NY State Senate Bill S5946A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 08, 2020	pocket veto - veto.294
Dec 30, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.557 substituted for a7914a
Jun 18, 2019	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1591 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 11, 2019	print number 5946b
Jun 11, 2019	amend and recommit to education
May 17, 2019	print number 5946a
May 17, 2019	amend and recommit to education
May 16, 2019	referred to education

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S5946 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7914
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L

S5946 - Summary

Establishes the Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school to provide instruction to students in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).

S5946 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5946

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high
school to provide instruction to students in the Onondaga, Cortland and
Madison county BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of
science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) areas

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To establish the Syracuse City School District Regional STEAM high
school. The school will provide a high school course of instruction for
grades nine through twelve and expanded learning opportunities for
students residing in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison County (OCM)
BOCES region and Central New York in the areas of science, technology,
engineering, arts and mathematics as well as the core academic areas
required for issuance of a high school diploma.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one provides the legislative intent to establish the Syracuse
City School District Regional STEAM high school.

Section two authorizes the establishment of the Syracuse City School
District Regional STEAM high school subject to a plan prepared by the
Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and approved by the Commissioner of
the State Education Department. Resident school districts are authorized
to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the SCSD to enroll
students at such school and the SCSD is authorized to adopt a methodol-
ogy for the calculation of per pupil tuition costs subject to annual
review and approval by the commissioner of education. For purposes of
State Aid, students are deemed enrolled in their school district of
residence and resident school districts are eligible for transportation
aid for the transportation of such students regardless of mileage.

Section three provides the methodology for the computation of building
aid for renovation of the facility intended to house the Syracuse City
School District Regional STEAM high school.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Syracuse City School District Regional STEAM high school will be the
region's first STEAM high school. The school will advance the interests
of central New York and New York state by engaging students in rigorous
and enriching educational experiences focused on the arts and emerging
technologies while partnering with industry leaders in the region and
taking advantage of the vast higher education resources in the area.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

S5946 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5946
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 establishing the Syra-
   cuse city school  district  regional  STEAM  high  school  to  provide
   instruction  to  students in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county
   BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of  science,  tech-
   nology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) areas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to establish
 the Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school. The  STEAM
 high school shall provide a high school course of instruction for grades
 nine  through  twelve, dedicated to providing expanded learning opportu-
 nities to students residing in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county
 board of cooperative educational services region and central  New  York,
 in  the  areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics
 as well as the core academic areas required for  the  issuance  of  high
 school diplomas in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated
 by  the board of regents. The legislature hereby finds and declares that
 the establishment of the STEAM high school is a necessary  component  to
 the development of the greater central New York region of New York state
 and a necessary link to fostering the development and advancement of the
 arts  and  emerging technologies. This school will advance the interests
 of the central New York region and New York state by  engaging  students
 in  rigorous  and  enriching educational experiences focused on the arts
 and emerging technologies, project-based learning and collaboration  and
 by providing that experience within the context of a business and learn-
 ing  community  for  the purpose of directly connecting student learning
 with real world experience in the arts and  advanced  technical  facili-
 ties. It is expressly found that the establishment and operation of such
 school pursuant to this act is a public purpose.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11786-01-9

