Bill A8556d-2013 Ny Senate Open Legislation

Bill A8556D-2013
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the

education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2014-2015
state fiscal year
Rel at es t o cont r act s f or excel l ence; r el at es t o cal cul at i on of t he gap el i mi nat i on
r est or at i on amount ; r el at es t o appor t i onment of school ai d; r el at es t o t eacher s of
t omor r ow t eacher r ecr ui t ment and r et ent i on pr ogr am, school di st r i ct r eor gani zat i ons and
r eal pr oper t y t ax r at es; al so r el at es t o t r anspor t at i on af t er 4 p. m. ; r el at es t o academi c
gr ant s t o t he Roosevel t uni on f r ee school di st r i ct ; aut hor i zes t he commi ssi oner of
educat i on t o est abl i sh r egi onal t ui t i on r at es f or appr oved speci al educat i on i t i ner ant
ser vi ces; aut hor i zes r ei mbur sement f or appr oved speci al educat i on i t i ner ant ser vi ces
based on act ual at t endance; aut hor i zes New Yor k ci t y t o est abl i sh l ocal t ui t i on r at es f or
appr oved speci al educat i on i t i ner ant ser vi ces; r el at es t o f undi ng a pr ogr amf or wor k
f or ce educat i on conduct ed by t he consor t i umf or wor ker educat i on i n New Yor k ci t y, i n
r el at i on t o appor t i onment and r ei mbur sement ; ext ends t he expi r at i on of cer t ai n
pr ovi si ons; r el at es t o cer t ai n pr ovi si ons r el at ed t o t he 1994- 95 st at e oper at i ons, ai d t o
l ocal i t i es, capi t al pr oj ect s and debt ser vi ce budget s; pr ovi des st at e ai d t o school
di st r i ct s and t he appr opr i at i on of f unds f or t he suppor t of gover nment ; i ncl udes t he
def i ni t i on of " school di st r i ct basi c cont r i but i on" ; r el at es t o condi t i onal appoi nt ment of
school di st r i ct , char t er school or BOCES empl oyees; r el at es t o t he pr ovi si on of
suppl ement al educat i onal ser vi ces, at t endance at a saf e publ i c school and t he suspensi on
of pupi l s who br i ng a f i r ear mt o or possess a f i r ear mat a school ; r el at es t o
i mpl ement at i on of t he No Chi l d Lef t Behi nd Act of 2001, i n r el at i on t o ext endi ng t he
expi r at i on of cer t ai n pr ovi si ons of such chapt er s; pr ovi des speci al appor t i onment f or
school bus dr i ver t r ai ni ng; pr ovi des speci al appor t i onment f or sal ar y expenses; pr ovi des
speci al appor t i onment f or publ i c pensi on accr ual s; pr ovi des speci al appor t i onment f or
sal ar y expenses i n r el at i on t o subal l ocat i on of cer t ai n educat i on depar t ment accr ual s;
r el at es t o t he suppor t of publ i c l i br ar i es; pr ovi des f or t he r epeal of cer t ai n pr ovi si ons
upon expi r at i on t her eof ( Par t A) ; aut hor i zes t he cr eat i on of a st at e debt i n t he amount
of $2, 317, 000, 000, i n r el at i on t o cr eat i ng t he smar t school s bond act of 2014 f or t he
pur poses of f undi ng capi t al pr oj ect s t o pr ovi de l ear ni ng t echnol ogy equi pment or
f aci l i t i es, enhanced i nt er net connect i vi t y f or school s and communi t i es, and educat i onal
f aci l i t i es t o accommodat e pr e- ki nder gar t en pr ogr ams; pr ovi des f or t he submi ssi on t o t he
peopl e of a pr oposi t i on or quest i on t her ef or t o be vot ed upon at t he gener al el ect i on t o
be hel d i n November , 2014 ( Par t B) ; r el at es t o t he i mpl ement at i on of t he smar t school s
i mpl ement at i on act of 2014 ( Par t C) ; est abl i shes t he nur se pr act i t i oner s moder ni zat i on
act ( Par t D) ; r el at es t o t he unl awf ul di scr i mi nat or y pr act i ces by educat i onal
i nst i t ut i ons ( Par t F) ; r el at es t o t he New Yor k st at e sci ence, t echnol ogy, engi neer i ng and
mat hemat i cs i ncent i ve pr ogr am( Par t G) ; amends chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2005 amendi ng
t he l abor l aw and ot her l aws i mpl ement i ng t he st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2005- 2006 st at e
f i scal year , r el at i ng t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant
pr ogr amf or i ndependent col l eges, i n r el at i on t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on
mat chi ng gr ant pr ogr amf or i ndependent col l eges and t he ef f ect i veness t her eof ( Par t H) ;
i ncr eases t he st andar ds of mont hl y need f or aged, bl i nd and di sabl ed per sons l i vi ng i n
t he communi t y ( Par t I ) ; r el at es t o publ i c assi st ance r est r i ct i ons ( Par t J ) ; ut i l i zes
r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und f or var i ous
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housi ng pur poses ( Par t K) ; r el at es t o educat i onal pr ogr ams i n j uveni l e j ust i ce pr ogr ams
oper at ed by t he of f i ce of chi l dr en and f ami l y ser vi ces and amends chapt er 57 of t he l aws
of 2012 amendi ng t he educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o aut hor i zi ng t he boar d of cooper at i ve
educat i onal ser vi ces t o ent er i nt o cont r act s wi t h t he commi ssi oner of chi l dr en and f ami l y
ser vi ces t o pr ovi de cer t ai n ser vi ces, i n r el at i on t o maki ng t echni cal cor r ect i ons t her et o
( Par t L) ; pr ovi des a r ent cap f or peopl e l i vi ng wi t h HI V/ AI DS i n soci al ser vi ces
di st r i ct s wi t h a popul at i on over f i ve mi l l i on ( Par t M) ; cr eat es t he New Yor k DREAM f und
commi ssi on; r el at es t o el i gi bi l i t y r equi r ement s and condi t i ons gover ni ng gener al awar ds,
academi c per f or mance awar ds and st udent l oans; r el at es t o el i gi bi l i t y r equi r ement s f or
assi st ance under t he hi gher educat i on oppor t uni t y pr ogr ams and t he col l egi at e sci ence and
t echnol ogy ent r y pr ogr am; r el at es t o f i nanci al ai d oppor t uni t i es f or st udent s of t he
st at e uni ver si t y of New Yor k, t he ci t y uni ver si t y of New Yor k and communi t y col l eges, and
t he pr ogr amr equi r ement s f or t he New Yor k st at e col l ege choi ce t ui t i on savi ngs pr ogr am;
( Par t N) ; r el at es t o age of i nf ant and r ei mbur sement ( Par t O) ; st andar di zes chi l d car e
copayment s ( Par t P) ; r el at es t o r ei mbur sement f or chi l d car e absences ( Par t Q) ; r el at es
t o t he t r eat ment of ear ned i ncome of a chi l d under t he age of 18 when det er mi ni ng t he
el i gi bi l i t y of a househol d f or a chi l d car e subsi dy ( Par t R) ; r el at es t o post - adopt i on
ser vi ces ( Par t S) ; cl ar i f i es t he def i ni t i ons of vocat i onal educat i onal t r ai ni ng and
educat i onal act i vi t i es ( Par t T) ; r el at es t o t he t wel ve mont h wor k exempt i on f or cer t ai n
par ent s or r el at i ves pr ovi di ng chi l d car e ( Par t U) ; aut hor i zes t he New Yor k st at e
di vi si on of housi ng and communi t y r enewal t o conduct a gr andpar ent housi ng st udy and
r epor t i t s f i ndi ngs t o t he gover nor and t he l egi sl at ur e ( Par t V) ; cl ar i f i es not i ce
r equi r ement s conci l i at i on pr ocedur es and sanct i ons i n cases when t he r eci pi ent of publ i c
assi st ance pr ogr ams r ef uses t o compl y wi t h empl oyment pr ogr amr equi r ement s ( Par t W) ;
r el at es t o t he power s of soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al s t o r ecei ve and di spose of a deed,
mor t gage, or l i en ( Par t X) ; r el at es t o r esi dent under gr aduat e t ui t i on f or SUNY and CUNY;
amends sect i on 16 of chapt er 260 of t he l aws of 2011 amendi ng t he educat i on l aw and t he
New Yor k st at e ur ban devel opment cor por at i on act , r el at i ng t o est abl i shi ng component s of
t he NY- SUNY 2020 chal l enge gr ant pr ogr am, i n r el at i on t o t he ef f ect i veness t her eof ( Par t
Y) ; r el at es t o st udent f i nanci al ai d awar ds and t ui t i on assi st ance pr ogr amawar ds ( Par t
Z) ; r el at es t o t ui t i on assi st ance pr ogr amawar ds st ar t i ng i n 2014- 15 ( Par t AA) ; r el at es
t o t he gr ant i ng of st udent l oan f or gi veness awar ds f or t he pur pose of i ncr easi ng t he
number of soci al wor ker s ser vi ng i n cr i t i cal human ser vi ce ar eas ( Par t BB) .
Details
Same as: S6356D- 2013
Ver si ons A8556- 2013 A8556A- 2013 A8556B- 2013 A8556C- 2013 A8556D- 2013
Sponsor : BUDGET BI LL
Mul t i - sponsor ( s) : None
Co- sponsor ( s) : None
Law Sect i on: Budget Bi l l s
Law: Amd Var i ous Laws, gener al l y
Actions
Mar 31, 2014: r ul es r epor t cal . 31
Mar 31, 2014: r epor t ed
Mar 31, 2014: r epor t ed r ef er r ed t o r ul es
Mar 29, 2014: pr i nt number 8556d
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Mar 29, 2014: amend ( t ) and r ecommi t t o ways and means
Mar 11, 2014: pr i nt number 8556c
Mar 11, 2014: amend ( t ) and r ecommi t t o ways and means
Feb 21, 2014: pr i nt number 8556b
Feb 21, 2014: amend ( t ) and r ecommi t t o ways and means
Feb 12, 2014: pr i nt number 8556a
Feb 12, 2014: amend ( t ) and r ecommi t t o ways and means
J an 21, 2014: r ef er r ed t o ways and means
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Text
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 6356--D A. 8556--D
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2014
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I N SENATE - - A BUDGET BI LL, submi t t ed by t he Gover nor pur suant t o ar t i -
cl e seven of t he Const i t ut i on - - r ead t wi ce and or der ed pr i nt ed, and
when pr i nt ed t o be commi t t ed t o t he Commi t t ee on Fi nance - - commi t t ee
di schar ged, bi l l amended, or der ed r epr i nt ed as amended and r ecommi t t ed
t o sai d commi t t ee - - commi t t ee di schar ged, bi l l amended, or der ed
r epr i nt ed as amended and r ecommi t t ed t o sai d commi t t ee - - commi t t ee
di schar ged, bi l l amended, or der ed r epr i nt ed as amended and r ecommi t t ed
t o sai d commi t t ee - - commi t t ee di schar ged, bi l l amended, or der ed
r epr i nt ed as amended and r ecommi t t ed t o sai d commi t t ee
I N ASSEMBLY - - A BUDGET BI LL, submi t t ed by t he Gover nor pur suant t o
ar t i cl e seven of t he Const i t ut i on - - r ead once and r ef er r ed t o t he
Commi t t ee on Ways and Means - - commi t t ee di schar ged, bi l l amended,
or der ed r epr i nt ed as amended and r ecommi t t ed t o sai d commi t t ee - -
agai n r epor t ed f r omsai d commi t t ee wi t h amendment s, or der ed r epr i nt ed
as amended and r ecommi t t ed t o sai d commi t t ee - - agai n r epor t ed f r om
sai d commi t t ee wi t h amendment s, or der ed r epr i nt ed as amended and
r ecommi t t ed t o sai d commi t t ee - - agai n r epor t ed f r om sai d commi t t ee
wi t h amendment s, or der ed r epr i nt ed as amended and r ecommi t t ed t o sai d
commi t t ee
AN ACT t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o cont r act s f or excel -
l ence, cal cul at i on of t he gap el i mi nat i on r est or at i on amount , t ot al
f oundat i on ai d, appor t i onment of school ai d, t eacher s of t omor r ow
t eacher r ecr ui t ment and r et ent i on pr ogr am, school di st r i ct r eor gani za-
t i ons and r eal pr oper t y t ax r at es, t r anspor t at i on af t er 4 p. m. , t o
est abl i sh a t eacher excel l ence f und, r el at es t o char t er school s,
subj ect i ng char t er school s t o f i nanci al audi t s by t he compt r ol l er of
t he ci t y of New Yor k f or such char t er school s l ocat ed i n such ci t y and
by t he st at e compt r ol l er f or char t er school s l ocat ed out si de of t he
ci t y of New Yor k, cl osur e or di ssol ut i on of char t er school s, t o
aut hor i ze t he commi ssi oner of educat i on t o est abl i sh r egi onal t ui t i on
r at es f or appr oved speci al educat i on i t i ner ant ser vi ces, t o aut hor i ze
r ei mbur sement f or appr oved speci al educat i on i t i ner ant ser vi ces based
on act ual at t endance, t o aut hor i ze New Yor k ci t y t o est abl i sh l ocal
t ui t i on r at es f or appr oved speci al educat i on i t i ner ant ser vi ces; t o
amend chapt er 756 of t he l aws of 1992 r el at i ng t o f undi ng a pr ogr am
f or wor k f or ce educat i on conduct ed by t he consor t i umf or wor ker educa-
EXPLANATI ON- - Mat t er i n I TALI CS ( under scor ed) i s new; mat t er i n br acket s
[ ] i s ol d l aw t o be omi t t ed.
