Bill Text: NY S03228 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to children who live on property owned by the state university of New York; child shall be entitled to enroll in the pubic school district where the property resides; state shall make payment to the school district.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S03228 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03228-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3228
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by Sens. FLANAGAN, LITTLE, MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
         tion
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to children residing on a
         state university of New York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 3202 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    3    9.  CHILDREN  RESIDING ON A STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. A CHILD OF A
    4  MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY OR A STUDENT OVER FIVE  AND  UNDER
    5  TWENTY-ONE  YEARS  OF AGE WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND
    6  WHO RESIDES ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  OR
    7  RELATED  ENTITIES  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  ENROLL  IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
    8  DISTRICT WITHIN WHICH SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES.  THE  STATE  SHALL  MAKE  A
    9  PAYMENT  TO  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  FOR  EACH CHILD WHO ATTENDS A PUBLIC
   10  SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION BASED ON THE  AVERAGE  COST
   11  PER  STUDENT  TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE BASE IN THE DISTRICT LESS ANY STATE
   12  AND FEDERAL AID THE DISTRICT RECEIVES IN SUCH YEAR AS A  RESULT  OF  THE
   13  CHILD'S  ENROLLMENT  AND SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
   14  SIONER. THE PAYMENT SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE  DATE
   15  WHEN  THE  TAX  WARRANT  IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
   16  THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIX OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.  FOR  ANY  CHILD  WHO
   17  ATTENDS  A  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ONLY
   18  PART OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PRO  RATE  THE  PAYMENT
   19  APPROPRIATELY  TO  REFLECT  THE  PERIOD  OF ENROLLMENT IN A GIVEN SCHOOL
   20  YEAR.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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