 S. 5946                             2
 
   §  2.  Establishment  of  Syracuse city school district regional STEAM
 high school.
   1.  A  regional science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics
 ("STEAM") high school may be established by the board  of  education  of
 the  Syracuse city school district pursuant to this section for students
 in grades nine through twelve, and shall be subject to the  approval  of
 the commissioner of education.
   2.  The  board of education of the Syracuse city school district shall
 submit to the commissioner of education a proposed plan for  the  opera-
 tion of such school for his or her approval.
   3.  Such  school  shall  be  governed by the board of education of the
 Syracuse city school district.
   4. The board of education of the Syracuse city school  district  shall
 have  the  responsibility for the operation, supervision and maintenance
 of the school and shall be responsible for  the  administration  of  the
 school, including curriculum, grading and staffing.
   5.  The  board of education of the Syracuse city school district shall
 be authorized to enter into contracts  as  necessary  or  convenient  to
 operate such school.
   6.  Students  attending  such  school shall continue to be enrolled in
 their school district of residence. The Syracuse  city  school  district
 shall  be  responsible  for  the  issuance  of  a high school diploma to
 students who attended the school  based  on  such  students'  successful
 completion of the school's educational program.
   7.  For  purposes  of  all state aid calculations made pursuant to the
 education law, students attending  such  school  shall  continue  to  be
 treated and counted as students of their school district of residence.
   8.  The  resident public school district shall be obligated to provide
 transportation, without regard  to  any  mileage  limitations,  provided
 however, that no mileage limitations shall be applied to the transporta-
 tion  costs  associated  with the transportation of students to and from
 the STEAM high school.
   9. It shall be the duty of the student's district of residence to make
 payments as calculated in this act  directly  to  the  school  for  each
 student  enrolled  in the school. Notwithstanding any other provision of
 law to the contrary, the board of education of the Syracuse city  school
 district  shall  annually adopt a methodology for the calculation of per
 pupil tuition costs. Such methodology shall be subject to annual  review
 and  approval by the commissioner of education. No costs shall be appor-
 tioned to school districts that elect not to participate in such school.
   10. The trustees or the board of education of a  school  district  may
 enter  into a memorandum of understanding with the board of education of
 the Syracuse city school district to participate in such school  program
 for  a  period not to exceed five years upon such terms as such trustees
 or board of education and the board of education of  the  Syracuse  city
 school district may mutually agree.
   11.  Any student eligible for enrollment in grades nine through twelve
 of a public school entering into a memorandum of understanding with  the
 board  of  education  of  the  Syracuse  city  school district to enroll
 students in the STEAM high school shall be eligible for admission to the
 STEAM high school. To the extent that the number of qualified applicants
 may exceed the number of available spaces, the school shall grant admis-
 sion on a random selection basis, provided that an enrollment preference
 shall be provided to pupils returning to the school in the second or any
 subsequent year. The school shall  determine  the  tentative  enrollment
 roster,  notify  the  parents,  or  those in parental relations to those

 S. 5946                             3
 
 students, and the resident school district by April first of the  school
 year preceding the school year for which the admission is granted.
   12.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary, the
 Syracuse city school district is authorized to transfer ownership of the
 Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school facility to the
 county of Onondaga and the county of Onondaga is  authorized  to  assume
 such  ownership  and  to enter into a lease for such facilities with the
 Syracuse city school district.  The county of Onondaga may contract  for
 indebtedness  to  renovate such facility and any related financing shall
 be deemed a county purpose.
   § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as follows:
   (8) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTATION OF BUILDING AID FOR THE RENOVATION AND EQUIP-
 PING  OF  A  REGIONAL  STEAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHORIZED FOR OPERATION BY THE
 SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT THE BUILDING AID UNITS  ASSIGNED  TO  THIS
 PROJECT SHALL REFLECT A BUILDING AID ENROLLMENT OF ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS
 AND  MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND
 UTILIZED TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. SUBSEQUENT  MULTI-YEAR
 COST  ALLOWANCES  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  NO SOONER THAN TEN YEARS AFTER
 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST MAXIMUM COST ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

S5946A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7914
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L

S5946A - Summary

S5946A - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5946A

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high
school to provide instruction to students in the Onondaga, Cortland and
Madison county BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of
science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) areas

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:  To establish the Syracuse City
School District Regional STEAM high school. The school will provide a
high school course of instruction for grades nine through twelve and
expanded learning opportunities for students residing in the Onondaga,
Cortland and Madison County (OCM) BOCES region and Central New York in
the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics as
well as the core academic areas required for issuance of a high school
diploma.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one provides the legislative intent to establish the Syracuse

City School District Regional STEAM high school.

Section two authorizes the establishment of the Syracuse City School
District Regional STEAM high school subject to a plan prepared by the
Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and approved by the Commissioner of
the State Education Department. Resident school districts are authorized
to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the SCSD to enroll
students at such school and the SCSD is authorized to adopt a methodol-
ogy for the calculation of per pupil tuition costs subject to annual
review and approval by the commissioner of education. For purposes of
State Aid, students are deemed enrolled in their school district of
residence and resident school districts are eligible for transportation
aid for the transportation of such students regardless of mileage.

