Assembly Actions -
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Feb 10, 2014 |
print number 1570a |
Feb 10, 2014 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to education |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1570A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
2013-S1570 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4867
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3602-e, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S6777
2011-2012: S1580
2013-S1570 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1570 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the expenditure of pre-kindergarten program grant funds PURPOSE: The Universal Prekindergarten Program (UPK) is a State-funded program that provides educationally-based high-quality prekindergarten to four year old children. UPK programs operate for a minimum of 2 1/2 hours per day for five days a week during the school year. This legislation would provide school districts with greater flexibility in the use of their unexpended UPK grants to maximize the number of children who are served. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 would permit a school district which is eligible to receive a UPK grant but unable to fill all of their funded slots the ability to utilize unexpended grant money to create full-day slots, and support the cost of transporting pre-k students. Section 2 would revise a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement that penalizes school districts that provide supplemental funding to serve more students than their UPK grant permits by reducing state aid if they serve fewer students in a subsequent year. JUSTIFICATION: Early education programs provide a strong foundation
2013-S1570 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1570 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the expenditure of pre-kindergarten program grant funds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 3602-e of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows: D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY IN THE EVENT A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION IS UNABLE TO EXPAND PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER THEN SUCH DISTRICT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO UTILIZE THE EQUIVALENT OF SUCH UNUSED PRE-KINDERGARTEN GRANT FUNDS FOR LOCAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN INITIATIVES, FULL-DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AND/OR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN PUPILS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXCESS MAY NOT BE GENERATED THROUGH A REDUCTION IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS SERVED FROM THOSE SERVED IN THE BASE YEAR. S 2. Subdivision 11 of section 3602-e of the education law, as amended by section 10-b of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision ten of this section, where the district serves fewer children during the current year than PROVIDED FOR BY THE GRANT the lesser of the children served in the two thousand ten--two thousand eleven school year or its base aidable prek- indergarten pupils computed for the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year, the school district shall have its apportionment reduced in an amount proportional to such deficiency in the current year or in the succeeding school year, as determined by the commissioner, except such reduction shall not apply to school districts which have EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
2013-S1570A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4867
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3602-e, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S6777
2011-2012: S1580
2013-S1570A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1570A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the expenditure of pre-kindergarten program grant funds PURPOSE: The Universal Prekindergarten Program (UPK) is a State-funded program that provides educationally-based high-quality prekindergarten to four year old children. UPK programs operate for a minimum of 2 1/2 hours per day for five days a week during the school year. This legislation would provide school districts with greater flexibility in the use of their unexpended UPK grants to maximize the number of children who are served. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 would permit a school district which is eligible to receive a UPK grant but unable to fill all of their funded slots the ability to utilize unexpended grant money to create full-day slots, and support the cost of transporting pre-k students. Section 2 would revise a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement that penalizes school districts that provide supplemental funding to serve more students than their UPK grant permits by reducing state aid if they serve fewer students in a subsequent year.
2013-S1570A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1570--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the expenditure of pre-kindergarten program grant funds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 3602-e of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph d to read as follows: D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY IN THE EVENT A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION IS UNABLE TO EXPAND PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER THEN SUCH DISTRICT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO UTILIZE THE EQUIVALENT OF SUCH UNUSED PRE-KINDERGARTEN GRANT FUNDS FOR LOCAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN INITIATIVES, FULL-DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AND/OR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN PUPILS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXCESS MAY NOT BE GENERATED THROUGH A REDUCTION IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS SERVED FROM THOSE SERVED IN THE BASE YEAR. S 2. Subdivision 11 of section 3602-e of the education law, as amended by section 10-b of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision ten of this section, where the district serves fewer children during the current year than PROVIDED FOR BY THE GRANT the lesser of the children served in the two thousand ten--two thousand eleven school year or its base aidable [prek- indergarten] PRE-KINDERGARTEN pupils computed for the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year, the school district shall have EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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