Senate Bill S579

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to interim rates to reimburse special education schools

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  • 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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2021-S579 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4405, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8294
2019-2020: S5192

2021-S579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the methodology of rates to reimburse special education schools.

2021-S579 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    579
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MAYER, GAUGHRAN, HARCKHAM, SKOUFIS -- 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 interim rates to reim-
   burse special education schools

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraphs a and c of subdivision 4 of section 4405 of the
 education law, paragraph a as amended by chapter 53 of the laws of  1990
 and  paragraph  c  as  amended  by  chapter  82 of the laws of 1995, are
 amended to read as follows:
   a. The commissioner [of education]  and  the  commissioner  of  social
 services  shall  develop reimbursement methodologies for the tuition and
 maintenance components of  approved  private  schools  and  special  act
 school  districts. The commissioner [of education], in consultation with
 the appropriate state agencies and departments, shall have  responsibil-
 ity  for  developing a reimbursement methodology for tuition which shall
 be based upon appropriate educational standards promulgated pursuant  to
 regulations  of  the  commissioner [of education].   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL,  AS PART OF THE REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY FOR THE TUITION
 APPROVAL PROCESS, INCLUDE THE USE OF INTERIM PLUS RATES CONSISTING OF  A
 CARRYFORWARD  OF THE MOST RECENT CERTIFIED RATE ISSUED FOR THE TWO THOU-
 SAND THIRTEEN--TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR OR THEREAFTER, PLUS  AN
 AMOUNT  REPRESENTING APPROVED GROWTH FOR SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THIS TITLE,  APPROVED  PRESCHOOL
 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED TEN OF
 THIS ARTICLE AND APPROVED PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL OR NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
 FOR  THE  EDUCATION  OF  STUDENTS  WITH  DISABILITIES  INCLUDING PRIVATE
 SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE  LAWS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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