Section three provides the methodology for the computation of building
aid for renovation of the facility intended to house the Syracuse City
School District Regional STEAM high school.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Syracuse City School District Regional STEAM high school will be the
region's first STEAM high school. The school will advance the interests
of central New York and New York state by engaging students in rigorous
and enriching educational experiences focused on the arts and emerging
technologies while partnering with industry leaders in the region and
taking advantage of the vast higher education resources in the area.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

S5946A - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5946--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 amend the education law, in relation to establishing the Syra-
   cuse  city  school  district  regional  STEAM  high  school to provide
   instruction to students in the Onondaga, Cortland and  Madison  county
   BOCES  and  the central New York region in the areas of science, tech-
   nology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) areas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to establish
 the  Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school. The STEAM
 high school shall provide a high school course of instruction for grades
 nine through twelve, dedicated to providing expanded  learning  opportu-
 nities to students residing in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county
 board  of  cooperative educational services region and central New York,
 in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts  and  mathematics
 as  well  as  the  core academic areas required for the issuance of high
 school diplomas in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated
 by the board of regents. The legislature hereby finds and declares  that
 the  establishment  of the STEAM high school is a necessary component to
 the development of the greater central New York region of New York state
 and a necessary link to fostering the development and advancement of the
 arts and emerging technologies. This school will advance  the  interests
 of  the  central New York region and New York state by engaging students
 in rigorous and enriching educational experiences focused  on  the  arts
 and  emerging technologies, project-based learning and collaboration and
 by providing that experience within the context of a business and learn-
 ing community for the purpose of directly  connecting  student  learning
 with  real  world  experience in the arts and advanced technical facili-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11786-03-9

 S. 5946--A                          2
 
 ties. It is expressly found that the establishment and operation of such
 school pursuant to this act is a public purpose.
   §  2.  Establishment  of  Syracuse city school district regional STEAM
 high school.
   1. A regional science, technology, engineering, arts  and  mathematics
 ("STEAM")  high  school  may be established by the board of education of
 the Syracuse city school district pursuant to this section for  students
 in  grades  nine through twelve, and shall be subject to the approval of
 the commissioner of education.
   2. The board of education of the Syracuse city school  district  shall
 submit  to  the commissioner of education a proposed plan for the opera-
 tion of such school for his or her approval.
   3. Such school shall be governed by the  board  of  education  of  the
 Syracuse city school district.
   4.  The  board of education of the Syracuse city school district shall
 have the responsibility for the operation, supervision  and  maintenance
 of  the  school  and  shall be responsible for the administration of the
 school, including curriculum, grading and staffing.
   5. The board of education of the Syracuse city school  district  shall
 be  authorized  to  enter  into  contracts as necessary or convenient to
 operate such school.
   6. Students attending such school shall continue  to  be  enrolled  in
 their  school  district  of residence. The Syracuse city school district
 shall be responsible for the  issuance  of  a  high  school  diploma  to
 students  who  attended  the  school  based on such students' successful
 completion of the school's educational program.
   7. For purposes of all state aid calculations  made  pursuant  to  the
 education  law,  students  attending  such  school  shall continue to be
 treated and counted as students of their school district of residence.
   8. The resident public school district shall be obligated  to  provide
 transportation,  without  regard  to  any  mileage limitations, provided
 however, that no mileage limitations shall be applied to the transporta-
 tion costs associated with the transportation of students  to  and  from
 the STEAM high school.
   9. It shall be the duty of the student's district of residence to make
 payments  as  calculated  in  this  act  directly to the school for each
 student enrolled in the school. Notwithstanding any other  provision  of
 law  to the contrary, the board of education of the Syracuse city school
 district shall annually adopt a methodology for the calculation  of  per
 pupil  tuition costs. Such methodology shall be subject to annual review
 and approval by the commissioner of education. No costs shall be  appor-
 tioned to school districts that elect not to participate in such school.
   10.  The  trustees  or the board of education of a school district may
 enter into a memorandum of understanding with the board of education  of
 the  Syracuse city school district to participate in such school program
 for a period not to exceed five years upon such terms as  such  trustees
 or  board  of  education and the board of education of the Syracuse city
 school district may mutually agree.
   11. Any student eligible for enrollment in grades nine through  twelve
 of  a public school entering into a memorandum of understanding with the
 board of education of  the  Syracuse  city  school  district  to  enroll
 students in the STEAM high school shall be eligible for admission to the
 STEAM high school. To the extent that the number of qualified applicants
 may exceed the number of available spaces, the school shall grant admis-
 sion on a random selection basis, provided that an enrollment preference
 shall be provided to pupils returning to the school in the second or any

