Bill Text: NY A00040 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Authorizes the reimbursement of non-public schools and teachers for training to assist them in preparing their students to meet the state's educational standards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A00040 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT in relation to reimbursing non-public schools  and  teachers  for
         training
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
    2  the state shall reimburse non-public  schools  directly  for  the  costs
    3  associated  with  two  days  of  training for teachers to assist them in
    4  preparing their students to  meet  the  state's  educational  standards.
    5  Furthermore, the state shall directly reimburse non-public school teach-
    6  ers  in  an  amount  equal  to the lesser of (i) the pro rata portion of
    7  their salary that they are foregoing in order to obtain such training or
    8  (ii) an amount equivalent to the pro rata share of the average salary of
    9  public school teachers in the school districts in which  the  non-public
   10  schools are located.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00510-01-5
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