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t i on i n New Yor k ci t y, i n r el at i on t o appor t i onment and r ei mbur sement ;
and i n r el at i on t o ext endi ng t he expi r at i on of cer t ai n pr ovi si ons; t o
amend chapt er 169 of t he l aws of 1994 r el at i ng t o cer t ai n pr ovi si ons
r el at ed t o t he 1994- 95 st at e oper at i ons, ai d t o l ocal i t i es, capi t al
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pr oj ect s and debt ser vi ce budget s; t o amend chapt er 698 of t he l aws of
1996 amendi ng t he educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o t r anspor t at i on cont r act s,
i n r el at i on t o maki ng such pr ovi si ons per manent ; t o amend chapt er 82
of t he l aws of 1995, amendi ng t he educat i on l aw and cer t ai n ot her l aws
r el at i ng t o st at e ai d t o school di st r i ct s and t he appr opr i at i on of
f unds f or t he suppor t of gover nment ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n
r el at i on t o educat i onal oppor t uni t i es f or st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es;
t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o t he def i ni t i on of " school
di st r i ct basi c cont r i but i on" ; t o amend chapt er 147 of t he l aws of 2001
amendi ng t he educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o condi t i onal appoi nt ment of
school di st r i ct , char t er school or BOCES empl oyees; t o amend chapt er
425 of t he l aws of 2002 amendi ng t he educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o t he
pr ovi si on of suppl ement al educat i onal ser vi ces, at t endance at a saf e
publ i c school and t he suspensi on of pupi l s who br i ng a f i r ear m t o or
possess a f i r ear mat a school ; i n r el at i on t o t he Val l ey St r eamschool
di st r i ct ; t o amend chapt er 101 of t he l aws of 2003 amendi ng t he educa-
t i on l aw r el at i ng t o i mpl ement at i on of t he No Chi l d Lef t Behi nd Act of
2001, i n r el at i on t o ext endi ng t he expi r at i on of cer t ai n pr ovi si ons of
such chapt er s; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o t he
submi ssi on of an expendi t ur e pl an by t he Roosevel t Uni on f r ee school
di st r i ct ; t o amend chapt er 121 of t he l aws of 1996, r el at i ng t o
aut hor i zi ng t he Roosevel t Uni on f r ee school di st r i ct t o f i nance def i -
ci t s by t he i ssuance of ser i al bonds, i n r el at i on t o cer t ai n appor -
t i onment s; t o amend chapt er 97 of t he l aws of 2011 amendi ng t he educa-
t i on l aw r el at i ng t o census r epor t i ng, i n r el at i on t o t he
ef f ect i veness t her eof ; t o pr ovi de speci al appor t i onment f or school bus
dr i ver t r ai ni ng; t o amend chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2004, r el at i ng t o
t he suppor t of educat i on, i n r el at i on t o t he ef f ect i veness t her eof ; t o
pr ovi de speci al appor t i onment f or sal ar y expenses; t o pr ovi de speci al
appor t i onment f or publ i c pensi on accr ual s; t o pr ovi de speci al appor -
t i onment f or sal ar y expenses; i n r el at i on t o subal l ocat i on of cer t ai n
educat i on depar t ment accr ual s; i n r el at i on t o t he suppor t of publ i c
l i br ar i es; t o r epeal cer t ai n pr ovi si ons of t he educat i on l aw r el at i ng
t her et o; and pr ovi di ng f or t he r epeal of cer t ai n pr ovi si ons upon expi -
r at i on t her eof ( Par t A) ; aut hor i zi ng t he cr eat i on of a st at e debt i n
t he amount of t wo bi l l i on dol l ar s, i n r el at i on t o cr eat i ng t he smar t
school s bond act of 2014 f or t he pur poses of f undi ng capi t al pr oj ect s
t o pr ovi de l ear ni ng t echnol ogy equi pment or f aci l i t i es, enhanced
i nt er net connect i vi t y f or school s and communi t i es, and educat i onal
f aci l i t i es t o accommodat e pr e- ki nder gar t en pr ogr ams; and pr ovi di ng f or
t he submi ssi on t o t he peopl e of a pr oposi t i on or quest i on t her ef or t o
be vot ed upon at t he gener al el ect i on t o be hel d i n November , 2014
( Par t B) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw and t he st at e f i nance l aw, i n
r el at i on t o t he i mpl ement at i on of t he smar t school s bond act of 2014
( Par t C) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o enact i ng t he
" nur se pr act i t i oner s moder ni zat i on act " ; and pr ovi di ng f or t he r epeal
of such pr ovi si ons upon expi r at i on t her eof ( Par t D) ; i nt ent i onal l y
omi t t ed ( Par t E) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t t ed ( Par t F) ; t o amend t he educa-
t i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o cr eat i ng t he sci ence, t echnol ogy, engi neer i ng
and mat hemat i cs i ncent i ve pr ogr am( Par t G) ; t o amend chapt er 57 of t he
l aws of 2005 amendi ng t he l abor l aw and ot her l aws i mpl ement i ng t he
st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2005- 2006 st at e f i scal year , r el at i ng t o t he
S. 6356- - D 3 A. 8556- - D
New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant pr ogr amf or
i ndependent col l eges, i n r el at i on t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educa-
t i on mat chi ng gr ant pr ogr amf or i ndependent col l eges and t he ef f ec-
t i veness t her eof ( Par t H) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t t ed ( Par t I ) ; i nt en-
t i onal l y omi t t ed ( Par t J ) ; t o ut i l i ze r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool
i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und f or var i ous housi ng
pur poses ( Par t K) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t t ed ( Par t L) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t -
t ed ( Par t M) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t t ed ( Par t N) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t t ed
( Par t O) ; i nt ent i onal l y omi t t ed ( Par t P) ; t o amend t he soci al ser vi ces
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l aw, i n r el at i on t o not i ce of i nspect i on r epor t s ( Par t Q) ; t o amend
t he soci al ser vi ces l aw, i n r el at i on t o i ncome el i gi bi l i t y f or t he
bl ock gr ant f or chi l d car e ( Par t R) ; t o amend t he soci al ser vi ces l aw,
i n r el at i on t o t he power s of soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al s t o r ecei ve and
di spose of a deed, mor t gage, or l i en ( Par t S) ; t o amend t he soci al
ser vi ces l aw, i n r el at i on t o r epor t i ng on post adopt i on ser vi ces ( Par t
T) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o t ui t i on assi st ance
pr ogr amawar ds st ar t i ng i n 2014- 15 ( Par t U) ; t o amend t he educat i on
l aw, i n r el at i on t o t he gr ant i ng of st udent l oan f or gi veness awar ds
f or t he pur pose of i ncr easi ng t he number of soci al wor ker s ser vi ng i n
cr i t i cal human ser vi ce ar eas ( Par t V) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n
r el at i on t o communi t y col l eges and st at e ai ded f our year col l eges and
non- r esi dent and out of st at e st udent s ( Par t W) ; t o amend t he educa-
t i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o st udent f i nanci al ai d awar ds and t ui t i on
assi st ance pr ogr am awar ds ( Par t X) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n
r el at i on t o est abl i shi ng t he New Yor k st at e young f ar mer s l oan
f or gi veness i ncent i ve pr ogr am( Par t Y) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n
r el at i on t o r equi r i ng t he chancel l or of t he st at e uni ver si t y of New
Yor k t o r epor t t o t he gover nor and t he l egi sl at ur e on economi c devel -
opment act i vi t i es ( Par t Z) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o
pr ohi bi t i ng t he admi ni st r at i on of t r adi t i onal st andar di zed t est s i n
pr e- ki nder gar t en pr ogr ams and i n gr ades ki nder gar t en t hr ough second
gr ade ( Subpar t A) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o pr ovi d-
i ng t hat st andar di zed t est scor es shal l not be i ncl uded on a st udent ' s
per manent r ecor d; and pr ovi di ng f or t he r epeal of such pr ovi si ons upon
expi r at i on t her eof ( Subpar t B) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n
r el at i on t o pr ovi di ng t hat no school shal l make pr omot i on or pl acement
deci si ons based sol el y or pr i mar i l y on st andar di zed t est scor es
( Subpar t C) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o st andar di zed
t est s r equi r ement s f or st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es and Engl i sh l anguage
l ear ner s ( Subpar t D) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o t he
amount of t i me spent on st andar di zed t est i ng and t est pr ep ( Subpar t
E) ; i n r el at i on t o t r anspar ency i n t est i ng ( Subpar t F) ; t o amend t he
educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o r educi ng t he number of st andar di zed
t est s ( Subpar t G) ; i n r el at i on t o assessment i nf or mat i on f or t eacher s
and t he publ i c ( Subpar t H) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o
assi st ance t o par ent s and f ami l i es i n under st andi ng common cor e l ear n-
i ng st andar ds ( Subpar t I ) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o
addi t i onal pr of essi onal devel opment suppor t f or educat or s ( Subpar t J ) ;
i n r el at i on t o pr ohi bi t i ng t he r el ease of st udent i nf or mat i on t o
cer t ai n ent i t i es ( Subpar t K) ; and t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n
r el at i on t o pr ot ect i ng st udent pr i vacy and ensur i ng dat a secur i t y
( Subpar t L) ( Par t AA) ; t o amend t he educat i on l aw, i n r el at i on t o
f i nanci ng of char t er school s ( Par t BB) ; and t o amend t he educat i on
l aw, i n r el at i on t o uni ver sal f ul l - day pr e- ki nder gar t en ( Par t CC)
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEWYORK, REPRESENTED I N SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Sect i on 1. Thi s act enact s i nt o l aw maj or component s of l egi sl at i on
whi ch ar e necessar y t o i mpl ement t he st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2014- 2015
st at e f i scal year . Each component i s whol l y cont ai ned wi t hi n a Par t
i dent i f i ed as Par t s A t hr ough CC. The ef f ect i ve dat e f or each par t i cul ar
pr ovi si on cont ai ned wi t hi n such Par t i s set f or t h i n t he l ast sect i on of
such Par t . Any pr ovi si on i n any sect i on cont ai ned wi t hi n a Par t , i ncl ud-
i ng t he ef f ect i ve dat e of t he Par t , whi ch makes a r ef er ence t o a sect i on
" of t hi s act " , when used i n connect i on wi t h t hat par t i cul ar component ,
shal l be deemed t o mean and r ef er t o t he cor r espondi ng sect i on of t he
Par t i n whi ch i t i s f ound. Sect i on t hr ee of t hi s act set s f or t h t he
gener al ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s act .
PART A
Sect i on 1. Par agr aph e of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 211- d of t he educa-
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t i on l aw, as amended by sect i on 2 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of
2013, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
e. Not wi t hst andi ng par agr aphs a and b of t hi s subdi vi si on, a school
di st r i ct t hat submi t t ed a cont r act f or excel l ence f or t he t wo t housand
ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne school year shal l submi t a cont r act f or excel -
l ence f or t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en school year i n
conf or mi t y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of subpar agr aph ( vi ) of par agr aph a of
subdi vi si on t wo of t hi s sect i on unl ess al l school s i n t he di st r i ct ar e
i dent i f i ed as i n good st andi ng and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat , a school
di st r i ct t hat submi t t ed a cont r act f or excel l ence f or t he t wo t housand
ni ne- - t wo t housand t en school year , unl ess al l school s i n t he di st r i ct
ar e i dent i f i ed as i n good st andi ng, shal l submi t a cont r act f or excel -
l ence f or t he t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year whi ch
shal l , not wi t hst andi ng t he r equi r ement s of subpar agr aph ( vi ) of par a-
gr aph a of subdi vi si on t wo of t hi s sect i on, pr ovi de f or t he expendi t ur e
of an amount whi ch shal l be not l ess t han t he pr oduct of t he amount
appr oved by t he commi ssi oner i n t he cont r act f or excel l ence f or t he t wo
t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en school year , mul t i pl i ed by t he
di st r i ct ' s gap el i mi nat i on adj ust ment per cent age and pr ovi ded f ur t her
t hat , a school di st r i ct t hat submi t t ed a cont r act f or excel l ence f or t he
t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year , unl ess al l school s
i n t he di st r i ct ar e i dent i f i ed as i n good st andi ng, shal l submi t a
cont r act f or excel l ence f or t he t wo t housand t wel ve- - t wo t housand t hi r -
t een school year whi ch shal l , not wi t hst andi ng t he r equi r ement s of
subpar agr aph ( vi ) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on t wo of t hi s sect i on,
pr ovi de f or t he expendi t ur e of an amount whi ch shal l be not l ess t han
t he amount appr oved by t he commi ssi oner i n t he cont r act f or excel l ence
f or t he t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year and
pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat , a school di st r i ct t hat submi t t ed a cont r act f or
excel l ence f or t he t wo t housand t wel ve- - t wo t housand t hi r t een school
year , unl ess al l school s i n t he di st r i ct ar e i dent i f i ed as i n good
st andi ng, shal l submi t a cont r act f or excel l ence f or t he t wo t housand
t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een school year whi ch shal l , not wi t hst andi ng
t he r equi r ement s of subpar agr aph ( vi ) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on t wo
of t hi s sect i on, pr ovi de f or t he expendi t ur e of an amount whi ch shal l be
not l ess t han t he amount appr oved by t he commi ssi oner i n t he cont r act
f or excel l ence f or t he t wo t housand t wel ve- - t wo t housand t hi r t een school
year AND PROVI DED FURTHER THAT, A SCHOOL DI STRI CT THAT SUBMI TTED A
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CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND THI RTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, UNLESS ALL SCHOOLS I N THE DI STRI CT ARE I DENTI FI ED
AS I N GOOD STANDI NG, SHALL SUBMI T A CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR WHI CH SHALL,
NOTWI THSTANDI NG THE REQUI REMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( VI ) OF PARAGRAPH A OF
SUBDI VI SI ON TWO OF THI S SECTI ON, PROVI DE FOR THE EXPENDI TURE OF AN
AMOUNT WHI CH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY THE COMMI S-
SI ONER I N THE CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND THI RTEEN- - TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR. For pur poses of t hi s par agr aph, t he " gap
el i mi nat i on adj ust ment per cent age" shal l be cal cul at ed as t he sumof one
mi nus t he quot i ent of t he sumof t he school di st r i ct ' s net gap el i mi -
nat i on adj ust ment f or t wo t housand t en- - t wo t housand el even comput ed
pur suant t o chapt er f i f t y- t hr ee of t he l aws of t wo t housand t en, maki ng
appr opr i at i ons f or t he suppor t of gover nment , pl us t he school di st r i ct ' s
gap el i mi nat i on adj ust ment f or t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve
as comput ed pur suant t o chapt er f i f t y- t hr ee of t he l aws of t wo t housand
el even, maki ng appr opr i at i ons f or t he suppor t of t he l ocal assi st ance
budget , i ncl udi ng suppor t f or gener al suppor t f or publ i c school s,
di vi ded by t he t ot al ai d f or adj ust ment comput ed pur suant t o chapt er
f i f t y- t hr ee of t he l aws of t wo t housand el even, maki ng appr opr i at i ons
f or t he l ocal assi st ance budget , i ncl udi ng suppor t f or gener al suppor t
f or publ i c school s. Pr ovi ded, f ur t her , t hat such amount shal l be
expended t o suppor t and mai nt ai n al l owabl e pr ogr ams and act i vi t i es
appr oved i n t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en school year or t o
suppor t new or expanded al l owabl e pr ogr ams and act i vi t i es i n t he cur r ent
year .