 S. 5946--A                          3
 
 subsequent  year.  The  school  shall determine the tentative enrollment
 roster, notify the parents, or those  in  parental  relations  to  those
 students,  and the resident school district by April first of the school
 year preceding the school year for which the admission is granted.
   12.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary, the
 Syracuse city school district is authorized to transfer ownership of the
 Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school facility to the
 county of Onondaga and the county of Onondaga is  authorized  to  assume
 such  ownership  and  to  enter  into a lease for such facility with the
 Syracuse city school district.  The county of Onondaga may contract  for
 indebtedness  to  renovate such facility and any related financing shall
 be deemed a county purpose.
   § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as follows:
   (8) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTATION OF BUILDING AID FOR THE RENOVATION AND EQUIP-
 PING  OF  A  REGIONAL  STEAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHORIZED FOR OPERATION BY THE
 SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT THE BUILDING AID UNITS  ASSIGNED  TO  THIS
 PROJECT SHALL REFLECT A BUILDING AID ENROLLMENT OF ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS
 AND  MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND
 UTILIZED TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. SUBSEQUENT  MULTI-YEAR
 COST  ALLOWANCES  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  NO SOONER THAN TEN YEARS AFTER
 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST MAXIMUM COST ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

S5946B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7914
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L

S5946B (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5946B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5946B

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high
school to provide instruction to students in the Onondaga, Cortland and
Madison county BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of
science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) areas

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To establish the Syracuse City School District Regional STEAM high
school. The school will provide a high school course of instruction for
grades nine through twelve and expanded learning opportunities for
students residing in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison County (OCM)
BOCES region and Central New York in the areas of science, technology,
engineering, arts and mathematics as well as the core academic areas
required for issuance of a high school diploma.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one provides the legislative intent to establish the Syracuse
City School District Regional STEAM high school.

Section two authorizes the establishment of the Syracuse City School
District Regional STEAM high school subject to a plan prepared by the
Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and approved by the Commissioner of
the State Education Department. Resident school districts are authorized
to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the SCSD to enroll
students at such school and the SCSD is authorized to adopt a methodol-
ogy for the calculation of per pupil tuition costs subject to annual
review and approval by the commissioner of education. For purposes of
State Aid, students are deemed enrolled in their school district of
residence and resident school districts are eligible for transportation
aid for the transportation of such students regardless of mileage.

Section three provides the methodology for the computation of building
aid for renovation of the facility intended to house the Syracuse City
School District Regional STEAM high school.  * *Changes to the bill are
technical.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Syracuse City School District Regional STEAM high school will be the
region's first STEAM high school. The school will advance the interests
of central New York and New York state by engaging students in rigorous
and enriching educational experiences focused on the arts and emerging
technologies while partnering with industry leaders in the region and
taking advantage of the vast higher education resources in the area.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

S5946B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5946--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the Syra-
   cuse city school  district  regional  STEAM  high  school  to  provide
   instruction  to  students in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county
   BOCES and the central New York region in the areas of  science,  tech-
   nology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) areas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to establish
 the Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school. The  STEAM
 high school shall provide a high school course of instruction for grades
 nine  through  twelve, dedicated to providing expanded learning opportu-
 nities to students residing in the Onondaga, Cortland and Madison county
 board of cooperative educational services region and central  New  York,
 in  the  areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics
 as well as the core academic areas required for  the  issuance  of  high
 school diplomas in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated
 by  the board of regents. The legislature hereby finds and declares that
 the establishment of the STEAM high school is a necessary  component  to
 the development of the greater central New York region of New York state
 and a necessary link to fostering the development and advancement of the
 arts  and  emerging technologies. This school will advance the interests
 of the central New York region and New York state by  engaging  students
 in  rigorous  and  enriching educational experiences focused on the arts
 and emerging technologies, project-based learning and collaboration  and
 by providing that experience within the context of a business and learn-
 ing  community  for  the purpose of directly connecting student learning
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11786-05-9

