Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
May 24, 2023 |
held for consideration in education |
Apr 03, 2023 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A6201
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BROWN K
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A6201 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2023-a, add §3615, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
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A5203
2023-A6201 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to reimbursement of school districts for expenditures resulting from certain civil action settlements or jury awards related to child sex offenses if there was a monetary judgement issued or settlement agreement, the school district has no applicable insurance and the settlement or jury award would put a substantial financial burden on the school district.
2023-A6201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6201 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reimbursement of school districts for expenditures resulting from certain civil action settlements or jury awards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision 2 of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows: (iii) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the New York state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi- sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by more than two percentage points from the previous year, a tax levy necessary for expenditures for the coming fiscal year for school district employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retire- ment system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus two percentage points; [and] (iv) a capital tax levy; AND (V) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES RESULTING FROM CIVIL ACTION SETTLEMENTS OR JURY AWARDS MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR- TEEN-G OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES FOR ANY AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TAX LEVIED IN THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR. § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3615 to read as follows: § 3615. REIMBURSEMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR CIVIL ACTION SETTLEMENTS OR JURY AWARDS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA- RY, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REIMBURSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR EXPENDITURES MADE TO PAY FOR CIVIL SETTLEMENTS OR JURY AWARDS RELATED TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-G OF THE CIVIL PRAC- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10081-01-3 A. 6201 2
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