NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5113

Senate Bill S5113

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education of the state of New York to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid apportionment formulas and make recommendations for improvements to such formulas

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Feb 23, 2023	referred to education

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2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3144
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S4233
2021-2022: S1807, A6149

2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education of the state of New York to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid apportionment formulas, make recommendations for improvements to such formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5113

SPONSOR: OBERACKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act requiring the commissioner of education of the state of New York
to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid appor-
tionment formulas, make recommendations for improvements to such formu-
las and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 requires the commissioner of education to conduct a comprehen-
sive study analyzing the sufficiency of current educational aid appor-
tionment formulas, to make recommendations for improvements to such
formulas, and to deliver a report of such findings and recommendations.

Section 2 provides that such report shall include, but not be limited
to: a) an assessment of the impact of the tax cap on increased funding
needs; b) increased costs to each school district; c) changes in wealth
of each district d) increased requirements placed on districts through
state mandates, including the implementation of higher learning stand-

ards and testing; e) recommendations for new aid apportionment formulas;
and f) any additional information the commissioner of education deems
pertinent for the purposes of this act.

Section 3 allows the commissioner to conduct such study in conjunction
with any other state governmental entity deemed necessary. To the maxi-
mum extent feasible, the commissioner shall be authorized to request,
receive and utilize such resources and data of any other state govern-
mental entity.

Section 4 requires the commissioner to deliver such report to the Gover-
nor, Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and the Chair of the
Assembly Committee on Education no later than December 31, 2024.

Section 5 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Current education aid formulas are more than 15 years old, and these aid
formulas were adopted and implemented prior to the implementation of the
state property tax cap. The cap, while widely regarded as beneficial to
communities, nonetheless affects a school district's ability to raise
revenue at the local level. Other changes seen since the last decade,
such as demographic changes that communities have experienced since the
last study, new state-imposed mandates, as well as new learning stand-
ards and related testing requirements, necessitate a new study to
discern whether the current education aid formula is appropriate.

Education funding, especially foundation aid, is designed to provide
equity to all districts in order to provide a sound basic education for
all New York students. This bill will ensure that the aid formulas work
towards this goal given the massive changes in New York State that have
taken place over the last two decades, and will also ensure that any
shortcomings will have recommended fixes to go along With them.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.1807/A.6149 of 2021-22

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2025.

2023-S5113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5113
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT requiring the commissioner of education of the state of New York
   to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid  appor-
   tionment  formulas,  make  recommendations  for  improvements  to such
   formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  education of the state of New York
 shall conduct a comprehensive study analyzing the sufficiency of current
 education aid apportionment formulas, make recommendations for  improve-
 ments  to such formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recom-
 mendations.
   § 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to,  the  following
 information:
   (a)  an  assessment  of the impact of the tax cap on increased funding
 needs;
   (b) increased costs to each school district;
   (c) changes in wealth of each district;
   (d) increased requirements placed on districts through state mandates,
 including the implementation of higher learning standards and testing;
   (e) recommendations for new aid apportionment formulas; and
   (f) any additional information the  commissioner  of  education  deems
 pertinent for the purposes of this act.
   §  3.  For the purposes of this act, the commissioner of education may
 conduct such study in conjunction with any other  department,  division,
 board,  bureau,  commission,  agency,  or  public authority of the state
 deemed necessary. To the  maximum  extent  feasible,  such  commissioner
 shall  be authorized to request, receive, and utilize such resources and
 data of any other department, division, board, bureau, commission, agen-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05813-01-3

 S. 5113                             2
 
 cy, or public authority of the state as he or she may reasonably request
 to properly carry his or her powers and duties pursuant to this act.
   §  4.  The  commissioner of education shall deliver such report to the
 governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the
 assembly,  the  chair of the senate committee on education and the chair
 of the assembly committee on education no later than December 31, 2024.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2025.

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