Assembly Bill A6791

                             
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                                   6791
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the employment  prepa-
   ration education apportionment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 15 of part B of chapter 57 of  the  laws
 of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Employment preparation education apportionment. In addition to any
 other aid payable under this section, the apportionment pursuant to this
 subdivision shall be the product obtained when the  employment  prepara-
 tion  education  hours  are multiplied by the aid per contact hour which
 shall equal the product of the employment preparation program aid  ceil-
 ing  and  the employment preparation education aid ratio computed to two
 decimals, rounded, as calculated based on data on file with the  commis-
 sioner on May fifteenth of the base year. Notwithstanding the provisions
 of  section  thirty-six hundred nine-a of this part, the payment of such
 apportionment shall be based upon reports required by  the  commissioner
 for  the  periods  ending  December thirty-first, MARCH THIRTY-FIRST and
 June thirtieth of each school year; payments  for  the  first  reporting
 period shall be made after April first, based on claims on file by March
 first,  provided  that  the  total of all such payments shall not exceed
 twenty-five percent of  the  amount  for  such  school  year,  with  the
 approved amount of such claims reduced on a pro rata basis if necessary;
 PAYMENTS FOR THE SECOND REPORTING PERIOD SHALL BE MADE AFTER JULY FIRST,
 BASED  ON CLAIMS ON FILE BY MAY THIRTY-FIRST, PROVIDED THAT THE TOTAL OF
 ALL SUCH PAYMENTS SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF
 SUCH CLAIMS INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF ANY  CLAIMS  DUE  FOR  THE  FIRST
 PERIOD,  WITH  THE  APPROVED AMOUNT OF SUCH CLAIMS REDUCED ON A PRO RATA
 SHARE IF NECESSARY; the remainder of any  payments  due  for  the  first
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01531-01-5
              

 A. 6791                             2
 
 [period]  AND  SECOND  PERIODS plus any payments due for the rest of the
 school year shall be paid after October first, based on claims  on  file
 by  September  fifteenth, provided that the total of such payments shall
 not  exceed the total amount of ninety-six million dollars ($96,000,000)
 for such school year, with the approved amount of such claims reduced on
 a pro rata basis if necessary, provided that the total of  such  payment
 for services provided to persons who received a high school diploma or a
 high  school  equivalency diploma recognized by New York state shall not
 exceed the total amount set aside for such purpose pursuant to paragraph
 a-one of this subdivision in any such school  year,  with  the  approved
 amount  of such claims reduced on a pro rata basis if necessary; and aid
 paid pursuant to this paragraph shall not be included in the computation
 of the district expenditure need as defined in such  section  thirty-six
 hundred nine-a of this part. The employment preparation education appor-
 tionment  for  the city school district of the city of New York shall be
 computed only for the city as a whole.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.