NY A06006 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on March 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-09 - referred to ways and means
Pending: Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state fiscal plan relating to education and family assistance; relates to apportionment of school aid, the teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program, statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten and support for English language learning success; to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law and other laws relating to the reorganization of the New York city school construction authority, board of education and community boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2009 amending the education law relating to the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils and community superintendents, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; relates to moneys appropriated from the commercial gaming revenue fund; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to reimbursements for the 2015-2016 school year; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and in relation to extending the effectiveness of such chapter; to amend chapter 169 of the laws of 1994 relating to certain provisions related to the 1994-95 state operations, aid to localities, capital projects and debt service budgets; to amend chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid to school districts and the appropriation of funds for the support of government; to amend section 7 of chapter 472 of the laws of 1998 amending the education law relating to the lease of school buses by school districts; to amend chapter 147 of the laws of 2001 amending the education law relating to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees; to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 101 of the laws of 2003 amending the education law relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to extending the expiration of certain provisions of such chapters; allocates school bus driver training grants to school districts and boards of cooperative education services; allows for eligible school districts to receive special apportionments for salary expenses; allows for eligible school districts to receive special apportionments for public pension accruals; allows any moneys appropriated to the state education department to be suballocated to other state departments or agencies and/or shall be made available for specific payment of aid; to provide for the repayment by the Johnson City central school district of certain excess state payments; in relation to penalties arising from the late filing of certain final cost reports; relates to establishing equalization rates for Greenburgh central school district; allows the city school district of the city of Rochester to purchase services as a non-component school district; to authorize the Tonawanda city school district to pay a certain penalty in installments; to establish a semiconductor manufacturing tax stabilization fund in the Ballston Spa central school district to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real property tax levy; relates to employee benefit accrued liability reserve funds; specifies amounts of state funds set aside for each school district for the purpose of the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or magnet school programs; prohibits moneys appropriated for the support of public libraries to be used for library construction (Part A); relates to creating the New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program (Part C); enacts the NYS Dream Act (Part D); standardizes college financial award letter (Part F); authorizes pass-through of supplemental security income cost of living adjustments which become effective on or after January 1, 2016 (Part I); raises the age of juvenile jurisdiction (Part J); relates to state reimbursement and subsidies for the adoption of children (Part K); relates to implementing provisions required by the federal preventing sex trafficking and strengthening families act (Part L); relates to utilizing reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part M); increases the minimum wage (Part N); provides a leave of absence for healthcare professionals who volunteer to fight the Ebola virus overseas (Part O); relates to eliminating certain fees charged by the department of labor; and to repeal certain provisions of the labor law and the workers' compensation law relating thereto (Part P); relates to statutory changes to the higher education capital matching program (Part R); relates to establishing the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program (Part S); relates to establishing a science, technology, engineering, and math initiative (Part T); relates to establishing a financial outreach program (Part U); relates to the twelve month work exemption for certain parents or relatives providing child care (Part V); clarifies notice requirements, conciliation procedures and sanctions in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements (Part W); relates to educational or training work activity requirements (Part X); relates to the amount of tuition assistance program awards (Part Y); relates to investment of contributions to a family tuition account (Part Z); relates to the tuition assistance program for students with disabilities (Part AA); establishes the New York state non-profit infrastructure capital investment program grant (Part BB); amends part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, relating to reducing state aid for administrative costs of certain fair hearings in local social services districts, in relation to requiring social services districts with a population of more than 5,000,000 to submit plans to minimize the backlog of fair hearings (Part CC); establishes a homelessness prevention pilot program (Part DD); creates the New York city housing authority revitalization capital fund (Part EE); relates to the establishment of the foster youth college success initiative (Part FF); relates to conducting an evaluation of supportive housing services statewide (Part GG); relates to requiring the New York state energy research and development authority to continue to offer Green Jobs - Green New York financing (Part HH); establishes the "My Home Mortgage Modification Program" (Part II); relates to the Home Help Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Loan Program (Part JJ).

