Assembly Actions -
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Jan 29, 2014 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S6491
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2013-S6491 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6491 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6491 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to state assistance to school districts for each school age child receiving special education programs and services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide special supplemental apportionment for school age children receiving special education programs and services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill is the legislative findings and purpose. Section 2 amends education law section 3602 by adding a new subdivision 21 to: 1. provide a special supplemental apportionment to schools to cover the costs for school age children receiving special education services beginning July 1, 2014 and to phase-in over five years the assumption by the state of all special education service costs; 2. require school districts to apply the increments in apportionments received under this act to reducing their tax levy form real property taxes and to certify to the commissioner that the reduction to real property taxes have been made as required in this subdivision;
2013-S6491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6491 I N S E N A T E January 29, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TKACZYK -- 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 state assistance to school districts for each school age child receiving special education programs and services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that the costs to school districts and, indirectly, to real property tax payers for providing special education programs and services is increas- ingly a burden making the essential educational mission more difficult to carry out. The legislature further finds that special education is a health based service and should more appropriately be borne by the state government. Therefore, it is the purpose of this act to phase-in over five years the assumption by the state of the costs to school districts for each child receiving special education programs and services and to provide that school property taxes be reduced accordingly. S 2. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows: 21. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPORTIONMENT FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN RECEIV- ING SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPORTIONMENT FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN AND THEREAFTER AS PROVIDED HEREIN. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BASE YEAR APPORTIONMENT SHALL BE THE AMOUNT PAYABLE FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CLAIMS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE THEIR BASE YEAR APPORTIONMENT PLUS NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCH APPORTIONMENT AND ITS TOTAL COST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE THEIR BASE YEAR APPORTION- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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