Assembly Bill A8001

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to special act school districts, special education and the protection of people with special needs

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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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2019-A8001 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5606
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4004 & 4405, add §4008, Ed L; amd §494, Soc Serv L; add §§563 & 564, Exec L

2019-A8001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special act school districts, special education and the protection of people with special needs; authorizes boards of education of special act school districts to establish fiscal stabilization reserve funds.

2019-A8001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8001
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  special  act  school
   districts  and special education; and to amend the social services law
   and the executive law, in relation to the protection  of  people  with
   special needs

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  BOARD  OF EDUCATION OF A SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A FISCAL STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND.  THERE  MAY
 BE  PAID  INTO  SUCH  FUND  AN AMOUNT AS MAY BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH K OF SUBDIVISION FOUR  OF  SECTION  FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS TITLE.
   §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 4405 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph k to read as follows:
   K. (I) THE TUITION METHODOLOGY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION  FOR  THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR
 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER SHALL AUTHORIZE APPROVED PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL  OR
 NON-RESIDENTIAL  SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
 THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE, AND SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICTS,  TO
 RETAIN  FUNDS  IN  EXCESS  OF  THEIR  ALLOWABLE  AND  REIMBURSABLE COSTS
 INCURRED FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS.  THE
 AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS  THAT  MAY  BE  ANNUALLY RETAINED SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL'S OR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TOTAL ALLOWABLE  AND  REIM-
 BURSABLE COSTS FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS
 FOR  THE  SCHOOL  YEAR FROM WHICH THE FUNDS ARE TO BE RETAINED; PROVIDED
 THAT THE TOTAL ACCUMULATED BALANCE THAT MAY BE RETAINED SHALL NOT EXCEED
 FOUR PERCENT OF SUCH TOTAL COSTS FOR SUCH  SCHOOL  YEAR.  FUNDS  MAY  BE
 EXPENDED ONLY PURSUANT TO AN AUTHORIZATION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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