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Title

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state fiscal plan relating to education and family assistance; relates to apportionment of school aid, the teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program, statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten and support for English language learning success; to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law and other laws relating to the reorganization of the New York city school construction authority, board of education and community boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2009 amending the education law relating to the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils and community superintendents, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; relates to moneys appropriated from the commercial gaming revenue fund; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to reimbursements for the 2015-2016 school year; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and in relation to extending the effectiveness of such chapter; to amend chapter 169 of the laws of 1994 relating to certain provisions related to the 1994-95 state operations, aid to localities, capital projects and debt service budgets; to amend chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid to school districts and the appropriation of funds for the support of government; to amend section 7 of chapter 472 of the laws of 1998 amending the education law relating to the lease of school buses by school districts; to amend chapter 147 of the laws of 2001 amending the education law relating to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees; to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 101 of the laws of 2003 amending the education law relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to extending the expiration of certain provisions of such chapters; allocates school bus driver training grants to school districts and boards of cooperative education services; allows for eligible school districts to receive special apportionments for salary expenses; allows for eligible school districts to receive special apportionments for public pension accruals; allows any moneys appropriated to the state education department to be suballocated to other state departments or agencies and/or shall be made available for specific payment of aid; to provide for the repayment by the Johnson City central school district of certain excess state payments; in relation to penalties arising from the late filing of certain final cost reports; relates to establishing equalization rates for Greenburgh central school district; allows the city school district of the city of Rochester to purchase services as a non-component school district; to authorize the Tonawanda city school district to pay a certain penalty in installments; to establish a semiconductor manufacturing tax stabilization fund in the Ballston Spa central school district to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real property tax levy; relates to employee benefit accrued liability reserve funds; specifies amounts of state funds set aside for each school district for the purpose of the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or magnet school programs; prohibits moneys appropriated for the support of public libraries to be used for library construction (Part A); relates to creating the New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program (Part C); enacts the NYS Dream Act (Part D); standardizes college financial award letter (Part F); authorizes pass-through of supplemental security income cost of living adjustments which become effective on or after January 1, 2016 (Part I); raises the age of juvenile jurisdiction (Part J); relates to state reimbursement and subsidies for the adoption of children (Part K); relates to implementing provisions required by the federal preventing sex trafficking and strengthening families act (Part L); relates to utilizing reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part M); increases the minimum wage (Part N); provides a leave of absence for healthcare professionals who volunteer to fight the Ebola virus overseas (Part O); relates to eliminating certain fees charged by the department of labor; and to repeal certain provisions of the labor law and the workers' compensation law relating thereto (Part P); relates to statutory changes to the higher education capital matching program (Part R); relates to establishing the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program (Part S); relates to establishing a science, technology, engineering, and math initiative (Part T); relates to establishing a financial outreach program (Part U); relates to the twelve month work exemption for certain parents or relatives providing child care (Part V); clarifies notice requirements, conciliation procedures and sanctions in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements (Part W); relates to educational or training work activity requirements (Part X); relates to the amount of tuition assistance program awards (Part Y); relates to investment of contributions to a family tuition account (Part Z); relates to the tuition assistance program for students with disabilities (Part AA); establishes the New York state non-profit infrastructure capital investment program grant (Part BB); amends part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2014, relating to reducing state aid for administrative costs of certain fair hearings in local social services districts, in relation to requiring social services districts with a population of more than 5,000,000 to submit plans to minimize the backlog of fair hearings (Part CC); establishes a homelessness prevention pilot program (Part DD); creates the New York city housing authority revitalization capital fund (Part EE); relates to the establishment of the foster youth college success initiative (Part FF); relates to conducting an evaluation of supportive housing services statewide (Part GG); relates to requiring the New York state energy research and development authority to continue to offer Green Jobs - Green New York financing (Part HH); establishes the "My Home Mortgage Modification Program" (Part II); relates to the Home Help Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Loan Program (Part JJ).

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-09Assemblyreferred to ways and means

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