SENATE RESOLUTION establishing a plan setting forth the methodology for
allocating a certain appropriation for the 2015-2016 state fiscal year,
for additional grants in aid to certain school districts, public
libraries, and not-for-profit institutions

RESOLVED (If the &HOUSE concur), That pursuant to and as required by
subdivision 5 of section 24 of the state finance law, moneys appropri-
ated in section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2015 which enact the Aid
To Localities budget, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 2015,
under the office of prekindergarten through grade twelve education
program for the education department from the local assistance account,
for additional grants in aid to certain school districts, public
libraries, and not-for-profit institutions shall be allocated only
pursuant to a plan setting forth in itemized list of grantees with the
amount to be received by each, or the methodology for allocating such
appropriation. Such plan shall be subject to the approval of the tempo-
rary president of the senate and the director of the budget and there-
after shall be included in a resolution calling for the expenditure of
such monies, which resolution must be approved by a majority vote of all
members elected to the senate upon a roll call vote. Provided, however,
that the funds appropriated herein shall be made available on or after
April 1, 2016. Notwithstanding section 40 of the state financed law or
any provision of law to the contrary, this appropriation shall lapse on
March 31, 2017. The methodology for allocating such appropriation is as
follows:
The state education department shall pay directly to each New York
State charter school an amount equal to two hundred and twenty-five
dollars multiplied by the total number of students enrolled in such
charter school as reported to the state education department's basic
educational data system by each such charter school as of December 1,
2015 for the 2015-16 school year. Provided further, if the total amount
would exceed the available appropriation, such payments shall be
prorated so that the total amount paid to charter schools herein shall
not exceed the appropriation total.