NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7327

Senate Bill S7327

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to make a payment for building aid to which the Norwich city school district is entitled

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2019-S7327 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9575
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education

2019-S7327 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education to make a payment for building aid to which the Norwich city school district is entitled in the amount of $850,684 no later than June 30, 2020 to be used for services and expenses of such school district.

2019-S7327 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7327

SPONSOR: AKSHAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the commissioner of education to make a payment for
building aid to which the Norwich city school district is entitled to be
used for services and expenses of such school district

 
PURPOSE:

To accelerate the commissioner of education's $850,684 building aid
payment to Norwich City School District no later than June 20, 2020.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: In order to avoid endangering the fiscal stability of the
Norwich city school district, certain apportionments payable to the
Norwich city school district shall be paid on an accelerated schedule.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the commissioner of educa-
tion shall make a payment for the allotted balance of state building aid

to which the Norwich city school district is entitled in an amount equal
to $850,684 no later than June 30, 2020. Funds paid pursuant to this act
shall be used for services and expenses of the Norwich city school
district and shall be applied to support of its educational programs and
any liability incurred by such city school district in carrying out its
functions and responsibilities under the education law.

Section 2: If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or
part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction, to
be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
rendered.

Section 3: States the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In January of 2019, the State Comptroller rated Norwich City School
District as having "significant fiscal distress," a rating given to only
five schools that year.

Norwich City School District has faced significant financial challenges
because of the mismanagement of funds by their previous administration.
The acceleration of their building aid payment would allow the school
district to replenish their unappropriated fund balance and create
in-district instructional programs to replace their existing expensive
out-of-district placements. This expedited payment would help NCSD
achieve long-term financial stability.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7327
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of education to make a  payment  for
   building  aid to which the Norwich city school district is entitled to
   be used for services and expenses of such school district

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  In order to avoid endangering the fiscal stability of the
 Norwich city school district,  certain  apportionments  payable  to  the
 Norwich  city  school district shall be paid on an accelerated schedule.
 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the commissioner of  educa-
 tion shall make a payment for the allotted balance of state building aid
 to which the Norwich city school district is entitled in an amount equal
 to $850,684 no later than June 30, 2020. Funds paid pursuant to this act
 shall  be  used  for  services  and  expenses of the Norwich city school
 district and shall be applied to support of its educational programs and
 any liability incurred by such city school district in carrying out  its
 functions and responsibilities under the education law.
   §  2. If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or part
 of this act be adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction,  to  be
 invalid,  such  judgment  shall  not  affect,  impair  or invalidate the
 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
 sentence, subdivision,  paragraph,  section  or  part  thereof  directly
 involved  in  the  controversy  in  which  such judgment shall have been
 rendered.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14472-03-9

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