Assembly Actions -
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Mar 25, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10428
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
NOLAN
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
2009-A10428 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10428 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10428 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the special education short-term revolving loan fund, and in relation to authorizing the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans to certain special act school districts or approved special education providers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide an alternative to Revenue Anticipation Notes (RANS) for Special Act school districts and 853 schools and keep the school open when such RANS not available. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends state finance law by adding a new section 99-t, which establishes the "Special Education Revolving Loan Fund", under the joint custody of the Comptroller and the Commissioner of Tax and Finance. Section two amends state finance law by adding a new section 179-ff which authorizes the Comptroller to provide short term loans from the fund, pending tuition payments from the state. Section three provides for the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Special Act School Districts and other not-for-profit special education schools provide unique, specialized educational and therapeutic services to students who cannot successfully learn in public schools. These students are among the state's neediest children who have been admitted into the juvenile justice system, foster care and the mental healthcare system. For many of these children special act and 853
2009-A10428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10428 I N A S S E M B L Y March 25, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the special education short-term revolving loan fund, and in relation to authorizing the state comptroller to provide special education short- term revolving loans to certain special act school districts or approved special education providers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-t to read as follows: S 99-T. SPECIAL EDUCATION SHORT-TERM REVOLVING LOAN FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SHORT-TERM REVOLVING LOAN FUND. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATION AND ANY OTHER SOURCES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PROMPT CONTRACTING WITH AND PAYMENT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2. MONEYS OF THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-FF OF THIS CHAPTER. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION. S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 179-ff to read as follows: S 179-FF. SPECIAL EDUCATION SHORT-TERM REVOLVING LOANS. 1. THE COMP- TROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE LOANS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SHORT-TERM REVOLVING LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THIS CHAPTER TO ANY SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION PROVIDER SEEKING SHORT-TERM FINANCING FOR OPERATIONS, PENDING TUITION PAYMENTS AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW. THE COMPTROLLER MAY PROVIDE SUCH A LOAN TO A SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION PROVIDER UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PROVIDER AND THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OUTLINING THE NEED FOR SUCH LOAN AND THE ANTICIPATED TUITION PAYMENT OR TUITION RECONCILIATION THAT WILL PROVIDE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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