Senate Bill S8623

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to special act school districts and special education

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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

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2019-S8623 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10834
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4004 & 4405, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S572, A5142

2019-S8623 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special act school districts and special education; authorizes boards of education of special act school districts to establish fiscal stabilization reserve funds.

2019-S8623 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8623
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  special  act  school
   districts and special education
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 4004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  BOARD  OF EDUCATION OF A SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A FISCAL STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND.  THERE  MAY
 BE  PAID  INTO  SUCH  FUND  AN AMOUNT AS MAY BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH K OF SUBDIVISION FOUR  OF  SECTION  FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS TITLE.
   §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 4405 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph k to read as follows:
   K. THE TUITION METHODOLOGY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND ANNU-
 ALLY  THEREAFTER SHALL AUTHORIZE APPROVED PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL OR NON-RE-
 SIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH  DISABILITIES  THAT
 ARE  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE  STATE,  AND  SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO
 RETAIN FUNDS  IN  EXCESS  OF  THEIR  ALLOWABLE  AND  REIMBURSABLE  COSTS
 INCURRED  FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS. THE
 AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT MAY BE  ANNUALLY  RETAINED  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  ONE
 PERCENT  OF  THE SCHOOL'S OR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TOTAL ALLOWABLE AND REIM-
 BURSABLE COSTS FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS
 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FROM WHICH THE FUNDS ARE TO  BE  RETAINED;  PROVIDED
 THAT THE TOTAL ACCUMULATED BALANCE THAT MAY BE RETAINED SHALL NOT EXCEED
 FOUR  PERCENT  OF  SUCH  TOTAL  COSTS FOR SUCH SCHOOL YEAR. FUNDS MAY BE
 EXPENDED ONLY PURSUANT TO AN AUTHORIZATION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
 SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR A PURPOSE EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED AS PART OF
 THE APPROVED TUITION METHODOLOGY FOR THE YEAR IN WHICH THE FUNDS ARE  TO
 BE  EXPENDED.  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  BUDGET,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER, SHALL ESTABLISH THE AUTHORIZED USES FOR  THE  EXPENDITURES
 OF SUCH FUNDS AS PART OF THE APPROVED TUITION METHODOLOGY. ANY SCHOOL OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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