SENATE RESOLUTION establishing a plan setting forth the methodology for
allocating a certain appropriation for the 2016-2017 state fiscal year,
for additional grants in aid to certain school districts, public
libraries, and not-for-profit institutions

RESOLVED, Moneys appropriated in section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of
2016 which enact the Aid To Localities budget, under the office of prek-
indergarten through grade twelve education program for the education
department from the local assistance account, for additional grants in
aid to certain school districts, public libraries, and not-for-profit
institutions shall be allocated only pursuant to a plan setting forth an
itemized list of grantees with the amount to be received by each, or the
methodology for allocating such appropriation. Such plan shall be
subject to the approval of the temporary president of the senate and the
director of the budget and thereafter shall be included in a resolution
calling for the expenditure of such monies, which resolution must be
approved by a majority vote of all members elected to the senate upon a
roll call vote. Provided, however, that the funds appropriated herein
shall be made available on or after April 1, 2017. Notwithstanding
section 40 of the state finance law or any provision of law to the
contrary, this appropriation shall lapse on March 31, 2018. The method-
ology for allocating such appropriation is as follows:
The state education department shall pay directly to each New York
state charter school an amount equal to four hundred fifty dollars
multiplied by the total number of students enrolled in such charter
school as reported to the state education department's basic educational
data system by each such charter school as of October 1, 2016 for the
2016-2017 school year. Provided further, if the total amount would
exceed the available appropriation, such payments shall be prorated so
that the total amount paid to charter schools herein shall not exceed
the appropriation total.