional time spent on
core academics. Provided, however, that no district shall be eligi-
ble to receive a school-wide extended learning grant unless its
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proposal would increase student learning time by at least 25
percent. Provided, further, that a school district's schoolwide
extended learning implementation grant shall equal its average daily
attendance in the school-wide extended learning program multiplied
by the expected cost per pupil of the additional learning time;
provided, further, that the expected cost per pupil of the addi-
tional learning time shall equal the greater of $1,500 or (A) the
quotient of (i) the school district's approved operating expense,
pursuant to paragraph t of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the
education law, for the year prior to the base year, divided by (ii)
the district's public school district enrollment, pursuant to
subparagraph (2) of paragraph n of such subdivision, for the year
prior to the base year, multiplied by (B) 10 percent (0.10), multi-
plied by (C) the quotient of (i) the average of the national consum-
er price indexes determined by the United States department of labor
for the 12-month period preceding January first of the base year,
divided by (ii) the average of the national consumer price indexes
determined by the United States department of labor for the 12-month
period preceding January first of the year two years prior to the
base year; provided, however, that in extraordinary cases the
commissioner may award a grant that exceeds the per pupil limit
described above; provided further, however, that no district shall
receive a grant in excess of the total actual grant expenditures
incurred by the district in the current school year as approved by
the commissioner. Provided, further, that no school district shall
receive more than forty percent of the total school-wide extended
learning grant allocation.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $7,500,000 appropriated herein available for community
schools grants shall be awarded, based on a request for proposals
(i) developed by the state council on children and families in coor-
dination with the commissioner, (ii) approved by the director of the
budget and (iii) issued by the commissioner, to school districts, or
in a city with a population of one million or more an eligible enti-
ty, to improve student outcomes through the implementation of commu-
nity schools programs that use school buildings as community hubs to
deliver co-located or school-linked academic, health, mental health,
nutrition, counseling, legal and/or other services to students and
their families. In a city with a population of one million or more,
eligible entities shall mean the city school district of the city of
New York, or not-for-profit organizations, which shall include not-
for-profit community-based organizations. An eligible entity that is
a not-for-profit may apply for a community school grant provided
that it collaborates with the city school district of the city of
New York and receives the approval of the chancellor of the city
school district of the city of New York. Provided, further, that
such grants shall be awarded based on factors including, but not
limited to, the following: (i) measures of school district need,
(ii) measures of the need of students to be served by each of the
school districts, (iii) the school district's proposal to target the
highest need schools and students, (iv) the sustainability of the
proposed community schools program, and (v) proposal quality.
Provided, further, that to assess proposal quality in order to award
such funding, the commissioner shall take into account factors
including, but not limited to: (i) the extent to which the school
district's proposal would provide such community services through
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partnerships with local governments and non-profit organizations,
(ii) the extent to which the proposal would provide for delivery of
such services directly in school buildings, (iii) the extent to
which the proposal articulates how such services would facilitate
measurable improvement in student and family outcomes, (iv) the
extent to which the proposal articulates and identifies how existing
funding streams and programs would be used to provide such community
services, and (v) the extent to which the proposal ensures the safe-
ty of all students, staff and community members in school buildings
used as community hubs. Provided, however, that community schools
grants appropriated herein shall be paid to school districts in
installments upon successful implementation of each phase of a
school district's approved proposal. Provided, further, that no
school district shall receive more than forty percent of the total
community schools grant allocation, and that each individual commu-
nity school site shall be limited to a maximum grant of $500,000.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $5,500,000 appropriated herein available for a master
teachers program shall support the award of stipends of $15,000 per
annum over four years to individual high-performing teachers in
math, science and related fields, and of related costs, administered
by the state university of New York pursuant to a plan developed in
consultation with the commissioner, who shall consult with appropri-
ate state organizations representing K-12 public school teachers,
and approved by the director of the budget, to build a corps of
outstanding math, science and related fields teachers in order to
improve the quality of instruction at public secondary schools.
Such plan for use of funding appropriated herein shall: (i) estab-
lish an application process; (ii) guidelines by which applications
from eligible teachers shall be evaluated, which shall include, but
not be limited to, achievement of a rating of highly effective on
the annual professional performance review; and (iii) provide peri-
odic opportunities for professional development for successful
applicants. Provided, further, that priority shall be given to
applicants in regions of the state where a similar program is not
otherwise offered. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, upon approval of the director of the budget, such
$5,500,000 of master teachers program funding may be sub-allocated,
interchanged, transferred or otherwise made available to the state
university of New York for the sole purpose of administering such
program. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the rights of
labor organizations to collectively bargain terms and conditions
pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law.
