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                                  2141

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN, DESTITO, HOYT, GREENE, MAGNARELLI, CLARK,
  ROBINSON, CANESTRARI, BENEDETTO, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of  A.  ARROYO,  BENJAMIN,  BING,  CAHILL, COOK, EDDINGTON, ESPAILLAT,
  FARRELL, GALEF, GUNTHER, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, MORELLE, PERRY,  PHEFFER,
  REILLY,  N. RIVERA,  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG,  WRIGHT  --  read  once and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  fund  for  inno-
  vation grants

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3641 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  FUNDS  FOR  INNOVATION  GRANTS.  A. IN ADDITION TO APPORTIONMENTS
OTHERWISE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE  TWO
THOUSAND  TEN--TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN  SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, THIRTY
MILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE AVAILABLE AND ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPHS
B  AND  C  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL BE PAID FOR PROGRAMS TO CREATE
PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT  INNOVATIVE,  TECH-
NOLOGY-BASED  LEARNING  STRATEGIES  TO SERVE HIGH-NEED PUPILS AND PUPILS
WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT MEETING THE NEW  YORK  STATE  LEARNING  STANDARDS
PURSUANT  TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE CREATION OF ONE-TO-ONE LAPTOP PILOT PROGRAMS,  THE  PURCHASE  OF
CONTENT-BASED SOFTWARE AND/OR SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE NEW YORK
STATE  LEARNING STANDARDS-ALIGNED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, CLASS LESSONS AND
RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
  B. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN A CITY WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE  HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION FOR THE PURPOSES CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION.  ANY  SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AMOUNT OF UP TO
FORTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO THIS  PARAGRAPH.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 2141                             2

ANY  CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE
MILLION BUT IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS,
SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT, ROUNDED TO THE
NEAREST  DOLLAR,  OF  (I)  SIXTY  PERCENT  OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED
PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, AND (II) THE QUOTIENT OF THE DISTRICT'S BASE
YEAR ENROLLMENT ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSIONER AS OF THE DATE UPON  WHICH
AN  ELECTRONIC DATA FILE WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPLIANCE WITH
PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  FIVE  OF
THIS  CHAPTER ON NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH OF THE BASE YEAR, DIVIDED BY THE SUM
OF SUCH BASE YEAR ENROLLMENTS FOR ALL SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.   SUCH
GRANTS  SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND SHALL BE AWARDED BY
THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO A COMPETITIVE GRANT  PROCESS.  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL  EVALUATE  EACH GRANT APPLICATION ON THE BASIS OF CRITERIA
INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO:  THE  TECHNOLOGY  NEEDS  OF  THE  SCHOOL
DISTRICT,  AND  THE  ABILITY  OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE BY THE USE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES.
  C. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF A CITY  WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE
HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE PURPOSES CONTAINED IN  PARAGRAPH  A  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION.  SUCH GRANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
AND SHALL BE AWARDED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO A COMPETITIVE GRANT
PROCESS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL EVALUATE EACH GRANT APPLICATION  ON  THE
BASIS  OF CRITERIA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE ABILITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT  TO  IMPROVE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BY THE USE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.