Senate Bill S6310A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the education department to study, review and report on the placement of the county of Westchester in the Hudson Valley region for purposes of public school foundation aid

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6310 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8863
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5528, A6702
2021-2022: S658, A5659
2023-2024: S63, A6979

2017-S6310 - Summary

Directs the education department to study, review and report on the placement of the county of Westchester in the Hudson Valley region for purposes of public school foundation aid, and the appropriateness of placing such county in the Long Island/New York city region for such purposes.

2017-S6310 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6310 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6310
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to direct the education department to study, review and report on
   the geographic cost variation of counties in the Hudson  Valley  labor
   force region to determine the appropriateness of the region cost index
   values for purposes of the public school foundation aid formula
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds  that  the
 introduction of the regional cost index into the state public school aid
 formula  provided  a  regional approach to recognizing the difference in
 labor market costs. In a June 7, 2006 report to  the  board  of  regents
 subcommittee on state aid, state education department staff noted in the
 combination  of  the  city  of  New  York and Long Island that there was
 "evidence that these two areas  actually  function  as  a  single  labor
 market  region.  With  professionals,  especially those in the education
 professions, moving to jobs across the lines between New York  city  and
 Long  Island, it is necessary to consider this entire region as a single
 area, with similar wage costs". At this same time, the education depart-
 ment decided to keep the county of Westchester within the Hudson  Valley
 for  the  regional cost index calculation. In 2016, this state enacted a
 new law to increase the minimum wage across the state. This  legislation
 included the county of Westchester along with the counties of Nassau and
 Suffolk, in phasing in such wage increases, setting a new precedent that
 should  be  considered  by the education department with regard to which
 labor market the county of Westchester should be included in.
   § 2. The education department shall, in consultation with the  depart-
 ment  of  labor,  study and review the geographic cost variations of the
 counties located in the Hudson Valley labor force  region  to  determine
 the  appropriateness  of  the regional cost index values used within the
 public school foundation aid formula, as well as county placement in the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S6310A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8863
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5528, A6702
2021-2022: S658, A5659
2023-2024: S63, A6979

2017-S6310A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the education department to study, review and report on the placement of the county of Westchester in the Hudson Valley region for purposes of public school foundation aid, and the appropriateness of placing such county in the Long Island/New York city region for such purposes.

2017-S6310A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6310A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6310--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- 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 direct the education department to study, review and report on
   the  geographic  cost variation of counties in the Hudson Valley labor
   force region to determine the appropriateness of the region cost index
   values for purposes of the public school foundation aid formula
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the
 introduction of the regional cost index into the state public school aid
 formula provided a regional approach to recognizing  the  difference  in
 labor  market  costs.  In  a June 7, 2006 report to the board of regents
 subcommittee on state aid, state education department staff noted in the
 combination of the city of New York  and  Long  Island  that  there  was
 "evidence  that  these  two  areas  actually  function as a single labor
 market region. With professionals, especially  those  in  the  education
 professions,  moving  to jobs across the lines between New York city and
 Long Island, it is necessary to consider this entire region as a  single
 area, with similar wage costs". At this same time, the education depart-
 ment  decided to keep the county of Westchester within the Hudson Valley
 for the regional cost index calculation. In 2016, this state  enacted  a
 new  law to increase the minimum wage across the state. This legislation
 included the county of Westchester along with the counties of Nassau and
 Suffolk, in phasing in such wage increases, setting a new precedent that
 should be considered by the education department with  regard  to  which
 labor market the county of Westchester should be included in.
   §  2. The education department shall, in consultation with the depart-
 ment of labor, study and review the geographic cost  variations  of  the
 counties  located  in  the Hudson Valley labor force region to determine
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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