S 2. Par agr aph ( f ) of subdi vi si on 17 of sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on
l aw, as added by sect i on 12 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013,
i s amended and a new par agr aph ( g) i s added t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( f ) The gap el i mi nat i on adj ust ment r est or at i on amount f or t he t wo
t housand f our t een- - t wo t housand f i f t een school year [ and t her eaf t er
shal l equal t he pr oduct of t he gap el i mi nat i on per cent age f or such
di st r i ct and t he gap el i mi nat i on adj ust ment r est or at i on al l ocat i on
est abl i shed pur suant t o subdi vi si on ei ght een of t hi s sect i on. ] FOR A
SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL BE COMPUTED BASED ON DATA ON FI LE WI TH THE COMMI S-
SI ONER AND I N THE DATABASE USED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER TO PRODUCE AN
UPDATED ELECTRONI C DATA FI LE I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE
TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND ENTI -
TLED " SA141- 5" AND SHALL EQUAL THE GREATER OF:
( I ) THE PRODUCT OF FOURTEEN AND THI RTEEN HUNDREDTHS PERCENT ( 0. 1413)
MULTI PLI ED BY THE GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT FOR THE BASE YEAR OR;
( I I ) THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE OF ( A) THE PRODUCT OF TWENTY- NI NE PERCENT
( 0. 29) MULTI PLI ED BY THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR SUCH
SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS " GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT" UNDER THE HEADI NG
" 2011- 12 ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY
THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTI VE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMI TTED
FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN- - TWO THOUSAND TWELVE STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND
ENTI TLED " BT111- 2" MI NUS ( B) THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE OF THE ABSOLUTE
VALUE OF THE AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS "GAP ELI MI -
NATI ON ADJ USTMENT" UNDER THE HEADI NG "2011- 12 ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE
SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF
THE EXECUTI VE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMI TTED FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN- - TWO
THOUSAND TWELVE STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND ENTI TLED "BT111- 2" MI NUS THE GAP
ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT FOR THE BASE YEAR OR;
( I I I ) SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ( $70, 000) OR;
( I V) THE SUM OF:
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( A) THE PRODUCT OF THE FRPL RESTORATI ON AMOUNT MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE
YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARA-
GRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON MULTI PLI ED
BY THE THREE- YEAR AVERAGE FREE AND REDUCED PRI CE LUNCH PERCENT, PROVI DED
FURTHER, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THI S PARAGRAPH THE FRPL RESTORATI ON AMOUNT
SHALL EQUAL ( 1) FOR A CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF A CI TY HAVI NG A POPULATI ON
I N EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY- FI VE THOUSAND AND LESS THAN ONE MI LLI ON,
FI VE DOLLARS ( $5. 00) OR ( 2) FOR A CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF A CI TY HAVI NG
A POPULATI ON I N EXCESS OF ONE MI LLI ON, ONE HUNDRED FOUR DOLLARS AND
FORTY CENTS ( $104. 40) OR ( 3) FOR ALL OTHER SCHOOL DI STRI CTS FORTY- THREE
DOLLARS ( $43. 00) ; AND
( B) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT WI TH ( 1) A THREE- YEAR AVERAGE FREE AND
REDUCED PRI CE LUNCH PERCENT GREATER THAN SI XTY- FI VE PERCENT ( 0. 65) AND
( 2) BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO
SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON
GREATER THAN THI RTY- FI VE HUNDRED ( 3, 500) AND FOR WHI CH ( 3) THE QUOTI ENT
OF ( A) THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE, I F ANY, OF THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE
AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS " GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ UST-
MENT" UNDER THE HEADI NG " 2011- 12 ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D
COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE EXECU-
TI VE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMI TTED FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN- - TWO THOUSAND
TWELVE STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND ENTI TLED " BT111- 2" MI NUS THE POSI TI VE
DI FFERENCE OF THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR SUCH SCHOOL
DI STRI CT AS " GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT" UNDER THE HEADI NG "2014- 15
ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTI VE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMI TTED FOR
THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND
ENTI TLED " BT141- 5" DI VI DED BY ( B) THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE AMOUNT SET
FORTH FOR SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS "GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT" UNDER THE
HEADI NG " 2011- 12 ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG
PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT TO THE EXECUTI VE BUDGET REQUEST
SUBMI TTED FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN- - TWO THOUSAND TWELVE STATE FI SCAL
YEAR AND ENTI TLED " BT111- 2" I S LESS THAN SI XTY PERCENT ( 0. 60) , THE PROD-
UCT OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY- THREE DOLLARS ( $143. 00) MULTI PLI ED BY THE
BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO
SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON; AND
( C) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT OTHER THAN A CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF A CI TY
HAVI NG A POPULATI ON I N EXCESS OF ONE MI LLI ON FOR WHI CH THE QUOTI ENT OF
( A) THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE, I F ANY, OF THE LI MI TED ENGLI SH PROFI CI ENT
COUNT FOR THE BASE YEAR MI NUS THE LI MI TED ENGLI SH PROFI CI ENT COUNT FOR
THE TWO THOUSAND EI GHT- - TWO THOUSAND NI NE SCHOOL YEAR DI VI DED BY ( B) THE
LI MI TED ENGLI SH PROFI CI ENT COUNT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND EI GHT- - TWO THOU-
SAND NI NE SCHOOL YEAR I S GREATER THAN FI VE PERCENT ( 0. 05) , THE PRODUCT
OF ONE THOUSAND FI VE HUNDRED DOLLARS ( $1, 500) MULTI PLI ED BY THE POSI TI VE
DI FFERENCE, I F ANY OF THE LI MI TED ENGLI SH PROFI CI ENT COUNT FOR THE BASE
YEAR MI NUS THE LI MI TED ENGLI SH PROFI CI ENT COUNT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
EI GHT- - TWO THOUSAND NI NE SCHOOL YEAR MULTI PLI ED BY SUCH DI STRI CTS
EXTRAORDI NARY NEEDS PERCENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH WOF
SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON; AND
( D) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FOR WHI CH THE QUOTI ENT OF THE NUMBER OF
PERSONS AGED FI VE TO SEVENTEEN WI THI N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT, BASED ON THE
MOST RECENT DECENNI AL CENSUS AS TABULATED BY THE NATI ONAL CENTER ON
EDUCATI ON STATI STI CS, WHO WERE ENROLLED I N PUBLI C SCHOOLS AND WHOSE
FAMI LI ES HAD I NCOMES BELOWTHE POVERTY LEVEL, DI VI DED BY THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF PERSON AGED FI VE TO SEVENTEEN WI THI N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT,
BASED ON SUCH DECENNI AL CENSUS, WHO WERE ENROLLED I N PUBLI C SCHOOLS,
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COMPUTED TO FOUR DECI MALS WI THOUT ROUNDI NG I S GREATER THAN EI GHTEEN
PERCENT ( 0. 18) , THE PRODUCT OF FOUR HUNDRED AND NI NETY- FI VE DOLLARS
( $495) MULTI PLI ED BY THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE, I F ANY OF THE BASE YEAR
PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH
TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON MI NUS THE TWO
THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT, AS
COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE
OF THI S SECTI ON; AND
( E) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FOR WHI CH ( 1) THE QUOTI ENT OF THE TWO THOU-
SAND THI RTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT DI VI DED
BY THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDI TURES FOR SUCH DI STRI CT FOR THE BASE
YEAR EXCEEDS FI VE PERCENT ( 0. 05) , THE PRODUCT OF NI NETY DOLLARS ( $90. 00)
MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT, AS
COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON; AND
( F) FOR SCHOOL DI STRI CTS FOR WHI CH THE QUOTI ENT OF NON PUBLI C SCHOOL
DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT DI VI DED BY THE SUM OF THE NON PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT
ENROLLMENT AND THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS
COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE
OF THI S SECTI ON I S GREATER THAN TWENTY- FI VE HUNDREDTHS ( 0. 25) , THE PROD-
UCT OF ( 1) THE QUOTI ENT OF NON PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT DI VI DED
BY THE SUM OF THE NON PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AND THE BASE
YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARA-
GRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON MULTI PLI ED
BY ( 2) THE EXTRAORDI NARY NEEDS PERCENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
W OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON MULTI PLI ED BY ( 3) THE BASE YEAR
TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON MULTI PLI ED BY ( 4)
THREE HUNDRED AND FI FTY DOLLARS ( $350. 00) ; AND
( G) FOR SCHOOL DI STRI CTS THAT: ( 1) WERE DESI GNATED AS AVERAGE NEED
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE ( C) OF SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDI VI SI ON
SI X OF THI S SECTI ON FOR THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN- - TWO THOUSAND EI GHT SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTI TLED " SA0708" AND ( 2) A
COMBI NED WEALTH RATI O COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH
C OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF THI S SECTI ON OF LESS THAN ONE ( 1. 0) OR FOR A
SCHOOL DI STRI CT DESI GNATED AS HI GH NEED URBAN- SUBURBAN PURSUANT TO
CLAUSE ( C) OF SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF THI S
SECTI ON FOR THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER
I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVEN- - TWO THOU-
SAND EI GHT SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTI TLED " SA0708" , THE PRODUCT OF FI FTY- ONE
DOLLARS ( $51. 00) MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT
ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF
( H) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT DESI GNATED AS RURAL HI GH NEED PURSUANT TO
CLAUSE ( C) OF SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF THI S
SECTI ON FOR THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER
I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVEN- - TWO THOU-
SAND EI GHT SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTI TLED " SA0708", THE PRODUCT OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ( $200. 00) MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT
ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF
( I ) FOR SCHOOL DI STRI CTS THAT WERE DESI GNATED AS SMALL CI TY SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS OR CENTRAL SCHOOL DI STRI CTS WHOSE BOUNDARI ES I NCLUDE A PORTI ON
OF A SMALL CI TY FOR THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOUR-
TEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTI TLED "SA1415" THE PRODUCT
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OF TWENTY- FI VE DOLLARS ( $25. 00) MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C
SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF
PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON AND FOR SCHOOL DI STRI CTS
FOR WHI CH THE QUOTI ENT, COMPUTED TO TWO DECI MALS WI THOUT ROUNDI NG, OF
THE PUBLI C SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT ON THE DATE ENROLL-
MENT WAS COUNTED I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THI S SUBDI VI SI ON FOR THE BASE YEAR
DI VI DED BY THE SQUARE MI LES OF THE DI STRI CT, AS DETERMI NED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER I S LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FI FTY ( 250) , THE PRODUCT OF
SI XTEEN DOLLARS ( $16. 00) MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL
DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARA-
GRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON; AND
( J ) FOR A DI STRI CT FOR WHI CH ( 1) THE QUOTI ENT, COMPUTED TO TWO DECI -
MALS WI THOUT ROUNDI NG, OF THE PUBLI C SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL
DI STRI CT ON THE DATE ENROLLMENT WAS COUNTED I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THI S
SUBDI VI SI ON FOR THE BASE YEAR DI VI DED BY THE SQUARE MI LES OF THE
DI STRI CT, AS DETERMI NED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I S GREATER THAN EI GHT
HUNDRED ( 800) AND ( 2) THE TAX EFFORT RATI O, AS DEFI NED I N SUBDI VI SI ON
SI XTEEN OF THI S SECTI ON I S GREATER THAN FOUR AND ( 3) THE BASE YEAR
TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON I S GREATER THAN
THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLL-
MENT AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI -
SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON, THE PRODUCT OF TWO HUNDRED AND FI FTY DOLLARS
( $250. 00) MULTI PLI ED BY THE BASE YEAR PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT ENROLLMENT
AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON
ONE OF THI S SECTI ON, PROVI DED THAT SUCH AMOUNT SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
MI LLI ON DOLLARS ( $1, 000, 000) ; AND
( K) FOR SCHOOL DI STRI CTS THAT WERE: ( 1) DESI GNATED AS LOWOR AVERAGE
NEED PURSUANT TO CLAUSE ( C) OF SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDI -
VI SI ON SI X OF THI S SECTI ON FOR THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED
BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOU-
SAND SEVEN- - TWO THOUSAND EI GHT SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTI TLED " SA0708" , OR I N
THE CASE OF A REORGANI ZED DI STRI CT THAT HAD A PREDECESSOR DI STRI CT THAT
WAS SO DESI GNATED AND ( 2) DESI GNATED AS HI GH NEED PURSUANT TO THE REGU-
LATI ONS OF THE COMMI SSI ONER I N THE MOST RECENTLY AVAI LABLE STUDY
I NCLUDED I N THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER
I N SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND THI RTEEN- - TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND ENTI TLED " SA131- 4" KNOWN AS THE
2008 NEED RESOURCE CAPACI TY CATEGORY CODE, THE PRODUCT OF ( A) THE POSI -
TI VE DI FFERENCE, I F ANY, OF THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE AMOUNT SET FORTH
FOR SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS "GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT" UNDER THE HEAD-
I NG "2011- 12 ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED
BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTI VE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMI TTED
FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN- - TWO THOUSAND TWELVE STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND
ENTI TLED "BT111- 2" MI NUS THE PRODUCT OF SI X AND EI GHT TENTHS PERCENT
( 0. 068) MULTI PLI ED BY THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDI TURES OF SUCH
DI STRI CT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR,
MULTI PLI ED BY ( B) FI FTY- FI VE HUNDREDTHS ( 0. 55) ; AND
( L) THE AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS "GEA RESTORATI ON"
UNDER THE HEADI NG " 2014- 15 ESTI MATED AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D COMPUTER
LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTI VE BUDGET
REQUEST SUBMI TTED FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN
STATE FI SCAL YEAR AND ENTI TLED "BT141- 5" .
PROVI DED FURTHER, NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY PROVI SI ON OF THI S PARAGRAPH TO
THE CONTRARY, THAT A DI STRI CT' S GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT RESTORATI ON
FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR SHALL
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NOT EXCEED THE PRODUCT OF SEVENTY PERCENT ( 0. 70) AND THE GAP ELI MI NATI ON
ADJ USTMENT FOR THE BASE YEAR FOR THE DI STRI CT.
( G) THE GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT RESTORATI ON AMOUNT FOR THE TWO
THOUSAND FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL
EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF THE GAP ELI MI NATI ON PERCENTAGE FOR SUCH DI STRI CT
AND THE GAP ELI MI NATI ON ADJ USTMENT RESTORATI ON ALLOCATI ON ESTABLI SHED
PURSUANT TO SUBDI VI SI ON EI GHTEEN OF THI S SECTI ON.
S 3. Subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended by
sect i on 26 of par t A of chapt er 58 of t he l aws of 2011, t he openi ng
par agr aph, par agr aphs a and b as amended by sect i on 8- a of par t A of
chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, par agr aph b- 1 as amended by sect i on 10
of par t A of chapt er 97 of t he l aws of 2011, i s amended t o r ead as
f ol l ows:
4. Tot al f oundat i on ai d. I n addi t i on t o any ot her appor t i onment
pur suant t o t hi s chapt er , a school di st r i ct , ot her t han a speci al act
school di st r i ct as def i ned i n subdi vi si on ei ght of sect i on f our t housand
one of t hi s chapt er , shal l be el i gi bl e f or t ot al f oundat i on ai d equal t o
t he pr oduct of t ot al ai dabl e f oundat i on pupi l uni t s mul t i pl i ed by t he
di st r i ct ' s sel ect ed f oundat i on ai d, whi ch shal l be t he gr eat er of f i ve
hundr ed dol l ar s ( $500) or f oundat i on f or mul a ai d, pr ovi ded, however t hat
f or t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand ei ght t hr ough t wo t housand
ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne school year s, no school di st r i ct shal l r ecei ve
t ot al f oundat i on ai d i n excess of t he sumof t he t ot al f oundat i on ai d
base f or ai d payabl e i n t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand ei ght
school year comput ed pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( i ) of par agr aph j of
subdi vi si on one of t hi s sect i on, pl us t he phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease
comput ed pur suant t o par agr aph b of t hi s subdi vi si on, and pr ovi ded
f ur t her t hat f or t he t wo t housand t wel ve- - t wo t housand t hi r t een school
year , no school di st r i ct shal l r ecei ve t ot al f oundat i on ai d i n excess of
t he sum of t he t ot al f oundat i on ai d base f or ai d payabl e i n t he t wo
t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year comput ed pur suant t o
par agr aph j of subdi vi si on one of t hi s sect i on, pl us t he phase- i n f oun-
dat i on i ncr ease comput ed pur suant t o par agr aph b of t hi s subdi vi si on,
and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat f or t he t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand
f our t een school year and t her eaf t er , no school di st r i ct shal l r ecei ve
t ot al f oundat i on ai d i n excess of t he sumof t he t ot al f oundat i on ai d
base comput ed pur suant t o par agr aph j of subdi vi si on one of t hi s
sect i on, pl us t he phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease comput ed pur suant t o
par agr aph b of t hi s subdi vi si on and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat t ot al f ounda-
t i on ai d shal l not be l ess t han t he pr oduct of t he t ot al f oundat i on ai d
base comput ed pur suant t o par agr aph j of subdi vi si on one of t hi s sect i on
and t he due- mi ni mumper cent whi ch shal l be, f or t he t wo t housand t wel ve-
- t wo t housand t hi r t een school year , one hundr ed and si x- t ent hs per cent
( 1. 006) and f or t he t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een school
year f or ci t y school di st r i ct s of t hose ci t i es havi ng popul at i ons i n
excess of one hundr ed t went y- f i ve t housand and l ess t han one mi l l i on
i nhabi t ant s one hundr ed and one and one hundr ed and sevent y- si x t hou-
sandt hs per cent ( 1. 01176) , and f or al l ot her di st r i ct s one hundr ed and
t hr ee- t ent hs per cent ( 1. 003) , AND FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO
THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR ONE HUNDRED AND EI GHTY- FI VE HUNDREDTHS
PERCENT ( 1. 0085) , subj ect t o al l ocat i on pur suant t o t he pr ovi si ons of
subdi vi si on ei ght een of t hi s sect i on and any pr ovi si ons of a chapt er of
t he l aws of New Yor k as descr i bed t her ei n, nor mor e t han t he pr oduct of
such t ot al f oundat i on ai d base and one hundr ed f i f t een per cent , and
pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat f or t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en
t hr ough t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year s, each
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school di st r i ct shal l r ecei ve t ot al f oundat i on ai d i n an amount equal t o
t he amount appor t i oned t o such school di st r i ct f or t he t wo t housand
ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne school year pur suant t o t hi s subdi vi si on. Tot al
ai dabl e f oundat i on pupi l uni t s shal l be cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph
g of subdi vi si on t wo of t hi s sect i on. For t he pur poses of cal cul at i ng
ai d pur suant t o t hi s subdi vi si on, ai d f or t he ci t y school di st r i ct of
t he ci t y of New Yor k shal l be cal cul at ed on a ci t ywi de basi s.
a. Foundat i on f or mul a ai d. Foundat i on f or mul a ai d shal l equal t he
r emai nder when t he expect ed mi ni mum l ocal cont r i but i on i s subt r act ed
f r om t he pr oduct of t he f oundat i on amount , t he r egi onal cost i ndex, and
t he pupi l need i ndex, or : ( f oundat i on amount x r egi onal cost i ndex x
pupi l need i ndex) - expect ed mi ni muml ocal cont r i but i on.
