Bill Text: NY A06761 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Permits school districts outside of NYC to pass on the district's percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to education [A06761 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06761-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6761
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 28, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  permitting  school
         districts  outside  the  city  of  New  York to pass on the district's
         percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 2856 of the
    2  education law, as amended by section 12 of part A of chapter 57  of  the
    3  laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (a)  The  enrollment  of  students  attending charter schools shall be
    5  included in the enrollment, attendance, membership and,  if  applicable,
    6  count  of students with disabilities of the school district in which the
    7  pupil resides. The charter school shall report  all  such  data  to  the
    8  school  districts  of residence in a timely manner. Each school district
    9  shall report such enrollment, attendance  and  count  of  students  with
   10  disabilities  to  the department. The school district of residence shall
   11  pay directly to the charter school for  each  student  enrolled  in  the
   12  charter  school  who  resides  in the school district the charter school
   13  basic tuition, which shall be an amount equal to one hundred percent  of
   14  the  amount  calculated  pursuant  to  paragraph f of subdivision one of
   15  section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter for the  school  district
   16  for  the  year prior to the base year increased by the percentage change
   17  in the state total approved operating  expense  calculated  pursuant  to
   18  paragraph t of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this
   19  chapter  from  two  years  prior  to  the  base  year  to the base year;
   20  provided, however, that for the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten
   21  school  year, the charter school basic tuition shall be the amount paya-
   22  ble by such district as charter school basic tuition for the  two  thou-
   23  sand  eight--two  thousand  nine school year.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
   24  PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND EXCEPT FOR A CITY WITH ONE MILLION
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10490-01-1
       A. 6761                             2
    1  INHABITANTS OR MORE, A BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY REDUCE THE  BASIC  TUITION
    2  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  AND TWO THOUSAND
    3  TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SCHOOL YEARS BY  THE  DISTRICT'S  NET  GAP
    4  ELIMINATION  ADJUSTMENT  PERCENTAGE  FOR SUCH YEARS AS DETERMINED BY THE
    5  COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided,  however  that
    7  the  amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2856 of the
    8  education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expi-
    9  ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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