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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7689
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3602, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7689 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to foundation aid and the minimum local contribution thereto PURPOSE: To provide more equity in the school aid formula for school districts with low income wealth. SUMMARY: Section 1 amends subparagraph 1 of paragraph (h) of subdivision 2 of section 3602 of the education law in order to adjust the school district enrollment level used in creating a total wealth foundation pupil unit. Section 2 amends subparagraph 4 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law in order to provide equity in the expected local contribution formula. Section 3 provides the enacting clause. JUSTIFICATION: The state faces an ongoing challenge in the fair distribution of state aid to our public schools.
2011-S7689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7689 I N S E N A T E June 13, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to foundation aid and the minimum local contribution thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 3602 of the education law, as added by section 13 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: (1) Total wealth foundation pupil units shall mean the sum of (i) average daily membership for the year UP TO FIVE YEARS prior to the base year, WHICHEVER IS HIGHEST, as computed in this section, plus (ii) the full-time equivalent enrollment of resident pupils attending public school elsewhere, less the full-time equivalent enrollment of nonresi- dent pupils, plus (iii) the full-time equivalent enrollment of resident pupils attending full-time in board of cooperative educational services (not otherwise specifically included). Native American pupils of a reservation attending public school, or pupils living on the United States military reservation at West Point attending public school, shall be deemed to be resident pupils of the district providing such school, for purposes of this paragraph. Where a school district has entered into a contract with state university pursuant to subdivision two of section three hundred fifty-five of this chapter under which the school district makes payment in the nature of tuition for the education of certain children residing in the district, such children for whom such tuition payments are made shall be deemed to be resident pupils of such district for the purposes of this paragraph. S 2. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 26 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (4) The expected minimum local contribution shall equal the lesser of (i) the product of (A) the quotient arrived at when the selected actual valuation is divided by total wealth foundation pupil units, multiplied EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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