( 1) The f oundat i on amount shal l r ef l ect t he aver age per pupi l cost of
gener al educat i on i nst r uct i on i n successf ul school di st r i ct s, as det er -
mi ned by a st at i st i cal anal ysi s of t he cost s of speci al educat i on and
gener al educat i on i n successf ul school di st r i ct s, pr ovi ded t hat t he
f oundat i on amount shal l be adj ust ed annual l y t o r ef l ect t he per cent age
i ncr ease i n t he consumer pr i ce i ndex as comput ed pur suant t o sect i on t wo
t housand t went y- t wo of t hi s chapt er , pr ovi ded t hat f or t he t wo t housand
ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne school year , f or t he pur pose of such adj ust -
ment , t he per cent age i ncr ease i n t he consumer pr i ce i ndex shal l be
deemed t o be t wo and ni ne- t ent hs per cent ( 0. 029) , and pr ovi ded f ur t her
t hat t he f oundat i on amount f or t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand
ei ght school year shal l be f i ve t housand t wo hundr ed f i f t y- ei ght
dol l ar s, and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat f or t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t hou-
sand ei ght t hr ough t wo t housand f i f t een- - t wo t housand si xt een school
year s, t he f oundat i on amount shal l be f ur t her adj ust ed by t he phase- i n
f oundat i on per cent est abl i shed pur suant t o par agr aph b of t hi s subdi vi -
si on.
( 2) The r egi onal cost i ndex shal l r ef l ect an anal ysi s of l abor mar ket
cost s based on medi an sal ar i es i n pr of essi onal occupat i ons t hat r equi r e
si mi l ar cr edent i al s t o t hose of posi t i ons i n t he educat i on f i el d, but
not i ncl udi ng t hose occupat i ons i n t he educat i on f i el d, pr ovi ded t hat
t he r egi onal cost i ndi ces f or t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand ei ght
school year and t her eaf t er shal l be as f ol l ows:
Labor For ce Regi on I ndex
Capi t al Di st r i ct 1. 124
Sout her n Ti er 1. 045
West er n New Yor k 1. 091
Hudson Val l ey 1. 314
Long I sl and/ NYC 1. 425
Fi nger Lakes 1. 141
Cent r al New Yor k 1. 103
Mohawk Val l ey 1. 000
Nor t h Count r y 1. 000
( 3) The pupi l need i ndex shal l equal t he sumof one pl us t he ext r aor -
di nar y needs per cent , pr ovi ded, however , t hat t he pupi l need i ndex shal l
not be l ess t han one nor mor e t han t wo. The ext r aor di nar y needs per cent
shal l be cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph w of subdi vi si on one of t hi s
sect i on.
( 4) The expect ed mi ni muml ocal cont r i but i on shal l equal t he l esser of
( i ) t he pr oduct of ( A) t he quot i ent ar r i ved at when t he sel ect ed act ual
val uat i on i s di vi ded by t ot al weal t h f oundat i on pupi l uni t s, mul t i pl i ed
by ( B) t he pr oduct of t he l ocal t ax f act or , mul t i pl i ed by t he i ncome
weal t h i ndex, or ( i i ) t he pr oduct of ( A) t he pr oduct of t he f oundat i on
amount , t he r egi onal cost i ndex, and t he pupi l need i ndex, mul t i pl i ed by
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( B) t he posi t i ve di f f er ence, i f any, of one mi nus t he st at e shar i ng
r at i o f or t ot al f oundat i on ai d. The l ocal t ax f act or shal l be est ab-
l i shed by May f i r st of each year by det er mi ni ng t he pr oduct , comput ed t o
f our deci mal pl aces wi t hout r oundi ng, of ni net y per cent mul t i pl i ed by
t he quot i ent of t he sumof t he st at ewi de aver age t ax r at e as comput ed by
t he commi ssi oner f or t he cur r ent year i n accor dance wi t h t he pr ovi si ons
of par agr aph e of subdi vi si on one of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed ni ne- e
of t hi s par t pl us t he st at ewi de aver age t ax r at e comput ed by t he commi s-
si oner f or t he base year i n accor dance wi t h such pr ovi si ons pl us t he
st at ewi de aver age t ax r at e comput ed by t he commi ssi oner f or t he year
pr i or t o t he base year i n accor dance wi t h such pr ovi si ons, di vi ded by
t hr ee, pr ovi ded however t hat f or t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand
ei ght school year , such l ocal t ax f act or shal l be si xt een t housandt hs
( 0. 016) , and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat f or t he t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo t hou-
sand ni ne school year , such l ocal t ax f act or shal l be one hundr ed
f i f t y- f our t en t housandt hs ( 0. 0154) . The i ncome weal t h i ndex shal l be
cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph d of subdi vi si on t hr ee of t hi s sect i on,
pr ovi ded, however , t hat f or t he pur poses of comput i ng t he expect ed mi ni -
mum l ocal cont r i but i on t he i ncome weal t h i ndex shal l not be l ess t han
si xt y- f i ve per cent ( 0. 65) and shal l not be mor e t han t wo hundr ed per cent
( 2. 0) and pr ovi ded however t hat such i ncome weal t h i ndex shal l not be
mor e t han ni net y- f i ve per cent ( 0. 95) f or t he t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo
t housand ni ne school year , and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat such i ncome weal t h
i ndex shal l not be l ess t han zer o f or t he t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo
t housand f our t een school year . The sel ect ed act ual val uat i on shal l be
cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph c of subdi vi si on one of t hi s sect i on.
Tot al weal t h f oundat i on pupi l uni t s shal l be cal cul at ed pur suant t o
par agr aph h of subdi vi si on t wo of t hi s sect i on.
b. Phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease. ( 1) The phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease
shal l equal t he pr oduct of t he phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease f act or
mul t i pl i ed by t he posi t i ve di f f er ence, i f any, of ( i ) t he pr oduct of t he
t ot al ai dabl e f oundat i on pupi l uni t s mul t i pl i ed by t he di st r i ct ' s
sel ect ed f oundat i on ai d l ess ( i i ) t he t ot al f oundat i on ai d base [ f or ai d
payabl e i n t he t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year ]
comput ed pur suant t o par agr aph j of subdi vi si on one of t hi s sect i on.
( 2) The phase- i n f oundat i on per cent shal l equal one hundr ed t hi r t een
and f our t een one hundr edt hs per cent ( 1. 1314) f or t he t wo t housand
el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year , one hundr ed t en and t hi r t y-
ei ght hundr edt hs per cent ( 1. 1038) f or t he t wo t housand t wel ve- - t wo t hou-
sand t hi r t een school year , one hundr ed seven and si xt y- ei ght hundr edt hs
per cent ( 1. 0768) f or t he t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een
school year , one hundr ed f i ve and si x hundr edt hs per cent ( 1. 0506) f or
t he t wo t housand f our t een- - t wo t housand f i f t een school year , and one
hundr ed t wo and f i ve t ent hs per cent ( 1. 0250) f or t he t wo t housand
f i f t een- - t wo t housand si xt een school year .
For t he t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school year , t he
phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease f act or shal l equal t hi r t y- seven and one-
hal f per cent ( 0. 375) and t he phase- i n due mi ni mumper cent shal l equal
ni net een and f or t y- one hundr edt hs per cent ( 0. 1941) , f or t he t wo t housand
t wel ve- - t wo t housand t hi r t een school year t he phase- i n f oundat i on
i ncr ease f act or shal l equal one and seven- t ent hs per cent ( 0. 017) , f or
t he t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een school year t he phase-
i n f oundat i on i ncr ease f act or shal l equal ( 1) f or a ci t y school di st r i ct
i n a ci t y havi ng a popul at i on of one mi l l i on or mor e, f i ve and t went y-
t hr ee hundr edt hs per cent ( 0. 0523) or ( 2) f or al l ot her school di st r i ct s
zer o per cent , [ and] f or t he t wo t housand f our t een- - t wo t housand f i f t een
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school year THE PHASE- I N FOUNDATI ON I NCREASE FACTOR SHALL EQUAL ( 1) FOR
A CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF A CI TY HAVI NG A POPULATI ON OF ONE MI LLI ON OR
MORE, FOUR AND THI RTY- TWO HUNDREDTHS PERCENT ( 0. 0432) OR ( 2) FOR A
SCHOOL DI STRI CT OTHER THAN A CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT HAVI NG A POPULATI ON OF
ONE MI LLI ON OR MORE FOR WHI CH ( A) THE QUOTI ENT OF THE POSI TI VE DI FFER-
ENCE OF THE FOUNDATI ON FORMULA AI D MI NUS THE FOUNDATI ON AI D BASE
COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON
DI VI DED BY THE FOUNDATI ON FORMULA AI D I S GREATER THAN TWENTY- TWO PERCENT
( 0. 22) AND ( B) A COMBI NED WEALTH RATI O LESS THAN THI RTY- FI VE HUNDREDTHS
( 0. 35) , SEVEN PERCENT ( 0. 07) OR ( 3) FOR ALL OTHER SCHOOL DI STRI CTS, FOUR
AND THI RTY- ONE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT ( 0. 0431) , AND FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN SCHOOL YEAR and t her eaf t er t he commi ssi on-
er shal l annual l y det er mi ne t he phase- i n f oundat i on i ncr ease f act or
subj ect t o al l ocat i on pur suant t o t he pr ovi si ons of subdi vi si on ei ght een
of t hi s sect i on and any pr ovi si ons of a chapt er of t he l aws of New Yor k
as descr i bed t her ei n.
b- 1. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, f or
t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand ei ght school year and t her eaf t er ,
t he addi t i onal amount payabl e t o each school di st r i ct pur suant t o t hi s
subdi vi si on i n t he cur r ent year as t ot al f oundat i on ai d, af t er deduct i ng
t he t ot al f oundat i on ai d base, shal l be deemed a st at e gr ant i n ai d
i dent i f i ed by t he commi ssi oner f or gener al use f or pur poses of sect i on
sevent een hundr ed ei ght een of t hi s chapt er .
c. Publ i c excess cost ai d set asi de. Each school di st r i ct shal l set
asi de f r omi t s t ot al f oundat i on ai d comput ed f or t he cur r ent year pur su-
ant t o t hi s subdi vi si on an amount equal t o t he pr oduct of : ( i ) t he
di f f er ence bet ween t he amount t he school di st r i ct was el i gi bl e t o
r ecei ve i n t he t wo t housand si x- - t wo t housand seven school year pur suant
t o or i n l i eu of par agr aph si x of subdi vi si on ni net een of t hi s sect i on
as such par agr aph exi st ed on J une t hi r t i et h, t wo t housand seven, mi nus
t he amount such di st r i ct was el i gi bl e t o r ecei ve pur suant t o or i n l i eu
of par agr aph f i ve of subdi vi si on ni net een of t hi s sect i on as such par a-
gr aph exi st ed on J une t hi r t i et h, t wo t housand seven, i n such school
year , and ( i i ) t he sumof one and t he per cent age i ncr ease i n t he consum-
er pr i ce i ndex f or t he cur r ent year over such consumer pr i ce i ndex f or
t he t wo t housand si x- - t wo t housand seven school year , as comput ed pur su-
ant t o sect i on t wo t housand t went y- t wo of t hi s chapt er . Not wi t hst andi ng
any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, t he publ i c excess cost ai d
set asi de shal l be pai d pur suant t o sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed ni ne- b of
t hi s par t .
D. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR A
CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF A CI TY HAVI NG A POPULATI ON OF ONE MI LLI ON OR
MORE MAY USE AMOUNTS APPORTI ONED PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON FOR AFTER-
SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
S 4. The openi ng par agr aph of sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on l aw, as
amended by sect i on 14 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s
amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
For ai d payabl e i n t he t wo t housand seven- - t wo t housand ei ght school
year [ and t her eaf t er ] THROUGH THE TWO THOUSAND THI RTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, " moneys appor t i oned" shal l mean t he l esser of ( i )
t he sumof one hundr ed per cent of t he r espect i ve amount set f or t h f or
each school di st r i ct as payabl e pur suant t o t hi s sect i on i n t he school
ai d comput er l i st i ng f or t he cur r ent year pr oduced by t he commi ssi oner
i n suppor t of t he budget whi ch i ncl udes t he appr opr i at i on f or t he gener -
al suppor t f or publ i c school s f or t he pr escr i bed payment s and i ndi vi d-
ual i zed payment s due pr i or t o Apr i l f i r st f or t he cur r ent year pl us t he
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appor t i onment payabl e dur i ng t he cur r ent school year pur suant t o subdi -
vi si on si x- a and subdi vi si on f i f t een of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo
of t hi s par t mi nus any r educt i ons t o cur r ent year ai ds pur suant t o
subdi vi si on seven of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed f our of t hi s par t or any
deduct i on f r om appor t i onment payabl e pur suant t o t hi s chapt er f or
col l ect i on of a school di st r i ct basi c cont r i but i on as def i ned i n subdi -
vi si on ei ght of sect i on f or t y- f our hundr ed one of t hi s chapt er , l ess any
gr ant s pr ovi ded pur suant t o subpar agr aph t wo- a of par agr aph b of subdi -
vi si on f our of sect i on ni net y- t wo- c of t he st at e f i nance l aw, l ess any
gr ant s pr ovi ded pur suant t o subdi vi si on t wel ve of sect i on t hi r t y- si x
hundr ed f or t y- one of t hi s ar t i cl e, or ( i i ) t he appor t i onment cal cul at ed
by t he commi ssi oner based on dat a on f i l e at t he t i me t he payment i s
pr ocessed; pr ovi ded however , t hat f or t he pur poses of any payment s made
pur suant t o t hi s sect i on pr i or t o t he f i r st busi ness day of J une of t he
cur r ent year , moneys appor t i oned shal l not i ncl ude any ai ds payabl e
pur suant t o subdi vi si ons si x and f our t een, i f appl i cabl e, of sect i on
t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s par t as cur r ent year ai d f or debt ser vi ce
on bond ant i ci pat i on not es and/ or bonds f i r st i ssued i n t he cur r ent year
or any ai ds payabl e f or f ul l - day ki nder gar t en f or t he cur r ent year
pur suant t o subdi vi si on ni ne of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s
par t . The def i ni t i ons of "base year " and " cur r ent year " as set f or t h i n
subdi vi si on one of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s par t shal l
appl y t o t hi s sect i on. For ai d payabl e i n t he [ t wo t housand t hi r t een- -
t wo t housand f our t een] TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN
school year , r ef er ence t o such "school ai d comput er l i st i ng f or t he
cur r ent year " shal l mean t he pr i nt out s ent i t l ed [ "SA131- 4" ] " SA141- 5" .
