NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4487

Senate Bill S4487

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the salary of certain teachers providing instruction in career and technical education to school age students

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to education
Feb 09, 2023	referred to education

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2023-S4487 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8865
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1950, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7920
2017-2018: S1469
2019-2020: S1369
2021-2022: S2666

2023-S4487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the salary of certain teachers employed by a board of cooperative educational services providing instruction in career and technical education to school age students.

2023-S4487 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4487

SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the salary of certain
teachers providing instruction in career and technical education to
school age students

 
PURPOSE:

To provide adequate funding at BOCES component school districts for
career and technical education teachers

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the education law relating to salaries for teachers
providing instruction in career and technical education to school age
students.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill improves resources and programming for career and technical
education to school age students. New York State provides aid to school
districts to help them pay for services that they purchase from BOCES,
including teachers for instruction in career and technical education.
There is, however, a cap on teacher salaries, which has not been
increased since 1991. Since then, New York has highlighted career and
technical education as a priority for preparing students for work and
college in the 21st century. This bill updates aid to match the state's
educational priorities in BOCES component school districts.

The expansion of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs is essen-
tial. For many students, CTE offers the most promising pathway to career
success. Funding and reimbursement structures, particularly BOCES and
Special Services Aids, needs improvement and expansion so that all
students may benefit from its programs. By facilitating broader invest-
ments and public-private partnerships in these areas, we can present an
integrated career and technical curriculum to students.

As stated, the current aid formula for BOCES CTE programs has not
changed since 1990. The state only provides aid for the first $30,000 of
a BOCES instructor's salary. This has the effect of reducing state
support for CTE programs and shifting the costs to local schools.  What
results is the underinvestment of high-quality programs that provide
students with the skills employers demand. According to SED, more than
90% of CTE students graduate with a Regents diploma, some with Advanced
Designation. By increasing the aidable salary for all CTE programs this
bill will significantly improve CTE services and programs to students.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.2666a Referred to Education

2019-2020: S.1369 Referred to Education

2017-18: S.1469a/A.7563a Passed Senate/Referred to Education
2016: S.7920 Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4487
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, BORRELLO, HELMING, ORTT -- 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 salary of certain
   teachers providing instruction in career and  technical  education  to
   school age students

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 1950 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  as amended by chapter 130 of the laws of 2022, is amended to
 read as follows:
   b. The cost of services herein referred to shall be the  amount  allo-
 cated  to  each  component  school  district by the board of cooperative
 educational  services  to  defray  expenses  of  such  board,  including
 approved  expenses from the testing of potable water systems of occupied
 school buildings under the board's jurisdiction as required pursuant  to
 section  eleven  hundred ten of the public health law provided that such
 expenses for testing of potable water systems are not reimbursable  from
 another  state  or  federal  source, except that that part of the salary
 paid any teacher, supervisor or other employee of the board  of  cooper-
 ative educational services which is in excess of thirty thousand dollars
 shall  not be such an approved expense, and except also that administra-
 tive and clerical expenses shall not exceed ten  percent  of  the  total
 expenses  for  purposes of this computation.  PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT FOR
 TEACHERS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN  CAREER  AND  TECHNICAL  EDUCATION  TO
 SCHOOL  AGE  STUDENTS,  THE  SALARY,  TO  BE  CONSIDERED  AS AN APPROVED
 EXPENSE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR; FORTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR--TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
 SCHOOL YEAR; FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--
 TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR; AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09097-01-3

 S. 4487                             2
 
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN  SCHOOL  YEAR,  AND
 THEREAFTER.  Any  gifts,  donations  or  interest earned by the board of
 cooperative educational services or on behalf of the  board  of  cooper-
 ative  educational  services  by  the  dormitory  authority or any other
 source shall not be deducted in determining the cost of  services  allo-
 cated  to  each component school district. Any payments made to a compo-
 nent school district by the board of  cooperative  educational  services
 pursuant to subdivision eleven of section six-p of the general municipal
 law  attributable  to  an  approved cost of service computed pursuant to
 this subdivision shall be deducted from the cost of  services  allocated
 to  such  component  school  district.  The  expense  of  transportation
 provided by the board of cooperative educational  services  pursuant  to
 paragraph  q  of  subdivision four of this section shall be eligible for
 aid apportioned pursuant to  subdivision  seven  of  section  thirty-six
 hundred  two  of  this  chapter  and no board of cooperative educational
 services transportation expense shall be an approved  cost  of  services
 for  the  computation  of  aid  under this subdivision.   Transportation
 expense pursuant to paragraph q of  subdivision  four  of  this  section
 shall  be  included  in the computation of the ten percent limitation on
 administrative and clerical expenses.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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