Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 03, 2024 |
print number 6712a |
Apr 03, 2024 |
amend and recommit to finance |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to finance |
May 05, 2023 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6712A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
2023-S6712 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4919
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Appropriations
2023-S6712 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6712 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing a New York State Sound Basic Education Commission to study current educational needs and recommend a new foundation aid formula which will provide all students in the state a meaningful oppor- tunity for a sound basic education in a cost efficient manner; and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE: This bill would create the Sound Basic Education Commission to study and recommend a foundation aid formula that will provide the opportunity for a sound basic education to all students as required under the New York State Constitution. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides the legislative findings.
2023-S6712 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6712 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT establishing a New York State Sound Basic Education Commission to study current educational needs and recommend a new foundation aid formula which will provide all students in the state a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education in a cost efficient manner; and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. Article XI, section 1 of the New York state constitution guarantees all students in the state of New York a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education. The legislature and the regents have enacted laws, regulations and standards that set forth the goals and educational practices that are necessary to provide all students with a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education. Specifically, in 2007, the legislature adopted a foundation aid formula in response to the decision of the Court of Appeals in CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY (CFE) V. STATE OF NEW YORK that was calculated to appro- priate sufficient funding, on an equitable basis, to provide all students in the state a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic educa- tion. Because educational needs, standards, and practices and student demo- graphics have changed substantially over the past sixteen years, partic- ularly in light of the radical educational disruption caused by the pandemic, the legislature finds that it is necessary and appropriate to establish a standing sound basic education commission to analyze current educational needs and to recommend to the governor, the legislature and the regents, a new foundation aid formula that will provide sufficient funding, distributed in an equitable manner, to provide all students in the state a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education, effec- tive for the 2024-2025 school year. Thereafter, in order to assess the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08937-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
2023-S6712A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4919
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Appropriations
2023-S6712A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6712A SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing a New York State Sound Basic Education Commission to study current educational needs and recommend a new foundation aid formula which will provide all students in the state a meaningful oppor- tunity for a sound basic education in a cost efficient manner; and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE: This bill would create the Sound Basic Education Commission to study and recommend a foundation aid formula that will provide the opportunity for a sound basic education to all students as required under the New York State Constitution. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides the legislative findings.
2023-S6712A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6712--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT establishing a New York State Sound Basic Education Commission to study current educational needs and recommend a new foundation aid formula which will provide all students in the state a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education in a cost efficient manner; and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. Article XI, section 1 of the New York state constitution guarantees all students in the state of New York a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education. The legislature and the regents have enacted laws, regulations and standards that set forth the goals and educational practices that are necessary to provide all students with a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic education. Specifically, in 2007, the legislature adopted a foundation aid formula in response to the decision of the Court of Appeals in CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY (CFE) V. STATE OF NEW YORK that was calculated to appro- priate sufficient funding, on an equitable basis, to provide all students in the state a meaningful opportunity for a sound basic educa- tion. Because educational needs, standards, and practices and student demo- graphics have changed substantially since 2007, particularly in light of the radical educational disruption caused by the pandemic, the legisla- ture finds that it is necessary and appropriate to establish a standing sound basic education commission to analyze current educational needs and to recommend to the governor, the legislature and the regents, a new foundation aid formula that will provide sufficient funding, distributed EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08937-04-4
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