S 4- a. Cl ause ( c) of subpar agr aph 5 of par agr aph e of subdi vi si on 6 of
sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended by sect i on 13- a of par t A
of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( c) At t he end of each t en year segment of an assumed amor t i zat i on
est abl i shed pur suant t o subpar agr aphs t wo, t hr ee and f our of t hi s par a-
gr aph, or i n t he [ t wo t housand f our t een - - t wo t housand f i f t een] TWO
THOUSAND FI FTEEN - - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN school year i n t he case of
assumed amor t i zat i ons whose t en year segment ends pr i or t o such school
year , t he commi ssi oner shal l r evi se t he r emai ni ng schedul ed semi annual
payment s of t he out st andi ng pr i nci pal and i nt er est of such assumed amor -
t i zat i on, ot her t han t he out st andi ng pr i nci pal and i nt er est of r ef undi ng
bonds wher e t he di st r i ct can demonst r at e t o t he commi ssi oner t hat i t i s
pr ecl uded by st at e or f eder al l aw, r ul e or r egul at i on f r omr ef i nanci ng
such out st andi ng pr i nci pal and i nt er est , based on t he i nt er est r at es
appl i cabl e f or t he cur r ent year i f t he di f f er ence of t he i nt er est r at e
upon whi ch t he exi st i ng assumed amor t i zat i on i s based mi nus such i nt er -
est r at e appl i cabl e f or t he cur r ent year i s equal t o or gr eat er t han one
quar t er of one- one hundr edt h. Pr ovi ded however , i n t he case of assumed
amor t i zat i on whose t en year segment ended pr i or t o t he [ t wo t housand
f our t een - - t wo t housand f i f t een] TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN - - TWO THOUSAND
SI XTEEN school year t he next t en year segment shal l be deemed t o
commence wi t h t he [ t wo t housand f our t een - - t wo t housand f i f t een] TWO
THOUSAND FI FTEEN - - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN school year . The depar t ment
shal l not i f y school di st r i ct s of pr oj ect s subj ect t o t he pr ovi si ons of
t hi s cl ause by no l at er t han December f i r st next pr ecedi ng t he school
year i n whi ch t he assumed amor t i zat i on i s schedul ed t o be r evi sed pur su-
ant t o t hi s cl ause.
S 5. Par agr aph b of subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 3612 of t he educat i on
l aw, as amended by sect i on 15 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of
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b. Such gr ant s shal l be awar ded t o school di st r i ct s, wi t hi n t he l i mi t s
of f unds appr opr i at ed t her ef or , t hr ough a compet i t i ve pr ocess t hat t akes
i nt o consi der at i on t he magni t ude of any shor t age of t eacher s i n t he
school di st r i ct , t he number of t eacher s empl oyed i n t he school di st r i ct
who hol d t empor ar y l i censes t o t each i n t he publ i c school s of t he st at e,
t he number of pr ovi si onal l y cer t i f i ed t eacher s, t he f i scal capaci t y and
geogr aphi c spar si t y of t he di st r i ct , t he number of new t eacher s t he
school di st r i ct i nt ends t o hi r e i n t he comi ng school year and t he number
of summer i n t he ci t y st udent i nt er nshi ps pr oposed by an el i gi bl e school
di st r i ct , i f appl i cabl e. Gr ant s pr ovi ded pur suant t o t hi s sect i on shal l
be used onl y f or t he pur poses enumer at ed i n t hi s sect i on. Not wi t hst and-
i ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, a ci t y school di st r i ct
i n a ci t y havi ng a popul at i on of one mi l l i on or mor e i nhabi t ant s r ecei v-
i ng a gr ant pur suant t o t hi s sect i on may use no mor e t han ei ght y per cent
of such gr ant f unds f or any r ecr ui t ment , r et ent i on and cer t i f i cat i on
cost s associ at ed wi t h t r ansi t i onal cer t i f i cat i on of t eacher candi dat es
f or t he school year s t wo t housand one- - t wo t housand t wo t hr ough [ t wo
t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een] TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO
THOUSAND FI FTEEN.
S 6. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 3613 t o r ead
as f ol l ows:
S 3613. SCHOOL DI STRI CT REORGANI ZATI ONS AND REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES.
1. WHEN TWO OR MORE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS PROPOSE TO REORGANI ZE PURSUANT TO
SECTI ONS FI FTEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN THROUGH FI FTEEN HUNDRED THI RTEEN,
FI FTEEN HUNDRED TWENTY- FOUR, FI FTEEN HUNDRED TWENTY- SI X, SEVENTEEN
HUNDRED FI VE, OR EI GHTEEN HUNDRED ONE THROUGH EI GHTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF
THI S CHAPTER, AND UNDER THE LAWTHAT WOULD OTHERWI SE BE APPLI CABLE, THE
REORGANI ZATI ON WOULD HAVE AN I MPACT UPON THE SCHOOL TAX RATES WI THI N THE
AREAS SERVED BY THE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS THAT EXI STED PRI OR TO THE REORGAN-
I ZATI ON, NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY OTHER PROVI SI ON OF LAWTO THE CONTRARY, THE
BOARDS OF EDUCATI ON OR TRUSTEES OF ALL THE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS PARTI CI PAT-
I NG I N THE PROPOSED REORGANI ZATI ON MAY OPT TO HAVE THAT I MPACT DEFERRED
FOR A ONE- YEAR PERI OD AND/ OR PHASED- I N OVER A PERI OD AS MAY BE DETER-
MI NED BY THE BOARDS OF EDUCATI ON OR TRUSTEES OF ALL PARTI CI PATI NG SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS I N THE MANNER PRESCRI BED BY THI S SECTI ON BUT WHI CH SHALL NOT
EXCEED A TEN- YEAR PERI OD. TO EXERCI SE SUCH OPTI ON, THE BOARDS OF EDUCA-
TI ON OR TRUSTEES OF ALL PARTI CI PATI NG SCHOOL DI STRI CTS, AFTER CONDUCTI NG
A PUBLI C HEARI NG, MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTI ON AT LEAST FORTY- FI VE DAYS PRI OR
TO THE SPECI AL DI STRI CT MEETI NG AT WHI CH THE REORGANI ZATI ON VOTE WI LL BE
HELD, TO DEFER AND/ OR PHASE- I N THE I MPACT AS PROVI DED HEREI N. I F THE
BOARD OF EDUCATI ON OR TRUSTEES OF ANY PARTI CI PATI NG SCHOOL DI STRI CT DOES
NOT APPROVE SUCH A RESOLUTI ON OPTI NG FOR A COMMON PHASE- I N PERI OD, THE
PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON SHALL NOT APPLY.
2. DURI NG THE ONE- YEAR DEFERRAL PERI OD, THE TAX RATE FOR EACH PORTI ON
OF THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL BE CALCULATED I N THE FOLLOWI NG MANNER:
( A) DETERMI NE THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE THAT APPLI ED FOR THE SCHOOL
YEAR I MMEDI ATELY PRECEDI NG THE SCHOOL YEAR I N WHI CH THE REORGANI ZATI ON
TOOK EFFECT.
( B) MULTI PLY THAT ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE BY THE STATE EQUALI ZATI ON
RATE APPLI CABLE TO THE PORTI ON FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR I MMEDI ATELY PRECEDI NG
THE SCHOOL YEAR I N WHI CH THE REORGANI ZATI ON TOOK EFFECT.
( C) DI VI DE THE PRODUCT SO DETERMI NED BY THE STATE EQUALI ZATI ON RATE
APPLI CABLE TO THE PORTI ON FOR THE FI RST SCHOOL YEAR OF THE REORGANI ZED
SCHOOL DI STRI CT. THE QUOTI ENT I S THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE FOR THE
PORTI ON FOR THAT SCHOOL YEAR. PROVI DED, THAT I F THE SUM OF THE REAL
PROPERTY TAX LEVI ES I N ALL OF THE PORTI ONS I N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT, USI NG
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THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATES COMPUTED PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON,
WOULD YI ELD A REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY THAT I S ABOVE OR BELOW THE TOTAL
REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY SPECI FI ED I N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT BUDGET FOR THE
CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATES SHALL ALL BE DECREASED
OR I NCREASED PROPORTI ONATELY SO AS TO YI ELD THE SPECI FI ED REAL PROPERTY
TAX LEVY AMOUNT.
3. DURI NG EACH YEAR OF A PHASE- I N PERI OD, WHOSE DURATI ON UP TO TEN
YEARS SHALL HAVE BEEN DETERMI NED BY THE BOARDS OF EDUCATI ON OR TRUSTEES
OF THE CONSTI TUENT SCHOOL DI STRI CTS, THE TAX RATE FOR EACH PORTI ON OF
THE REORGANI ZED SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL BE CALCULATED I N THE FOLLOWI NG
MANNER:
( A) DETERMI NE THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE THAT APPLI ED FOR THE SCHOOL
YEAR I MMEDI ATELY PRECEDI NG THE SCHOOL YEAR I N WHI CH THE REORGANI ZATI ON
TOOK EFFECT.
( B) MULTI PLY THAT ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE BY THE STATE EQUALI ZATI ON
RATE APPLI CABLE TO THE PORTI ON FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR I MMEDI ATELY PRECEDI NG
THE SCHOOL YEAR I N WHI CH THE REORGANI ZATI ON TOOK EFFECT. THE RESULT I S
THE BASE FULL VALUE TAX RATE OF THE PORTI ON.
( C) DETERMI NE THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE THAT WOULD HAVE APPLI ED I N
THE PORTI ON BUT FOR THE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON.
( D) MULTI PLY THAT ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE BY THE STATE EQUALI ZATI ON
RATE THAT WOULD HAVE APPLI ED FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR BUT FOR THE
PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON. THE RESULT I S THE TARGET FULL VALUE TAX RATE
FOR THE PORTI ON.
( E) DETERMI NE THE DI FFERENCE BETWEEN THE TARGET FULL VALUE TAX RATE
AND THE BASE FULL VALUE TAX RATE FOR THE PORTI ON.
( F) DI VI DE THE DI FFERENCE SO DETERMI NED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF YEARS
I N THE PHASE- I N PERI OD APPLI CABLE TO THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT.
( G) MULTI PLY THE QUOTI ENT SO DETERMI NED BY THE NUMBER OF YEARS FROM
THE BEGI NNI NG OF THE PHASE- I N PERI OD UP TO AND I NCLUDI NG THE YEAR FOR
WHI CH THE TAX RATE I S BEI NG DETERMI NED.
( H) ADD THE PRODUCT SO DETERMI NED TO THE BASE FULL VALUE TAX RATE.
( I ) DI VI DE THE SUM SO DETERMI NED BY THE APPLI CABLE EQUALI ZATI ON RATE.
THE QUOTI ENT I S THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATE FOR THE PORTI ON FOR THE
CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. PROVI DED, THAT I F THE SUM OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX
LEVI ES I N ALL OF THE PORTI ONS I N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT, USI NG THE ASSESSED
VALUE TAX RATES COMPUTED PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, WOULD YI ELD A
REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY THAT I S ABOVE OR BELOWTHE TOTAL REAL PROPERTY
TAX LEVY SPECI FI ED I N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL
YEAR, THE ASSESSED VALUE TAX RATES SHALL ALL BE DECREASED OR I NCREASED
PROPORTI ONATELY SO AS TO YI ELD THE SPECI FI ED REAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY
AMOUNT.
4. AS USED HEREI N THE TERM "PORTI ON" MEANS THAT PART OF AN ASSESSI NG
UNI T LOCATED WI THI N A SCHOOL DI STRI CT.
S 7. Sect i on 3627 of t he educat i on l aw, as added by sect i on 23 of par t
A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
S 3627. Tr anspor t at i on af t er 4pm. 1. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her
pr ovi si ons of t hi s sect i on t o t he cont r ar y, f or t he t wo t housand t hi r -
t een- - t wo t housand f our t een AND TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN school year AND THEREAFTER, a ci t y school di st r i ct l ocat ed i n a
ci t y havi ng a popul at i on of one mi l l i on or mor e pr ovi di ng t r anspor t at i on
pur suant t o t hi s chapt er shal l be r esponsi bl e f or :
( a) pr ovi di ng t r anspor t at i on f or t hose chi l dr en at t endi ng publ i c and
nonpubl i c school s i n gr ades ki nder gar t en t hr ough si x who r emai n at t he
same school f or whi ch t hey ar e enr ol l ed f or r egul ar l y schedul ed academi c
cl asses f r omhal f - past ni ne o' cl ock i n t he mor ni ng or ear l i er unt i l f our
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o' cl ock i n t he af t er noon or l at er , on weekdays, and r esi de at l east one
mi l e f r om t hei r school of at t endance f or gr ades t hr ee t hr ough si x, and
at l east one- hal f mi l e f r om t hei r school of at t endance f or gr ades
ki nder gar t en t hr ough t wo or
( b) r ei mbur si ng t he cost i ncur r ed by l i censed t r anspor t at i on car r i er s
pur suant t o cont r act s wi t h such school di st r i ct f or pr ovi di ng t r anspor -
t at i on f or t hose chi l dr en at t endi ng publ i c and nonpubl i c school s i n
gr ades ki nder gar t en t hr ough si x who r emai n at t he same school f or whi ch
t hey ar e enr ol l ed f or r egul ar l y schedul ed academi c cl asses f r omhal f -
past ni ne o' cl ock i n t he mor ni ng or ear l i er unt i l f our o' cl ock i n t he
af t er noon or l at er , on weekdays, and r esi de at l east one mi l e f r omt hei r
school of at t endance f or gr ades t hr ee t hr ough si x, and at l east one- hal f
mi l e f r om t hei r school of at t endance f or gr ades ki nder gar t en t hr ough
t wo.
2. Not hi ng her ei n shal l pr ohi bi t t he school di st r i ct f r om r ei mbur si ng
f or cost s i ncur r ed f or cont r act s bet ween t he school di st r i ct and any
ent i t y pr ovi di ng or cont r act i ng f or such t r anspor t at i on ser vi ce.
3. A di st r i ct shal l not be deemed t o have sat i sf i ed i t s obl i gat i on
under t hi s sect i on by pr ovi di ng publ i c ser vi ce t r anspor t at i on.
4. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, any
expendi t ur es f or t r anspor t at i on pr ovi ded pur suant t o t hi s sect i on i n t he
t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een AND TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN-
- TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN school year AND THEREAFTER and ot her wi se el i gi bl e
f or t r anspor t at i on ai d pur suant t o subdi vi si on seven of sect i on t hi r t y-
si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s ar t i cl e shal l be consi der ed appr oved t r anspor t a-
t i on expenses el i gi bl e f or t r anspor t at i on ai d, pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat
such ai d shal l be l i mi t ed t o [ f i ve mi l l i on si x hundr ed] EI GHT MI LLI ON
ONE HUNDRED t housand dol l ar s. And pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat such expendi -
t ur es el i gi bl e f or ai d under t hi s sect i on shal l suppl ement not suppl ant
l ocal expendi t ur es f or such t r anspor t at i on i n t he t wo t housand t wel ve- -
t wo t housand t hi r t een school year .
5. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of t hi s sect i on t o t he cont r a-
r y, i n no event shal l such ci t y school di st r i ct , i n or der t o compl y wi t h
t he r equi r ement s of t hi s sect i on, be r equi r ed t o i ncur any cost s i n
excess of t he amount el i gi bl e f or t r anspor t at i on ai d pur suant t o subdi -
vi si on f our of t hi s sect i on. I n t he event such amount i s i nsuf f i ci ent ,
t he ci t y school di st r i ct of New Yor k shal l pr ovi de t r anspor t at i on
ser vi ces wi t hi n such amount on an equi t abl e basi s, unt i l such appor t i on-
ment i s exhaust ed.
6. The chancel l or of such school di st r i ct , i n consul t at i on wi t h t he
commi ssi oner , shal l pr escr i be t he most cost ef f ect i ve syst emf or i mpl e-
ment i ng t he r equi r ement s of t hi s sect i on, t aki ng i nt o consi der at i on: ( a)
t he cost s associ at ed wi t h par agr aphs ( a) and ( b) of subdi vi si on one of
t hi s sect i on, and ( b) pol i ci es t hat at t empt t o maxi mi ze st udent saf et y
f or t he st udent t o be t r anspor t ed, whi ch f or pur poses of t hi s sect i on
shal l i ncl ude whet her t he pi ck up or dr op of f si t e of t he t r anspor t at i on
i s:
( i ) not f ur t her t han 600 f eet f r omt he st udent ' s r esi dence; and/ or
( i i ) at t he same l ocat i ons f or any f ami l y t hat have chi l dr en at t he
same r esi dence who at t end t wo or mor e di f f er ent school s.
7. ( a) I n t he event t he chancel l or has not sat i sf i ed a di st r i ct ' s
obl i gat i on under t hi s sect i on, a par ent or guar di an or any r epr esen-
t at i ve aut hor i zed by such par ent or guar di an of a chi l d el i gi bl e t o
r ecei ve t r anspor t at i on under t hi s sect i on may r equest t he commi ssi oner
t o ar r ange f or t he pr ovi si on of t he t r anspor t at i on t o so sat i sf y t he
r equi r ement s of t hi s sect i on.
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( b) I f wi t hi n si xt y days of r ecei vi ng a r equest f r omsuch a par ent or
guar di an or any r epr esent at i ve aut hor i zed by such par ent or guar di an,
t he commi ssi oner det er mi nes t hat t he chancel l or has not sat i sf i ed a
di st r i ct ' s obl i gat i on under t hi s sect i on, t hen t he commi ssi oner shal l
i mmedi at el y di r ect t he chancel l or t o cont r act wi t h a l i censed t r anspor -
t at i on car r i er t o pr ovi de t he t r anspor t at i on r equi r ed pur suant t o t hi s
sect i on.
( c) I n t he event t he chancel l or i s di r ect ed by t he commi ssi oner t o
cont r act wi t h a l i censed t r anspor t at i on car r i er t o pr ovi de t he t r anspor -
t at i on r equi r ed pur suant t o t hi s sect i on, t he chancel l or shal l pr ovi de
t he commi ssi oner wi t h a copy of such pr oposed cont r act , bef or e i t
becomes ef f ect i ve, and t he commi ssi oner shal l have t he power t o appr ove,
di sappr ove or r equi r e amendment s t o such cont r act bef or e i t shal l become
ef f ect i ve.
( d) A di st r i ct , det er mi ned by t he commi ssi oner t o not be i n compl i ance
wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t hi s sect i on, shal l be r esponsi bl e f or t he cost
of any t r anspor t at i on cont r act awar ded by t he chancel l or .
8. The par ent or guar di an, or any r epr esent at i ve aut hor i zed by such
par ent or guar di an, may submi t a wr i t t en r equest f or t r anspor t at i on
under t hi s sect i on, i n t he same manner and upon t he same dat es as ar e
r equi r ed f or a r equest f or t r anspor t at i on pur suant t o subdi vi si on t wo of
sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t hi r t y- f i ve of t hi s ar t i cl e.
S 8. Sect i on 3641 of t he educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new
subdi vi si on 6- c t o r ead as f ol l ows:
6- C. TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND. A. WI THI N THE AMOUNT APPROPRI ATED FOR
SUCH PURPOSE, SUBJ ECT TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEVELOPED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER AND APPROVED BY THE DI RECTOR OF THE BUDGET, THE COMMI SSI ON-
ER SHALL AWARD TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND GRANTS PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI -
SI ON TO ELI GI BLE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS, BEGI NNI NG I N THE TWO THOUSAND FOUR-
TEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, TO PROVI DE TEACHER EXCELLENCE
FUND PERFORMANCE AWARDS TO HI GHLY EFFECTI VE TEACHERS.
( 1) TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND PERFORMANCE AWARDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED I N
AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF UP TO TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ELI GI BLE TEACHERS
RATED AS " HI GHLY EFFECTI VE" BASED ON THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL PROFESSI ONAL
PERFORMANCE REVI EW, I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THE REQUI REMENTS OF SECTI ON THREE
THOUSAND TWELVE- C OF THI S CHAPTER AND REGULATI ONS OF THE COMMI SSI ONER.
( 2) ON AN ANNUAL BASI S, ELI GI BLE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS MAY SUBMI T AN APPLI -
CATI ON TO THE COMMI SSI ONER, I N A FORM AND MANNER PRESCRI BED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER, TO REQUEST FUNDI NG PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON.
( 3) THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL MAKE AVAI LABLE SUCH APPLI CATI ON ON OR
BEFORE MAY FI FTEENTH OF THE PRECEDI NG SCHOOL YEAR AND THE COMMI SSI ONER
SHALL I SSUE PRELI MI NARY TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND GRANT AWARDS ON OR
BEFORE OCTOBER FI FTEENTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR I N WHI CH THE ELI GI BLE TEACH-
ER SHALL RECEI VE A TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND PERFORMANCE AWARD.
( 4) APPLI CATI ONS SUBMI TTED BY ELI GI BLE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS SHALL I NCLUDE
I NFORMATI ON REQUI RED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I NCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LI MI TED TO,
THE EXTENT TO WHI CH THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT' S PLAN I S I NTENDED TO RECOGNI ZE
AND REWARD HI GHLY- EFFECTI VE TEACHERS: ( I ) I N SCHOOL BUI LDI NGS WI TH THE
GREATEST ACADEMI C NEED; ( I I ) I N DI FFI CULT- TO- STAFF SUBJ ECT OR CERTI F-
I CATI ON AREAS AND/ OR GRADE LEVELS; AND ( I I I ) AT CRI TI CAL POI NTS I N A
TEACHER' S CAREER I N ORDER TO ENCOURAGE HI GHLY EFFECTI VE TEACHERS TO
REMAI N I N THE CLASSROOM.
( 5) THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PRI ORI TI ZE APPLI CATI ONS SUBMI TTED BY ELI GI -
BLE SCHOOL DI STRI CTS BASED ON FACTORS I NCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LI MI TED TO, THE
FACTORS DESCRI BED I N SUBPARAGRAPH FOUR OF THI S PARAGRAPH AND THE QUALI TY
OF THE PROPOSAL.
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( 6) NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY OTHER PROVI SI ON OF LAWTO THE CONTRARY, THE
TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND PERFORMANCE AWARDS PROVI DED BY THI S SUBDI VI SI ON
SHALL BE I N ADDI TI ON TO, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSI DERED PART OF, A TEACH-
ER' S BASI C ANNUAL SALARY, AND SHALL NOT BE I NCLUDED AS COMPENSATI ON FOR
RETI REMENT PURPOSES. TEACHER EXCELLENCE FUND PERFORMANCE AWARDS SHALL
SUPPLEMENT AND SHALL NOT SUPPLANT COMPENSATI ON FROM SOURCES EXCLUSI VE OF
THI S SUBDI VI SI ON AGREED TO AS PART OF A COLLECTI VE BARGAI NI NG AGREEMENT.
B. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON:
( 1) THE TERM " ELI GI BLE SCHOOL DI STRI CT" SHALL MEAN A COMMON, UNI ON
FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HI GH SCHOOL, CI TY, OR SPECI AL ACT SCHOOL DI STRI CT
THAT HAS ENTERED I NTO AN AGREEMENT WI TH THE COLLECTI VE BARGAI NI NG REPRE-
SENTATI VES OF CERTI FI ED TEACHERS CONSI STENT WI TH THE PROVI SI ONS OF THE
APPLI CATI ON SUBMI TTED BY THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF
THI S SUBDI VI SI ON.
( 2) THE TERM "ELI GI BLE TEACHER" SHALL MEAN A TEACHER WHO ( I ) HOLDS AN
I NI TI AL, PROVI SI ONAL, TRANSI TI ONAL, PERMANENT OR PROFESSI ONAL STATE
TEACHI NG CERTI FI CATE APPROPRI ATE TO THE TEACHI NG POSI TI ONS, I NCLUDI NG
THE SUBJ ECT AREA I F APPLI CABLE, I N WHI CH HE OR SHE I S EMPLOYED; ( I I ) I S
A CLASSROOM TEACHER SUBJ ECT TO THE ANNUAL PROFESSI ONAL PERFORMANCE
REVI EWREQUI REMENTS OF SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWELVE- C OF THI S CHAPTER;
AND ( I I I ) I S RATED "HI GHLY EFFECTI VE" BASED ON HI S OR HER MOST RECENT
ANNUAL PROFESSI ONAL PERFORMANCE REVI EW, I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THE REQUI RE-
MENTS OF SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWELVE- C OF THI S CHAPTER AND REGULATI ONS
OF THE COMMI SSI ONER.
S 9. Subdi vi si on 6 of sect i on 4402 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended by
sect i on 21 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o
r ead as f ol l ows:
6. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her l aw, r ul e or r egul at i on t o t he cont r ar y,
t he boar d of educat i on of a ci t y school di st r i ct wi t h a popul at i on of
one hundr ed t went y- f i ve t housand or mor e i nhabi t ant s shal l be per mi t t ed
t o est abl i sh maxi mum cl ass si zes f or speci al cl asses f or cer t ai n
st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es i n accor dance wi t h t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s
subdi vi si on. For t he pur pose of obt ai ni ng r el i ef f r omany adver se f i scal
i mpact f r omunder - ut i l i zat i on of speci al educat i on r esour ces due t o l ow
st udent at t endance i n speci al educat i on cl asses at t he mi ddl e and
secondar y l evel as det er mi ned by t he commi ssi oner , such boar ds of educa-
t i on shal l , dur i ng t he school year s ni net een hundr ed ni net y- f i ve- - ni ne-
t y- si x t hr ough J une t hi r t i et h, t wo t housand [ f our t een] FI FTEEN of t he
t wo t housand [ t hi r t een] FOURTEEN- - t wo t housand [ f our t een] FI FTEEN school
year , be aut hor i zed t o i ncr ease cl ass si zes i n speci al cl asses cont ai n-
i ng st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es whose age r anges ar e equi val ent t o t hose
of st udent s i n mi ddl e and secondar y school s as def i ned by t he commi s-
si oner f or pur poses of t hi s sect i on by up t o but not t o exceed one and
t wo t ent hs t i mes t he appl i cabl e maxi mumcl ass si ze speci f i ed i n r egu-
l at i ons of t he commi ssi oner r ounded up t o t he near est whol e number ,
pr ovi ded t hat i n a ci t y school di st r i ct havi ng a popul at i on of one
mi l l i on or mor e, cl asses t hat have a maxi mumcl ass si ze of f i f t een may
be i ncr eased by no mor e t han one st udent and pr ovi ded t hat t he pr oj ect ed
aver age cl ass si ze shal l not exceed t he maxi mumspeci f i ed i n t he appl i -
cabl e r egul at i on, pr ovi ded t hat such aut hor i zat i on shal l t er mi nat e on
J une t hi r t i et h, t wo t housand. Such aut hor i zat i on shal l be gr ant ed upon
f i l i ng of a not i ce by such a boar d of educat i on wi t h t he commi ssi oner
st at i ng t he boar d' s i nt ent i on t o i ncr ease such cl ass si zes and a cer t i f -
i cat i on t hat t he boar d wi l l conduct a st udy of at t endance pr obl ems at
t he secondar y l evel and wi l l i mpl ement a cor r ect i ve act i on pl an t o
i ncr ease t he r at e of at t endance of st udent s i n such cl asses t o at l east
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t he r at e f or st udent s at t endi ng r egul ar educat i on cl asses i n secondar y
school s of t he di st r i ct . Such cor r ect i ve act i on pl an shal l be submi t t ed
f or appr oval by t he commi ssi oner by a dat e dur i ng t he school year i n
whi ch such boar d i ncr eases cl ass si zes as pr ovi ded pur suant t o t hi s
subdi vi si on t o be pr escr i bed by t he commi ssi oner . Upon at l east t hi r t y
days not i ce t o t he boar d of educat i on, af t er concl usi on of t he school
year i n whi ch such boar d i ncr eases cl ass si zes as pr ovi ded pur suant t o
t hi s subdi vi si on, t he commi ssi oner shal l be aut hor i zed t o t er mi nat e such
aut hor i zat i on upon a f i ndi ng t hat t he boar d has f ai l ed t o devel op or
i mpl ement an appr oved cor r ect i ve act i on pl an.
S 9- a. Not wi t hst andi ng any pr ovi si on of t he l aw t o t he cont r ar y, f or a
school di st r i ct wi t h a penal t y ar i si ng f r omt he l at e f i l i ng of a f i nal
cost r epor t pur suant t o sect i on 31 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws
of 2012 wher e such penal t y exceeds $6, 000, 000 and al so exceeds 5 per cent
of such di st r i ct ' s t ot al gener al f und expendi t ur es f or t he 2011- 12
school year , t he commi ssi oner of educat i on shal l r ecover such penal t y i n
f i ve equal annual i nst al l ment s begi nni ng t he l at er of J une, 2016 or J une
of t he school year i n whi ch such di st r i ct i s not i f i ed of t he penal t y.
Pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat such di st r i ct may el ect t o make an i ni t i al payment
no l at er t han t hi r t y days i n advance of t he f i r st annual i nst al l ment
whi ch shal l r educe t he amount of each annual i nst al l ment .
S 10. Legi sl at i ve f i ndi ngs and det er mi nat i ons. The l egi sl at ur e f i nds
t hat char t er school s ar e publ i c school s and, l i ke school di st r i ct s, par t
of t he publ i c school syst emt hat di schar ges t he st at e' s const i t ut i onal
dut y t o pr ovi de f or t he mai nt enance and suppor t of a syst emof f r ee
common school s. The l egi sl at ur e f ur t her f i nds t hat char t er school s oper -
at e pr i mar i l y wi t h publ i c moneys der i ved f r om t he f eder al gover nment ,
t he st at e and l ocal school di st r i ct s. Ther ef or e, t he l egi sl at ur e det er -
mi nes t hat t he manner i n whi ch char t er school s conduct t hei r f i nanci al
oper at i ons i mpl i cat es t he f i scal concer ns of t he st at e.
Mor eover , t he l egi sl at ur e f i nds t hat as t he chi ef f i scal of f i cer of
New Yor k ci t y, t he ci t y compt r ol l er has a dut y t o manage t he f i scal
af f ai r s of such ci t y and t hat a f undament al const i t ut i onal dut y of t he
st at e compt r ol l er i s t o super i nt end t he f i scal concer ns of t he st at e.
The l egi sl at ur e f ur t her f i nds t hat audi t s of char t er school s' f i nanci al
oper at i ons ar e not onl y necessar y t o pr ot ect New Yor k ci t y' s and t he
r est of t he st at e' s f i scal concer ns, but ar e uni quel y wi t hi n t he comp-
t r ol l er s' exper t i se as t he ci t y' s and st at e' s chi ef f i scal of f i cer .
