S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2517
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 -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the apportionment of
moneys for capital outlays and debt service for school building
purposes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph c of subdivision 6 of section
3602 of the education law is amended by adding a new clause (d) to read
as follows:
(D) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE SCHOOL YEARS TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO AND THEREAFTER FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS TO REME-
DY CAPACITY SHORTAGES OF HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS DEFINED PURSUANT
TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER IN CLAUSE (C) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH
AND ARE LOCATED IN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN NINE HUNDRED
FORTY THOUSAND AND LESS THAN ONE MILLION INHABITANTS ACCORDING TO THE
TWO THOUSAND TEN FEDERAL CENSUS, AS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF SUCH
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BY SUCH BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS,
ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, MAY COMPUTE AID UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION USING THE HIGH-NEED SECONDARY SUPPLE-
MENTAL BUILDING AID RATIO, WHICH SHALL BE THE LESSER OF: (A) THE PROD-
UCT, COMPUTED TO THREE DECIMALS WITHOUT ROUNDING, OF THE GREATER OF THE
BUILDING AID RATIOS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBCLAUSES (I), (II) AND (III)
OF CLAUSE (B) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH MULTIPLIED BY TEN PERCENT; OR (B) THE
POSITIVE REMAINDER OF NINETY-EIGHT ONE-HUNDREDTHS LESS THE GREATER OF
THE BUILDING AID RATIOS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBCLAUSES (I), (II) AND
(III) OF CLAUSE (B) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS
ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE SHALL INCLUDE PROJECTS TO
ADDRESS CAPACITY SHORTAGES OF AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE CALCULATED
CAPACITY OF THE DISTRICT OR AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE CALCULATED
CAPACITY OF ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT, AS DETER-
MINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02569-01-1