S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4144
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 3, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- 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 providing additional
reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to
receive timely payments of state aid
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 3605
to read as follows:
§ 3605. ADDITIONAL STATE REIMBURSEMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, THE STATE SHALL BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INTEREST PAYMENTS OR ANCILLARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY A
SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT HAVING RECEIVED
TIMELY PAYMENTS OF STATE AID DUE TO A FAILURE BY THE STATE TO ADOPT THE
AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET BY APRIL FIRST IN ANY FISCAL YEAR DURING WHICH
BUDGET BILLS AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK HAVE NOT BEEN ADOPTED.
2. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF SUCH BUDGET BILLS THE
GOVERNOR SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE CHAPTER AMENDMENTS
TO THE AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT
TO REPAY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR ANY AND ALL INTEREST PAYMENTS OR ANCILLARY
EXPENSES REFERENCED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
3. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT MONEYS SHALL BE PAID UPON THE AUDIT OF VOUCHERS
CERTIFIED BY THE CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DEMANDING
REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE INTEREST PAYMENTS AND ANCILLARY EXPENSES INCURRED
BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06393-01-7