Ther ef or e, t he l egi sl at ur e det er mi nes t hat t he st at e has a compel l i ng
i nt er est i n havi ng t he ci t y and st at e compt r ol l er s audi t t he f i nanci al
oper at i ons of char t er school s t hr oughout t he st at e.
S 10- a. Par agr aph ( c) of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 2853 of t he educa-
t i on l aw, as added by chapt er 4 of t he l aws of 1998, i s amended t o r ead
as f ol l ows:
( c) A char t er school shal l be deemed an i ndependent and aut onomous
publ i c school , except as ot her wi se pr ovi ded i n t hi s ar t i cl e, AND A POLI -
TI CAL SUBDI VI SI ON HAVI NG BOUNDARI ES COTERMI NOUS WI TH THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT
OR COMMUNI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT I N WHI CH THE CHARTER SCHOOL I S LOCATED. The
char t er ent i t y and t he boar d of r egent s shal l be deemed t o be t he publ i c
agent s aut hor i zed t o super vi se and over see t he char t er school .
S 10- b. Par agr aphs ( b) and ( c) of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 2854 of t he
educat i on l aw, par agr aph ( b) as added by chapt er 4 of t he l aws of 1998,
par agr aph ( c) as amended by chapt er 101 of t he l aws of 2010, ar e amended
t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( b) A char t er school shal l meet t he same heal t h and saf et y, ci vi l
r i ght s, and st udent assessment r equi r ement s appl i cabl e t o ot her publ i c
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school s, except as ot her wi se speci f i cal l y pr ovi ded i n t hi s ar t i cl e. A
char t er school shal l be exempt f r omal l ot her st at e and l ocal l aws,
r ul es, r egul at i ons or pol i ci es gover ni ng publ i c or pr i vat e school s,
boar ds of educat i on [ and] , school di st r i ct s AND POLI TI CAL SUBDI VI SI ONS,
i ncl udi ng t hose r el at i ng t o school per sonnel and st udent s, except as
speci f i cal l y pr ovi ded i n t he school ' s char t er or i n t hi s ar t i cl e. Not h-
i ng i n t hi s subdi vi si on shal l af f ect t he r equi r ement s of compul sor y
educat i on of mi nor s est abl i shed by par t one of ar t i cl e si xt y- f i ve of
t hi s chapt er .
( c) A char t er school shal l be subj ect t o t he f i nanci al audi t s, t he
audi t pr ocedur es, and t he audi t r equi r ement s set f or t h i n t he char t er ,
and shal l be subj ect t o audi t s of t he COMPTROLLER OF THE CI TY SCHOOL
DI STRI CT OF THE CI TY OF NEWYORK FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS LOCATED I N NEWYORK
CI TY, AND TO THE AUDI TS OF THE compt r ol l er of t he st at e of New Yor k FOR
CHARTER SCHOOLS LOCATED I N THE REST OF THE STATE, at hi s or her
di scr et i on, WI TH RESPECT TO THE SCHOOL' S FI NANCI AL OPERATI ONS. Such
pr ocedur es and st andar ds shal l be consi st ent wi t h gener al l y accept ed
account i ng and audi t st andar ds. I ndependent f i scal audi t s shal l be
r equi r ed at l east once annual l y.
S 11. Subpar agr aph ( i ) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 10 of sect i on
4410 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended by chapt er 82 of t he l aws of 1995,
i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( i ) ( A) Commenci ng wi t h t he ni net een hundr ed ni net y- - ni net y- one school
year , t he commi ssi oner shal l annual l y det er mi ne t he t ui t i on r at e f or
appr oved ser vi ces or pr ogr ams pr ovi ded t o pr eschool chi l dr en pur suant t o
t hi s sect i on. Such r at es f or pr ovi der s of such ser vi ces and pr ogr ams
shal l be det er mi ned i n conf or mance wi t h a met hodol ogy est abl i shed pur su-
ant t o subdi vi si on f our of sect i on f or t y- f our hundr ed f i ve of t hi s ar t i -
cl e af t er consul t at i on wi t h and a r evi ew of an annual r epor t pr epar ed by
t he advi sor y commi t t ee est abl i shed pur suant t o par agr aph a of subdi vi -
si on t wel ve of t hi s sect i on and shal l be subj ect t o t he appr oval of t he
di r ect or of t he budget . Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, r ul e
or r egul at i on t o t he cont r ar y, t ui t i on r at es est abl i shed f or t he ni ne-
t een hundr ed ni net y- f i ve- - ni net y- si x school year shal l excl ude t he t wo
per cent cost of l i vi ng adj ust ment aut hor i zed i n r at es est abl i shed f or
t he ni net een hundr ed ni net y- f our - - ni net y- f i ve school year .
( B) COMMENCI NG WI TH THE TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN
SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH SPECI AL EDUCATI ON I TI NERANT SERVI CES SHALL BE PROVI DED
BY APPROVED PROGRAMS, AND SUCH APPROVED PROGRAMS SHALL BE REI MBURSED FOR
SUCH SERVI CES BASED ON THE ACTUAL ATTENDANCE OF PRESCHOOL CHI LDREN
RECEI VI NG SUCH SERVI CES.
S 11- a. Par agr aph ( t ) of subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 2851 of t he educa-
t i on l aw, as added by chapt er 4 of t he l aws of 1998, i s amended t o r ead
as f ol l ows:
( t ) Pr ocedur es t o be f ol l owed i n t he case of t he cl osur e or di ssol -
ut i on of t he char t er school , i ncl udi ng pr ovi si ons f or t he t r ansf er of
st udent s and st udent r ecor ds t o t he school di st r i ct i n whi ch t he char t er
school i s l ocat ed and f or t he di sposi t i on of t he school ' s asset s t o t he
school di st r i ct i n whi ch t he char t er school i s l ocat ed or anot her char -
t er school l ocat ed wi t hi n t he school di st r i ct . NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY OTHER
PROVI SI ON OF LAWOR OF A CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL
ENSURE THAT UPON DI SSOLUTI ON OF A CHARTER SCHOOL, ANY FUNDS REMAI NI NG I N
THE POSSESSI ON OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT CAN BE ATTRI BUTED TO PUBLI C
FUNDI NG, AFTER ALL OF I TS DEBTS AND OBLI GATI ONS HAVE BEEN PAI D, SHALL BE
PAI D OVER TO EACH SCHOOL DI STRI CT HAVI NG RESI DENT CHI LDREN SERVED BY THE
CHARTER SCHOOL I N THE SCHOOL YEAR I N WHI CH THE CHARTER WAS DI SSOLVED OR
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THE LAST YEAR I N WHI CH STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED I N THE CHARTER SCHOOL, I N
THE SAME PROPORTI ON AS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACED BY EACH SCHOOL
DI STRI CT AND SERVED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL I N THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR I N
WHI CH CHI LDREN WERE SERVED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL, BEARS TO THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL I N SUCH SCHOOL YEAR.
PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHI NG I N THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUED
TO REQUI RE A CHARTER SCHOOL TO PAY TO SUCH DI STRI CTS ANY REMAI NI NG FUNDS
THAT CAN BE ATTRI BUTED TO GI FTS, DONATI ONS, GRANTS OR OTHER AUTHORI ZED
CHARI TABLE CONTRI BUTI ONS.
S 12. Subdi vi si on b of sect i on 2 of chapt er 756 of t he l aws of 1992,
r el at i ng t o f undi ng a pr ogr amf or wor k f or ce educat i on conduct ed by t he
consor t i um f or wor ker educat i on i n New Yor k ci t y, as amended by sect i on
27 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o r ead as
f ol l ows:
b. Rei mbur sement f or pr ogr ams appr oved i n accor dance wi t h subdi vi si on
a of t hi s sect i on [ f or t he 2010- - 2011 school year shal l not exceed 62. 6
per cent of t he l esser of such appr ovabl e cost s per cont act hour or
t wel ve dol l ar s and f i ve cent s per cont act hour , r ei mbur sement ] f or t he
2011- - 2012 school year shal l not exceed 62. 9 per cent of t he l esser of
such appr ovabl e cost s per cont act hour or t wel ve dol l ar s and f i f t een
cent s per cont act hour , r ei mbur sement f or t he 2012- - 2013 school year
shal l not exceed 63. 3 per cent of t he l esser of such appr ovabl e cost s per
cont act hour or t wel ve dol l ar s and t hi r t y- f i ve cent s per cont act hour ,
[ and] r ei mbur sement f or t he 2013- - 2014 school year shal l not exceed 62. 3
per cent of t he l esser of such appr ovabl e cost s per cont act hour or
t wel ve dol l ar s and si xt y- f i ve cent s per cont act hour , AND REI MBURSEMENT
FOR THE 2014- - 2015 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED 61. 6 PERCENT OF THE
LESSER OF SUCH APPROVABLE COSTS PER CONTACT HOUR OR EI GHT DOLLARS PER
CONTACT HOUR wher e a cont act hour r epr esent s si xt y mi nut es of i nst r uc-
t i on ser vi ces pr ovi ded t o an el i gi bl e adul t . Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her
pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, [ f or t he 2010- - 2011 school year such
cont act hour s shal l not exceed one mi l l i on f i ve hundr ed t went y- f i ve
t housand one hundr ed ni net y- ei ght ( 1, 525, 198) hour s; wher eas] f or t he
2011- - 2012 school year such cont act hour s shal l not exceed one mi l l i on
seven hundr ed one t housand f i ve hundr ed sevent y ( 1, 701, 570) hour s; wher -
eas f or t he 2012- - 2013 school year such cont act hour s shal l not exceed
one mi l l i on si x hundr ed si xt y- f our t housand f i ve hundr ed t hi r t y- t wo
( 1, 664, 532) hour s; wher eas f or t he 2013- - 2014 school year such cont act
hour s shal l not exceed one mi l l i on si x hundr ed f or t y- ni ne t housand seven
hundr ed f or t y- si x ( 1, 649, 746) hour s; WHEREAS FOR THE 2014- - 2015 SCHOOL
YEAR SUCH CONTACT HOURS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE MI LLI ON SI X HUNDRED TWEN-
TY- FI VE THOUSAND ( 1, 625, 000) HOURS. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on
of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, t he appor t i onment cal cul at ed f or t he ci t y school
di st r i ct of t he ci t y of New Yor k pur suant t o subdi vi si on 11 of sect i on
3602 of t he educat i on l aw shal l be comput ed as i f such cont act hour s
pr ovi ded by t he consor t i umf or wor ker educat i on, not t o exceed t he
cont act hour s set f or t h her ei n, wer e el i gi bl e f or ai d i n accor dance wi t h
t he pr ovi si ons of such subdi vi si on 11 of sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on
l aw.
S 13. Sect i on 4 of chapt er 756 of t he l aws of 1992, r el at i ng t o f und-
i ng a pr ogr amf or wor k f or ce educat i on conduct ed by t he consor t i umf or
wor ker educat i on i n New Yor k ci t y, i s amended by addi ng a new subdi vi -
si on s t o r ead as f ol l ows:
S. THE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL NOT APPLY AFTER THE
COMPLETI ON OF PAYMENTS FOR THE 2014- - 2015 SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWI THSTANDI NG
ANY I NCONSI STENT PROVI SI ONS OF LAW, THE COMMI SSI ONER OF EDUCATI ON SHALL
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WI THHOLD A PORTI ON OF EMPLOYMENT PREPARATI ON EDUCATI ON AI D DUE TO THE
CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF THE CI TY OF NEWYORK TO SUPPORT A PORTI ON OF THE
COSTS OF THE WORK FORCE EDUCATI ON PROGRAM. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE CREDI TED
TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATI ON FUND- LOCAL ASSI STANCE ACCOUNT
AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THI RTEEN MI LLI ON DOLLARS ( $13, 000, 000) .
S 14. Sect i on 6 of chapt er 756 of t he l aws of 1992, r el at i ng t o f und-
i ng a pr ogr amf or wor k f or ce educat i on conduct ed by t he consor t i umf or
wor ker educat i on i n New Yor k ci t y, as amended by sect i on 29 of par t A of
chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
S 6. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect J ul y 1, 1992, and shal l be deemed
r epeal ed on J une 30, [ 2014] 2015.
S 14- a. Par agr aph a- 1 of subdi vi si on 11 of sect i on 3602 of t he educa-
t i on l aw, as amended by sect i on 25 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws
of 2013, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
a- 1. Not wi t hst andi ng t he pr ovi si ons of par agr aph a of t hi s subdi vi -
si on, f or ai d payabl e i n t he school year s t wo t housand- - t wo t housand one
t hr ough t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en, and t wo t housand el even- -
t wo t housand t wel ve t hr ough t wo t housand [ t hi r t een] FOURTEEN- - t wo t hou-
sand [ f our t een] FI FTEEN, t he commi ssi oner may set asi de an amount not t o
exceed t wo mi l l i on f i ve hundr ed t housand dol l ar s f r omt he f unds appr o-
pr i at ed f or pur poses of t hi s subdi vi si on f or t he pur pose of ser vi ng
per sons t went y- one year s of age or ol der who have not been enr ol l ed i n
any school f or t he pr ecedi ng school year , i ncl udi ng per sons who have
r ecei ved a hi gh school di pl oma or hi gh school equi val ency di pl oma but
f ai l t o demonst r at e basi c educat i onal compet enci es as def i ned i n r egu-
l at i on by t he commi ssi oner , when measur ed by accept ed st andar di zed
t est s, and who shal l be el i gi bl e t o at t end empl oyment pr epar at i on educa-
t i on pr ogr ams oper at ed pur suant t o t hi s subdi vi si on.
S 14- b. Subdi vi si on 10 of sect i on 6- p of t he gener al muni ci pal l aw, as
amended by sect i on 32- a of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s
10. Not wi t hst andi ng any pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, t he gover n-
i ng boar d of a school di st r i ct may, dur i ng t he [ t wo t housand t hi r t een- -
t wo t housand f our t een] TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN
school year , aut hor i ze a wi t hdr awal f r omt hi s f und i n an amount not t o
exceed t he l esser of : ( a) t he dol l ar val ue of excess f undi ng i n t he f und
as det er mi ned by t he compt r ol l er pur suant t o sect i on t hi r t y- t hr ee of
t hi s chapt er or ( b) t he amount of t he school di st r i ct ' s r emai ni ng gap
el i mi nat i on adj ust ment as cal cul at ed by t he commi ssi oner of educat i on
pur suant t o subdi vi si on sevent een of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of
t he educat i on l aw. Funds wi t hdr awn pur suant t o t hi s subdi vi si on may onl y
be used f or t he pur pose of mai nt ai ni ng educat i onal pr ogr ammi ng dur i ng
t he [ t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een] TWO THOUSAND FOUR-
TEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN school year whi ch ot her wi se woul d have been
r educed as a r esul t of such gap el i mi nat i on adj ust ment . Gover ni ng boar ds
whi ch make such a wi t hdr awal shal l submi t , i n a f or mpr escr i bed by t he
commi ssi oner of educat i on, r el evant i nf or mat i on about t he wi t hdr awal ,
whi ch shal l i ncl ude but not be l i mi t ed t o, t he amount of such wi t h-
dr awal , t he dat e of wi t hdr awal , and t he use of such wi t hdr awn f unds.
