Senate Bill S6855

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of tuition for children with handicapping conditions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6855 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9257
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4401, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S329, A3680
2019-2020: S7688, A1585
2021-2022: S648, A3980
2023-2024: S2698, A3121

2015-S6855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of tuition for children with handicapping conditions.

2015-S6855 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6855

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 1, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- 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  definition  of
  "tuition" for children with handicapping conditions

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 4401  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  470  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. "Tuition" shall mean  the  per  pupil  cost  of  all  instructional
services,  supplies and equipment, the operation, MAINTENANCE AND ADMIN-
ISTRATION of instructional facilities and allocable debt service for the
instructional facilities, as determined by the  commissioner.  [Approved
tuition]  IT  SHALL  ALSO INCLUDE DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT OUTSIDE THE TOTAL
COSTS SCREENS, OF ACTUAL PUBLIC EXPENSES CALCULATED ANNUALLY.    TUITION
shall  be  computed  from  expenditures  from  which no revenue has been
received from the following sources:
  (a) receipts from the federal government;
  (b) any cash receipts which reduce the cost of an item applied against
the item therefor, except gifts, donations and earned interest, and
  (c) any refunds made or any apportionment or payment received from the
state for experimental or special programs as approved  by  the  commis-
sioner.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13859-01-6


              

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