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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Mar 26, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S4386
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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-S4386 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S4386 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4386 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to reimbursing non-public schools and teachers for training PURPOSE: To reimburse non-public schools for costs associated with preparing teachers to handle various facets of state-prepared examinations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would require the state to directly reimburse non-public schools for the costs associated with two days of training for teachers to prepare them in the areas of administering, grading, compiling, and reporting the results of state-prepared examinations. In addition, the state would be required to directly reimburse non-public school teachers the lesser of (i) the pro rata portion of their salary that they are foregoing in order to obtain such training or (ii) an amount equivalent to the pro rata share of the aver- age salary of public school teachers in the school districts in which the non-public school is located. EXISTING LAW: None. JUSTIFICATION: Non-public schools receive far less in government aid than do public schools. As such, they shoulder an enormous financial burden that public schools do not have to bear. The overall operating costs of non-public schools are extremely high and far surpass any
2013-S4386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4386 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 26, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT in relation to reimbursing non-public schools and teachers for training THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state shall reimburse non-public schools directly for the costs associated with two days of training for teachers to assist them in preparing their students to meet the state's educational standards. Furthermore, the state shall directly reimburse non-public school teach- ers in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the pro rata portion of their salary that they are foregoing in order to obtain such training or (ii) an amount equivalent to the pro rata share of the average salary of public school teachers in the school districts in which the non-public schools are located. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07260-01-3
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