Bill Title: Enacts the "framework for the future act"; requires the state to pay one-half of the employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that officers and employees of school districts and boards of cooperative educational services shall participate in the state employee health plan, one-half of which shall be financed by the state; provides an apportionment to school districts for the one-half amount of the additional cost of pupils with a disability; directs state leaders to lobby for more federal education aid; directs the commissioner of education to establish a study group to compare and study the differences between state and federal special education requirements; prohibits state unfunded mandates upon political subdivisions; requires disclosure of the cost and source of funding of any provision in a bill, executive order or proposed rule requiring a political subdivision of the state to expend additional funds or forego revenue; directs the commissioner of education to develop and implement a program to provide information, expertise and assistance to school districts relating to consolidation of functions within and among such districts; establishes efficiency study grants for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services through the education department; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to provide any shared services requested by their component school districts; eliminates all limitations on the compensation that may be paid to the superintendent of a board of cooperative educational services; provides state aid to boards of cooperative educational services for career and technical education programs; directs the commissioner of education to establish a task force to analyze and report on alternative methods of funding charter schools which do not reduce the funding to the school districts of residence; provides state aid to school districts for energy cost increases; directs the power authority of the state of New York to provide financial assistance to school districts for energy conservation improvements; directs boards of cooperative educational services to study, in cooperation with their component school districts, the feasibility of and savings derived from establishing a regional transportation system for the benefit of component schools; increases the total foundation aid payable to school districts; provides state transportation aid to school districts based upon actual expenses incurred; doubles reorganization incentive aid payable to school districts; provides for the payment thereof over a period of 5 years; provides that the department of education and office of children and family services shall pay cost of attendance of children who are residents of the state at state schools for the blind and the deaf; directs the department of audit and control to annually publish a taxpayer report card, detailing state and local expenditures and revenues; requires the state and political subdivisions thereof, and public authorities to publish and post on the internet their proposed budgets at least 30 days before approval thereof; directs the department of audit and control to annually produce a report on the costs incurred by localities in complying with state laws, rules and regulations; provides for certain annual state budget allocations for the support of school districts.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental employees [A05498 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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