Assembly Bill A3627

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement of non-public and private schools where COVID testing is being mandated

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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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2021-A3627 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3833
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11134, S9113
2023-2024: A2460

2021-A3627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state to reimburse non-public and private schools for the cost of testing where COVID testing is being mandated by the state.

2021-A3627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3627
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, ENGLEBRIGHT, BARNWELL, BRABENEC, BUTTENS-
   CHON,  CUSICK,  SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, TAYLOR, BYRNES, TAGUE, McDONOUGH,
   STERN, THIELE, EICHENSTEIN, GOODELL, WOERNER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT relating to requiring  the  state  to  reimburse  non-public  and
   private schools where COVID testing is mandated
 
   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,
 where COVID-19 testing of students, teachers and staff  is  mandated  by
 the  state  pursuant  to  executive order or other directive relating to
 in-person instruction and settings, the state shall reimburse  all  non-
 public  and  private  schools  that  are subject to such mandate for the
 costs associated with such testing  requirements.  The  commissioner  of
 education  shall  adopt necessary rules and/or regulations and provide a
 process and procedure to ensure  the  reimbursement  of  eligible  costs
 pursuant to this act.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01781-01-1

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