Assembly Bill A958

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that certain schools shall experience no financial harm for their inability to operate for the full 180 session days due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S897 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A958 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S897
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap of 2020 (as proposed in S.8014-C & A.10193)

2021-A958 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain schools shall experience no financial harm for their inability to operate for the full 180 session days due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

2021-A958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    958
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to providing that
   certain schools shall experience no financial harm for reduced enroll-
   ment  or inability to operate for the full 180 session days due to the
   outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as proposed in legis-
   lative bills numbers S.8014-C and A.10193, in  relation  to  providing
   that  certain schools shall experience no financial harm for inability
   to operate for the full 180 session days due to the outbreak of  coro-
   navirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the  laws  of  2020  relating  to
 providing  that  certain  schools shall experience no financial harm for
 reduced enrollment or inability to operate for the full 180 session days
 due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as  proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S.8014-C and A.10193, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the
 contrary, if as a result of the state of emergency that was executed  in
 Executive Order No. 202 on March 7, 2020, approved private schools serv-
 ing  students  with  disabilities  subject  to articles 81 and 89 of the
 education law, special act school  districts,  state  supported  schools
 pursuant  to  article  85  of  the education law, and approved preschool
 special class and special class in an integrated setting programs pursu-
 ant to section 4410 of the education law are unable to operate  for  the
 full  180 session days for the 10-month 2019-2020 school year[, or expe-
 rience a reduction in enrollment during the 2019-2020 school year],  the
 180  session  day  requirement  shall  be waived and the per diem and/or
 tuition rate shall be [administratively] adjusted [by the  state  educa-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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