S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2514
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, GALEF -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to increasing foundation
aid to school districts located in a high wealth ratio county that
meet five variables impacting academic success: free or reduced lunch,
English language learners, wealth ratio, enrollment, and special
education
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 42 to read as follows:
42. FOUNDATION AID TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING INEQUITY.
COMMENCING WITH AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-THREE SCHOOL YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
FOUNDATION AID, AT A RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND CRITERIA APPLY:
A. A THREE-YEAR AVERAGE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCH PERCENT GREATER
THAN TWO-THIRDS OR SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT (0.67);
B. AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER COUNT THAT TOTALS ABOVE THIRTEEN
PERCENT (0.13) OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT POPULATION;
C. A COMBINED WEALTH RATIO GREATER THAN SEVEN-TENTHS (0.7);
D. AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OF AT LEAST TWO PERCENT (0.02) SINCE THE
TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR; AND
E. A SPECIAL EDUCATION COUNT THAT TOTALS ABOVE EIGHT PERCENT (0.08) OF
THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT POPULATION.
NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOUNDATION AID
TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THIS SUBDIVISION'S CONDITIONS AND CRITE-
RIA DO NOT APPLY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02587-01-1