Bill Text: NY A07067 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes two or more school districts in certain counties to enter into a contract to establish and operate a regional high school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-29 - held for consideration in education [A07067 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A07067-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7067--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the estab- lishment of regional high school districts in certain counties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 39-A 2 to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 39-A 4 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS 5 SECTION 1920. REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; ESTABLISHMENT. 6 1921. OPERATION BY BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. 7 1922. ADDITIONAL STATE AID. 8 S 1920. REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; ESTABLISHMENT. A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 9 MAY BE FORMED BY A CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY TWO OR MORE SCHOOL 10 DISTRICTS, WHICH ARE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION 11 OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS, CENTRAL 12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND/OR COMMON SCHOOL 13 DISTRICTS, PROVIDED THAT ALL SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE WHOLLY CONTAINED 14 WITHIN THE SAME BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUPERVISORY 15 DISTRICT, AND IS WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN ANY COUNTY HAVING BETWEEN ONE 16 HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THREE AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY- 17 FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVEN INHABITANTS ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOU- 18 SAND TEN DECENNIAL FEDERAL CENSUS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS 19 ARTICLE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AS TO THE COURSES OF STUDY, THE 20 QUALIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF, AND THE MAIN- 21 TENANCE, CONDUCT AND SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL SCHOOL 22 DISTRICTS SHALL APPLY TO A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. ANY CONTRACT FOR A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07075-04-3 A. 7067--A 2 1 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER 2 AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL 3 DISTRICTS ELECTING TO FORM THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE REGIONAL 4 HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CONTRACT SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 5 1. THE CONTRACT SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWO SCHOOL 6 YEARS AND, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, MAY BE RENEWED BY 7 MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION; 8 2. THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL COMMENCE OPERATIONS ON THE FIRST OF 9 JULY, AND SHALL NOT CEASE OPERATIONS BEFORE THE THIRTIETH OF JUNE IN ANY 10 SCHOOL YEAR; 11 3. THE CONTRACT SHALL STATE WHETHER THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE 12 OPERATED BY ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HEREINAFTER 13 REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE AS THE "HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT," OR BY THE 14 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT AUTHOR- 15 IZED BY SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE; 16 4. THE CONTRACT SHALL SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE STUDENTS OF EACH 17 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE REGIONAL HIGH 18 SCHOOL, AND THE COST OF SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE A CHARGE AGAINST 19 EACH SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BE FUNDED IN THE SAME MANNER 20 AS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED THIR- 21 TY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER; 22 5. SUCH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL OPERATE ITS OWN EXTRA-CURRICULAR 23 ACTIVITIES AND INTER-SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS, AND THE STUDENTS ATTENDING 24 SUCH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH 25 ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS AND SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 26 SUCH ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS OF THEIR PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT; 27 6. IF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IS OPERATED BY A HOSTING SCHOOL 28 DISTRICT, THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CONTRACT SHALL MEET THE 29 FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 30 A. THE CONTRACT SHALL DESIGNATE THE SITE OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, 31 WHICH SHALL BE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL 32 DISTRICTS. THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 33 OPERATION, SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AS 34 SHALL BE DESIGNATED IN THE CONTRACT, 35 B. THE CONTRACT SHALL SPECIFY THAT THE STUDENTS OF EACH PARTICIPATING 36 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REMAIN AS STUDENTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTICIPAT- 37 ING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THEY SHALL BE TREATED AND COUNTED AS SUCH FOR 38 PURPOSES OF ALL STATE AID CALCULATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, 39 C. THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL OPERATE ITS OWN EXTRA-CURRICULAR 40 ACTIVITIES AND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AND THE STUDENTS ATTENDING SUCH 41 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES 42 AND ATHLETICS AND SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTIV- 43 ITIES AND ATHLETICS OF THEIR PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT, 44 D. THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT 45 PRINCIPALS, OTHER SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF 46 MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EXCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT 47 OF SCHOOLS, WHOSE SERVICES IN THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NO 48 LONGER NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OR THE 49 TRANSFERENCE OF STUDENTS TO AN EXISTING REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, SHALL BE 50 GRANTED EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS IN THE HOST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 51 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS IS 52 PROVIDED IN SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-A AND THREE THOUSAND FOUR- 53 TEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER, 54 E. IN ANY CASE IN WHICH A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT SENDS 55 STUDENTS TO A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATED BY A HOSTING SCHOOL 56 DISTRICT, EACH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISORY A. 7067--A 3 1 EMPLOYEE, TEACHER AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED IN THE 2 EDUCATION OF SUCH STUDENTS BY SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT PRIOR 3 TO THE TIME THAT SUCH COMPONENT DISTRICT SENDS ITS STUDENTS TO THE 4 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE CONSIDERED EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSTING SCHOOL 5 DISTRICT, WITH THE SAME TENURE STATUS HELD IN SUCH COMPONENT DISTRICT, 6 AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS IS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND FOUR- 7 TEEN-A AND THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR PURPOSES OF 8 THIS SECTION, WHEN A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES BACK STUDENTS 9 THAT IT SENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT ON A TUITION BASIS AND SENDS SUCH 10 STUDENTS TO A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, 11 THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE DEEMED 12 TO BE THE SENDING DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF THE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS 13 PROVIDED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER, 14 F. IF THE NUMBER OF SUPERVISORY, TEACHING AND OTHER POSITIONS NEEDED 15 TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED BY A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 16 IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, 17 SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO BE 18 CONSIDERED EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SUCH REGIONAL 19 HIGH SCHOOL AS PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH E OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE SERVICES 20 OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES, 21 TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES HAVING THE LEAST SENIORITY IN THE PARTIC- 22 IPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TENURE AREA OF THE POSITION SHALL BE 23 DISCONTINUED. SUCH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY 24 EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES SHALL BE PLACED ON A PREFERRED 25 ELIGIBLE LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO A VACANCY THAT MAY THERE- 26 AFTER OCCUR IN AN OFFICE OR POSITION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE 27 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE "RECEIVING DISTRICT" AS DEFINED IN 28 SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER, FROM WHICH A PARTIC- 29 IPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TAKEN BACK STUDENTS, AND THE HOSTING SCHOOL 30 DISTRICT OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SIMILAR TO THE ONE SUCH SCHOOL 31 PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE, TEACHER OR OTHER 32 EMPLOYEE FILLED IN SUCH COMPONENT DISTRICT. THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, 33 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOY- 34 EES ON SUCH PREFERRED LISTS SHALL BE REINSTATED OR APPOINTED TO SUCH 35 VACANCIES IN SUCH CORRESPONDING OR SIMILAR POSITIONS UNDER THE JURISDIC- 36 TION OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT 37 OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ORDER OF THEIR LENGTH OF SERVICE IN 38 SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITHIN SEVEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF 39 THE PLACEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE ON SAID LIST, AND 40 G. FOR ANY SUCH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISORY 41 EMPLOYEE, TEACHER OR OTHER EMPLOYEE AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS D AND E 42 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR SALARY, SICK LEAVE AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES, THE 43 LENGTH OF SERVICE CREDITED IN SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL 44 BE CREDITED AS EMPLOYMENT TIME WITH THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT; 45 7. THE CONTRACT SHALL SPECIFY THAT THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE 46 SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF ALL ACADEMIC 47 ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE STUDENTS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOL 48 DISTRICTS; AND 49 8. THIS SECTION SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF 50 ANY OF SUCH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY EMPLOY- 51 EES, TEACHERS OR OTHER EMPLOYEES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION GRANTED BY 52 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. 53 S 1921. OPERATION BY BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. 