Provided, further, that notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $2,000,000 appropriated herein available for the early
college high school program shall support the continuation and
expansion of such program pursuant to a plan developed by the
commissioner and approved by the director of the budget. Provided,
however, that a portion of the payments to early college high school
programs awarded funding from this appropriation shall be awarded on
a sliding scale based upon the number of college credits earned
annually by participating students, consistent with guidelines
established by the commissioner. Provided further that, notwith-
standing any provision of law to the contrary, higher education
partners participating in an early college high schools program, or
the entity/entities responsible for setting tuition at the institu-
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tion, shall be authorized to set a reduced rate of tuition and/or
fees, or to waive tuition and/or fees entirely, for students
enrolled in such early college high schools program with no
reduction in other state, local or other support for such students
earning college credit that such higher education partner would
otherwise be eligible to receive.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, of the amount appropriated herein, a minimum of
$12,500,000 shall be available for the payment of grant awards made
in the 2014-15 school year as follows: $2,500,000 of pathways in
technology early college high school program grants and $10,000,000
of [teacher excellence fund grants] COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVEL-
OPMENT FUND AWARDS; provided further that, notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, such $25,000,000, plus any other
amounts so designated in other items of appropriation within the
general fund local assistance account office of prekindergarten
through grade twelve education program, shall constitute the compet-
itive awards amount authorized for the 2013-14 school year by chap-
ter 53 of the laws of 2013.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $2,500,000 appropriated herein available for pathways
in technology early college high school (P-TECH) program grants
shall be awarded pursuant to a plan developed by the commissioner
and approved by the director of the budget, provided that such plan
shall include but not be limited to (i) assurances that K-12, higher
education and private-sector partners commit to the required
elements and responsibilities of a P-TECH program, (ii) provisions
to ensure regional diversity of grant recipients, and (iii) priority
for P-TECH programs serving students in academically challenged
school districts; provided further that the commissioner shall make
available the request for proposals for such program on or before
May fifteenth and the commissioner shall issue awards on or before
August fifteenth; and provided further that a portion of the
payments to P-TECH programs awarded funding from this appropriation
shall be made on a sliding scale based upon the number of college
credits earned annually by participating students, consistent with
guidelines established by the commissioner. Provided further that,
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, higher educa-
tion partners participating in a P-TECH program, or the
entity/entities responsible for setting tuition at the institution,
shall be authorized to set a reduced rate of tuition and/or fees, or
to waive tuition and/or fees entirely, for students enrolled in such
P-TECH program with no reduction in other state, local or other
support for such students earning college credit that such higher
education partner would otherwise be eligible to receive.
Provided further that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the $10,000,000 appropriated herein available for [teacher
excellence fund grants shall be awarded to eligible school districts
pursuant to a request for proposals based on a plan developed by the
commissioner and approved by the director of the budget; provided
that such plan shall include an application for award of such grants
to such eligible school districts to provide annual teacher excel-
lence fund performance awards of up to $20,000 to eligible teachers
rated as "highly effective" on the most recent annual professional
performance review, in accordance with the requirements of section
3012-c of the education law and the regulations of the commissioner,
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pursuant to such districts' approved applications; provided that in
making such grants the commissioner shall prioritize school
districts' applications based on factors including but not limited
to (i) the extent to which the school district's application would
recognize and reward such teachers in school buildings with the
greatest academic need, in difficult-to-staff subject or certif-
ication areas and grade levels, and at critical points in a teach-
er's career in order to encourage highly effective teachers to
remain in the classroom, and (ii) the quality of the school
district's application; and provided further that the commissioner
shall make available the application for such grants on or before
May fifteenth and the commissioner shall issue preliminary grant
awards on or before October fifteenth.] COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED IN AN AMOUNT OF UP TO
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE OR WILL UNDER-
GO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ELIGIBLE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, IN A FORM
AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO REQUEST FUNDING PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH
APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE MAY FIFTEENTH OF THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR
AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE PRELIMINARY COLLABORATIVE CURRIC-
ULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANT AWARDS ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIFTEENTH OF
THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE
A COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARD.
Notwithstanding section 40 of the state finance law or any provision
of law to the contrary, this appropriation shall lapse on March 31,
2016 ... 250,000,000 ............................ (re. $242,290,000)
§ 2. Subdivision 6-c of section 3641 of the education law is REPEALED.
§ 3. Section 3641 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 6-d to read as follows:
6-D. COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND. A. WITHIN THE AMOUNT
APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, SUBJECT TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEVEL-
OPED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND
GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BEGIN-
NING IN THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR,
TO PROVIDE AWARDS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE OR WILL UNDERGO CURRIC-
ULUM DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, CURRICULUM SHALL
BE SET FORTH BY THE COMMISSIONER AS DEFINED IN REGULATIONS.
(1) COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS SHALL BE ALLO-
CATED IN AN AMOUNT OF UP TO TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT HAVE OR WILL UNDERGO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.
(2) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY SUBMIT AN APPLI-
CATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, IN A FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER, TO REQUEST FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
(3) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH APPLICATION ON OR
BEFORE MAY FIFTEENTH OF THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR AND THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL ISSUE PRELIMINARY COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANT
AWARDS ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIFTEENTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE
ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVEL-
OPMENT FUND AWARD.
(4) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL INCLUDE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRIC-
ULUM: (I) UTILIZES THE METHODS TO DEVELOP NEW CURRICULA; (II) DIFFERS
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FROM PREVIOUS CURRICULA UTILIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND (III)
RELATES TO STATE LEARNING STANDARDS.
(5) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRIORITIZE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY ELIGI-
BLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
FACTORS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH FOUR OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE QUALITY
OF THE PROPOSAL.
B. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ELIGIBLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT" SHALL MEAN A COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL,
CITY, OR SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.