 S. 5946--B                          2
 
 with real world experience in the arts and  advanced  technical  facili-
 ties. It is expressly found that the establishment and operation of such
 school pursuant to this act is a public purpose.
   §  2.  Establishment  of  Syracuse city school district regional STEAM
 high school.
   1. A regional science, technology, engineering, arts  and  mathematics
 ("STEAM")  high  school  may be established by the board of education of
 the Syracuse city school district pursuant to this section for  students
 in grades nine through twelve.
   2.  Such  school  shall  be  governed by the board of education of the
 Syracuse city school district. The school shall be subject to all  laws,
 rules  and  regulations  which  are  applicable  to a public high school
 unless otherwise provided for in this act. The school shall  be  subject
 to the oversight of the board of regents and the program shall be audit-
 ed  in  a  manner consistent with provisions of law and regulations that
 are applicable to other public schools.
   3. The board of education of the Syracuse city school  district  shall
 have  the  responsibility for the operation, supervision and maintenance
 of the school and shall be responsible for  the  administration  of  the
 school, including curriculum, grading, discipline and staffing.
   4.  The  board of education of the Syracuse city school district shall
 be authorized to enter into contracts  as  necessary  or  convenient  to
 operate such school.
   5.  Students  attending  such  school shall continue to be enrolled in
 their school district of residence. The Syracuse  city  school  district
 shall  be  responsible  for  the  issuance  of  a high school diploma to
 students who attended the school  based  on  such  students'  successful
 completion of the school's educational program.
   6.  For  purposes  of  all state aid calculations made pursuant to the
 education law, students attending  such  school  shall  continue  to  be
 treated and counted as students of their school district of residence.
   7.  The  public  school  district  of  residence shall be obligated to
 provide transportation,  without  regard  to  any  mileage  limitations,
 provided  however,  for  aid reimbursements pursuant to subdivision 7 of
 section 3602 of the education law, expenses associated with  the  trans-
 portation  of  students to and from the STEAM school up to a distance of
 thirty miles shall be included.
   8. It shall be the duty of the student's district of residence to make
 payments as calculated in this act directly to the school  district  for
 each  student  enrolled in the school.  No costs shall be apportioned to
 school districts that elect not to participate in such school.
   9. The trustees or the board of education of  a  school  district  may
 enter  into a memorandum of understanding with the board of education of
 the Syracuse city school district to participate in such school  program
 for  a  period not to exceed five years upon such terms as such trustees
 or board of education and the board of education of  the  Syracuse  city
 school  district  may mutually agree.   Such memorandum of understanding
 shall set forth a methodology for the calculation of per  pupil  tuition
 costs that shall be subject to review and approval by the commissioner.
   10.  Any student eligible for enrollment in grades nine through twelve
 of a public school entering into a memorandum of understanding with  the
 board  of  education  of  the  Syracuse  city  school district to enroll
 students in the STEAM high school shall be eligible for admission to the
 STEAM high school. To the extent that the number of qualified applicants
 may exceed the number of available spaces, the school shall grant admis-
 sion on a random selection basis, provided that an enrollment preference

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 shall be provided to pupils returning to the school in the second or any
 subsequent year.  The criteria for admission shall not be limited  based
 on  intellectual  ability, measures of academic achievement or aptitude,
 athletic  aptitude,  disability,  race,  creed, gender, national origin,
 religion, ancestry, or location of residence.  The school  shall  deter-
 mine  the  tentative  enrollment roster, notify the parents, or those in
 parental relations to those students, and the resident  school  district
 by  April  first  of the school year preceding the school year for which
 the admission is granted.
   11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  the
 Syracuse city school district is authorized to transfer ownership of the
 Syracuse city school district regional STEAM high school facility to the
 county  of  Onondaga  and the county of Onondaga is authorized to assume
 such ownership and to enter into a lease  for  such  facility  with  the
 Syracuse  city school district.  The county of Onondaga may contract for
 indebtedness to renovate such facility and any related  financing  shall
 be  deemed  a  county  purpose.    The county of Onondaga shall transfer
 ownership of the regional STEAM high school  facility  to  the  city  of
 Syracuse upon the expiration of the lease.
   § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as follows:
   (8)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTATION OF BUILDING AID FOR THE RENOVATION AND EQUIP-
 PING OF A REGIONAL STEAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHORIZED  FOR  OPERATION  BY  THE
 SYRACUSE  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT THE BUILDING AID UNITS ASSIGNED TO THIS
 PROJECT SHALL REFLECT A BUILDING AID ENROLLMENT OF ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS
 AND MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED  AND
 UTILIZED  TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. SUBSEQUENT MULTI-YEAR
 COST ALLOWANCES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED NO  SOONER  THAN  TEN  YEARS  AFTER
 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST MAXIMUM COST ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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