54 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARDS 55 OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT TO OPERATE A REGIONAL 56 HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, MAY CONTRACT WITH A. 7067--A 4 1 THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE SUPERVISORY 2 DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF 3 THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT 4 LESS THAN TWO SCHOOL YEARS AND, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, 5 MAY BE RENEWED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND THE 6 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. EVERY SUCH CONTRACT SHALL 7 PROVIDE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 8 ON THE FIRST OF JULY, AND SHALL ONLY CEASE OPERATIONS ON THE THIRTIETH 9 OF JUNE OF ANY SCHOOL YEAR. 10 1. UPON ENTRY INTO SUCH CONTRACT, THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL 11 SERVICES SHALL TAKE OVER ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE REGIONAL 12 HIGH SCHOOL AND ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ACADEMIC 13 ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS, AND ANY EMPLOYEES OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OR 14 OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL BECOME 15 EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND THE 16 PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL 17 APPLY. SUCH EMPLOYEES SHALL BE EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE 18 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED EMPLOYEES OF THE REGIONAL 19 HIGH SCHOOL OR THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR ANY PURPOSE. UPON 20 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT, THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OR THE PARTICIPAT- 21 ING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL TAKE OVER THE EDUCA- 22 TIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE EMPLOYEES SHALL BECOME EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSTING 23 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE PROVISIONS OF 24 SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY. 25 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF 26 THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRA- 27 TIVE EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PROGRAMS OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 28 SHALL BE A CHARGE UPON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE 29 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 30 SHALL PORTION SUCH EXPENSES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE 31 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT BETWEEN 32 THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA- 33 TIONAL SERVICES. THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT 34 CHARGE ANY PORTION OF THE PROGRAM OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES INCURRED 35 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO ITS OTHER COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 36 SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM EXPENSES SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID 37 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS 38 TITLE, BUT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX 39 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE EXPENSES OF ANY 40 OTHER HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL 41 BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM 42 CONTRACTING WITH THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR AIDA- 43 BLE SHARED SERVICES IN THE SAME MANNER AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS 44 ANY OTHER COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE COST OF SUCH AIDABLE SHARED 45 SERVICES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF 46 SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS TITLE. 47 3. DURING THE TERM OF A CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ALL SCHOOLS 48 AND OTHER FACILITIES OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE 49 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WHICH ARE USED BY THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA- 50 TIONAL SERVICES IN THE OPERATION OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE 51 DEEMED LEASED TO THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT NO 52 COST. SUCH SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACILITIES SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE 53 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ANY CAPITAL EXPENSES AND BUILDING 54 MAINTENANCE COSTS INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH FACILITIES SHALL BE A 55 CHARGE UPON THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 56 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. SUCH CAPITAL EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE COSTS SHALL A. 7067--A 5 1 NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION NINETEEN 2 HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS TITLE BUT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO 3 SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE SAME EXTENT AS 4 SUCH EXPENSES OF ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT. 5 4. STUDENTS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL 6 NOT BE DEEMED TO BE ENROLLED IN THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL 7 SERVICES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN A SHARED 8 SERVICE IN THEIR ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE WHICH SHALL BE INCLUDED IN 9 THE ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE COUNTS OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL 10 DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF STATE AID. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS SHALL BE 11 ISSUED BY THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION 12 OF EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 13 PERFORMANCE OF ITS STUDENTS IN THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL UNDER THE STATE 14 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS IF THE STUDENTS OF EACH PARTICIPATING DISTRICT 15 WHERE IN ATTENDANCE AT A HIGH SCHOOL OPERATED BY THE PARTICIPATING 16 DISTRICT. 17 S 1922. ADDITIONAL STATE AID. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF 18 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE PARTIES TO AN 19 AGREEMENT TO OPERATE A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND WHICH DO IN FACT OPERATE 20 A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL STATE AID PURSU- 21 ANT TO SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS 22 CHAPTER IN THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT 23 WHICH QUALIFIES FOR SUCH AID PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDIVISION 24 FOURTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. 25 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.