S 15. Subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 167 of chapt er 169 of t he l aws of 1994,
r el at i ng t o cer t ai n pr ovi si ons r el at ed t o t he 1994- 95 st at e oper at i ons,
ai d t o l ocal i t i es, capi t al pr oj ect s and debt ser vi ce budget s, as amended
by sect i on 30 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o
1. Sect i ons one t hr ough sevent y of t hi s act shal l be deemed t o have
been i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect as of Apr i l 1, 1994 pr ovi ded, however ,
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t hat sect i ons one, t wo, t went y- f our , t went y- f i ve and t went y- seven
t hr ough sevent y of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be deemed r epeal ed on Mar ch
31, 2000; pr ovi ded, however , t hat sect i on t went y of t hi s act shal l appl y
onl y t o hear i ngs commenced pr i or t o Sept ember 1, 1994, and pr ovi ded
f ur t her t hat sect i on t went y- si x of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be deemed
r epeal ed on Mar ch 31, 1997; and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat sect i ons f our
t hr ough f our t een, si xt een, and ei ght een, ni net een and t went y- one t hr ough
t went y- one- a of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be deemed r epeal ed on Mar ch
31, 1997; and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat sect i ons t hr ee, f i f t een, sevent een,
t went y, t went y- t wo and t went y- t hr ee of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be
deemed r epeal ed on Mar ch 31, [ 2015] 2016.
S 15- a. Sect i on 4 of chapt er 698 of t he l aws of 1996 amendi ng t he
educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o t r anspor t at i on cont r act s, as amended by
sect i on 19 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2012, i s amended t o
S 4. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y[ , and shal l expi r e and be
deemed r epeal ed on and af t er J une 30, 2017] .
S 16. Subdi vi si ons 22 and 24 of sect i on 140 of chapt er 82 of t he l aws
of 1995, amendi ng t he educat i on l aw and cer t ai n ot her l aws r el at i ng t o
st at e ai d t o school di st r i ct s and t he appr opr i at i on of f unds f or t he
suppor t of gover nment , as amended by sect i on 31 of par t A of chapt er 57
of t he l aws of 2013, ar e amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( 22) sect i ons one hundr ed t wel ve, one hundr ed t hi r t een, one hundr ed
f our t een, one hundr ed f i f t een and one hundr ed si xt een of t hi s act shal l
t ake ef f ect on J ul y 1, 1995; pr ovi ded, however , t hat sect i on one hundr ed
t hi r t een of t hi s act shal l r emai n i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect unt i l J ul y 1,
[ 2014] 2015 at whi ch t i me i t shal l be deemed r epeal ed;
( 24) sect i ons one hundr ed ei ght een t hr ough one hundr ed t hi r t y of t hi s
act shal l be deemed t o have been i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect on and af t er
J ul y 1, 1995; pr ovi ded f ur t her , however , t hat t he amendment s made pur su-
ant t o sect i on one hundr ed [ ni net een] TWENTY- FOUR of t hi s act shal l be
deemed t o be r epeal ed on and af t er J ul y 1, [ 2014] 2015;
S 16- a. Par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 4402 of t he educat i on
l aw, as amended by chapt er 243 of t he l aws of 1989, i s amended t o r ead
as f ol l ows:
a. The boar d of educat i on or t r ust ees of each school di st r i ct shal l be
r equi r ed t o f ur ni sh sui t abl e educat i onal oppor t uni t i es f or [ chi l dr en
wi t h handi cappi ng condi t i ons] STUDENTS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES by one of t he
speci al ser vi ces or pr ogr ams l i st ed i n subdi vi si on t wo of sect i on
f or t y- f our hundr ed one OF THI S ARTI CLE. The need of t he i ndi vi dual chi l d
shal l det er mi ne whi ch of such ser vi ces shal l be r ender ed. Each di st r i ct
shal l pr ovi de t o t he maxi mum ext ent appr opr i at e such ser vi ces i n a
manner whi ch enabl es [ chi l dr en wi t h handi cappi ng condi t i ons] STUDENTS
WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES t o par t i ci pat e i n r egul ar educat i on ser vi ces when
appr opr i at e. Such ser vi ces or pr ogr ams shal l be f ur ni shed bet ween t he
mont hs of Sept ember and J une of each year , except t hat f or t he ni net een
hundr ed ei ght y- seven- - ei ght y- ei ght school year and t her eaf t er , wi t h
r espect t o t he st udent s whose [ handi cappi ng condi t i ons] DI SABI LI TI ES ar e
sever e enough t o exhi bi t t he need f or a st r uct ur ed l ear ni ng envi r onment
of t wel ve mont hs dur at i on t o mai nt ai n devel opment al l evel s, t he boar d of
educat i on or t r ust ees of each school di st r i ct upon t he r ecommendat i on of
t he commi t t ee on speci al educat i on [ and, i n t he f i r st i nst ance, t he
consent of t he par ent ] shal l al so pr ovi de, ei t her di r ect l y or by
cont r act , f or t he pr ovi si on of speci al ser vi ces and pr ogr ams as def i ned
i n sect i on f or t y- f our hundr ed one of t hi s ar t i cl e dur i ng t he mont hs of
J ul y and August as cont ai ned i n t he i ndi vi dual i zed educat i on pr ogr amf or
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each el i gi bl e [ chi l d] STUDENT, and wi t h pr i or appr oval by t he commi s-
si oner i f r equi r ed; pr ovi ded t hat [ ( i ) a st udent wi t h a handi cappi ng
condi t i on who i s f i r st el i gi bl e t o at t end publ i c school i n t he ni net een
hundr ed ei ght y- seven- - ei ght y- ei ght school year shal l not be el i gi bl e t o
r ecei ve ser vi ces pur suant t o t hi s par agr aph dur i ng t he mont hs of J ul y
and August ni net een hundr ed ei ght y- seven and ( i i ) a st udent wi t h a
handi cappi ng condi t i on who i s f i r st el i gi bl e t o at t end publ i c school i n
t he ni net een hundr ed ei ght y- ei ght - - ei ght y- ni ne school year shal l not be
el i gi bl e t o r ecei ve ser vi ces pur suant t o t hi s par agr aph dur i ng t he
mont hs of J ul y and August ni net een hundr ed ei ght y- ei ght and ( i i i ) a
st udent wi t h a handi cappi ng condi t i on who i s el i gi bl e f or ser vi ces
dur i ng t he mont hs of J ul y and August ni net een hundr ed ei ght y- ni ne pur su-
ant t o t he pr ovi si ons of subdi vi si on si x of sect i on f or t y- f our hundr ed
t en of t hi s ar t i cl e shal l not be el i gi bl e t o r ecei ve ser vi ces pur suant
t o t hi s par agr aph dur i ng such mont hs and ( i v) ] a st udent wi t h a [ handi -
cappi ng condi t i on] DI SABI LI TY who i s el i gi bl e f or ser vi ces, i ncl udi ng
ser vi ces dur i ng t he mont hs of J ul y and August , pur suant t o sect i on
f or t y- f our hundr ed t en of t hi s ar t i cl e shal l not be el i gi bl e t o r ecei ve
ser vi ces pur suant t o t hi s par agr aph dur i ng t he mont hs of J ul y and
August .
S 17. Subdi vi si on 8 of sect i on 4401 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended
by sect i on 25- a of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended
8. " School di st r i ct basi c cont r i but i on" shal l mean an amount equal t o
t he t ot al school di st r i ct l ocal pr oper t y and non- pr oper t y t ax l evy f or
t he base year di vi ded by t he base year publ i c school di st r i ct enr ol l ment
of r esi dent pupi l s of t he school di st r i ct as def i ned i n par agr aph n of
subdi vi si on one of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s chapt er ,
except t hat f or t he t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een AND TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN school year AND THEREAFTER, f or
school di st r i ct s ot her t han cent r al hi gh school di st r i ct s and t hei r
component s, such t ax l evy f or t he base year shal l be di vi ded by t he year
pr i or t o t he base year pupi l count as det er mi ned by t he commi ssi oner
pur suant t o par agr aph f of subdi vi si on t wo of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed
t wo of t hi s chapt er f or any school di st r i ct i n whi ch such year pr i or t o
t he base year pupi l count exceeds one hundr ed f i f t y per cent of such base
year publ i c school di st r i ct enr ol l ment of r esi dent pupi l s.
S 18. Sect i on 12 of chapt er 147 of t he l aws of 2001, amendi ng t he
educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o condi t i onal appoi nt ment of school di st r i ct ,
char t er school or BOCES empl oyees, as amended by sect i on 32 of par t A of
S 12. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect on t he same dat e as chapt er 180 of
t he l aws of 2000 t akes ef f ect , and shal l expi r e J ul y 1, [ 2014] 2015 when
upon such dat e t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s act shal l be deemed r epeal ed.
S 18- a. Par agr aph d of subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 3641 of t he educat i on
l aw i s REPEALED.
educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o t he pr ovi si ons of suppl ement al educat i onal
ser vi ces, at t endance at a saf e publ i c school and t he suspensi on of
pupi l s who br i ng a f i r ear m t o or possess a f i r ear mat a school , as
amended by sect i on 33 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s
S 4. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect J ul y 1, 2002 and shal l expi r e and be
deemed r epeal ed J une 30, [ 2014] 2015.
S 19- a. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, r ul e or r egu-
l at i on t o t he cont r ar y, f or t he 2014- - 2015 school year , t he gover ni ng
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boar d of t he Val l ey St r eamSchool Di st r i ct 24 by r esol ut i on may aut hor -
i ze t he wi t hdr awal of an amount , not t o exceed one mi l l i on dol l ar s, of
t he sur pl us moni es f r omt he r et i r ement cont r i but i on r eser ve f und of such
school di st r i ct . Such r esol ut i on shal l st at e t hat t hi s amount i s i n
excess of r et i r ement l i abi l i t i es. The f unds wi t hdr awn pur suant t o t hi s
subdi vi si on may onl y be used f or t he pur pose of mai nt ai ni ng educat i onal
pr ogr ammi ng dur i ng t he 2014- 2015 school year .
educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o i mpl ement at i on of t he No Chi l d Lef t Behi nd Act
of 2001, as amended by sect i on 34 of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of
S 5. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y; pr ovi ded t hat sect i ons
one, t wo and t hr ee of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be deemed r epeal ed on
J une 30, [ 2014] 2015.
S 20- a. Subdi vi si on 11 of sect i on 3641 of t he educat i on l aw i s
amended by addi ng a new par agr aph b- 1 t o r ead as f ol l ows:
B- 1. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR,
SI X MI LLI ON DOLLARS SHALL BE PAI D PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THI S SUBDI -
VI SI ON AND THE REMAI NI NG SI X MI LLI ON DOLLARS SHALL BE PAI D AFTER THE
SUBMI SSI ON OF AN EXPENDI TURE PLAN BY THE SUPERI NTENDENT OF THE ROOSEVELT
UNI ON FREE SCHOOL DI STRI CT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY
PRESI DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGI SLATURE REPRESENTI NG
SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT. SUCH PLAN SHALL FOCUS ON I MPROVI NG ACADEMI C
PERFORMANCE.
S 20- b. Subdi vi si on a of sect i on 5 of chapt er 121 of t he l aws of 1996,
r el at i ng t o aut hor i zi ng t he Roosevel t uni on f r ee school di st r i ct t o
f i nance def i ci t s by t he i ssuance of ser i al bonds, as amended by sect i on
23- b of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o r ead as
f ol l ows:
a. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si ons of l aw, upon appl i cat i on t o
t he commi ssi oner of educat i on submi t t ed not sooner t han Apr i l f i r st and
not l at er t han J une t hi r t i et h of t he appl i cabl e school year , t he Roose-
vel t uni on f r ee school di st r i ct shal l be el i gi bl e t o r ecei ve an appor -
t i onment pur suant t o t hi s chapt er f or sal ar y expenses, i ncl udi ng r el at ed
benef i t s, i ncur r ed bet ween Apr i l f i r st and J une t hi r t i et h of such school
year . Such appor t i onment shal l not exceed: f or t he 1996- 97 school year
t hr ough t he [ 2013- 14] 2014- 15 school year , f our mi l l i on dol l ar s
( $4, 000, 000) ; f or t he [ 2014- 15] 2015- 16 school year , t hr ee mi l l i on
dol l ar s ( $3, 000, 000) ; f or t he [ 2015- 16] 2016- 17 school year , t wo mi l l i on
dol l ar s ( $2, 000, 000) ; f or t he [ 2016- 17] 2017- 18 school year , one mi l l i on
dol l ar s ( $1, 000, 000) ; and f or t he [ 2017- 18] 2018- 19 school year , zer o
dol l ar s. Such annual appl i cat i on shal l be made af t er t he boar d of
educat i on has adopt ed a r esol ut i on t o do so wi t h t he appr oval of t he
commi ssi oner of educat i on.
S 21. The openi ng par agr aph of subdi vi si on 10 of sect i on 3602- e of t he
educat i on l aw, as amended by sect i on 10- a of par t A of chapt er 57 of t he
l aws of 2012, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
Not wi t hst andi ng any pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, f or ai d payabl e
i n t he t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne school year , t he gr ant t o
each el i gi bl e school di st r i ct f or uni ver sal pr eki nder gar t en ai d shal l be
comput ed pur suant t o t hi s subdi vi si on, and f or t he t wo t housand ni ne- -
t wo t housand t en and t wo t housand t en- - t wo t housand el even school year s,
each school di st r i ct shal l be el i gi bl e f or a maxi mumgr ant equal t o t he
amount comput ed f or such school di st r i ct f or t he base year i n t he el ec-
t r oni c dat a f i l e pr oduced by t he commi ssi oner i n suppor t of t he t wo
t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en educat i on, l abor and f ami l y assi st ance
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budget , pr ovi ded, however , t hat i n t he case of a di st r i ct i mpl ement i ng
pr ogr ams f or t he f i r st t i me or i mpl ement i ng expansi on pr ogr ams i n t he
t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne school year wher e such pr ogr ams
oper at e f or a mi ni mumof ni net y days i n any one school year as pr ovi ded
i n sect i on 151- 1. 4 of t he r egul at i ons of t he commi ssi oner , f or t he t wo
t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en and t wo t housand t en- - t wo t housand el ev-
en school year s, such school di st r i ct shal l be el i gi bl e f or a maxi mum
gr ant equal t o t he amount comput ed pur suant t o par agr aph a of subdi vi -
si on ni ne of t hi s sect i on i n t he t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo t housand ni ne
school year , and f or t he t wo t housand el even- - t wo t housand t wel ve school
year each school di st r i ct shal l be el i gi bl e f or a maxi mumgr ant equal t o
t he amount set f or t h f or such school di st r i ct as " UNI VERSAL PREKI NDER-
GARTEN" under t he headi ng " 2011- 12 ESTI MATED AI DS" i n t he school ai d
comput er l i st i ng pr oduced by t he commi ssi oner i n suppor t of t he enact ed
budget f or t he 2011- 12 school year and ent i t l ed " SA111- 2", and f or t wo
t housand t wel ve- - t wo t housand t hi r t een [ and] , t wo t housand t hi r t een- - t wo
t housand f our t een AND TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN school
year s each school di st r i ct shal l be el i gi bl e f or a maxi mum gr ant equal
t o t he gr eat er of ( i ) t he amount set f or t h f or such school di st r i ct as
" UNI VERSAL PREKI NDERGARTEN" under t he headi ng "2010- 11 BASE YEAR AI DS"
i n t he school ai d comput er l i st i ng pr oduced by t he commi ssi oner i n
suppor t of t he enact ed budget f or t he 2011- 12 school year and ent i t l ed
" SA111- 2" , or ( i i ) t he amount set f or t h f or such school di st r i ct as
" UNI VERSAL PREKI NDERGARTEN" under t he headi ng "2010- 11 BASE YEAR AI DS"
i n t he school ai d comput er l i st i ng pr oduced by t he commi ssi oner on May
f i f t eent h, t wo t housand el even pur suant t o par agr aph b of subdi vi si on
t went y- one of sect i on t hr ee hundr ed f i ve of t hi s chapt er , and pr ovi ded
f ur t her t hat t he maxi mumgr ant shal l not exceed t he t ot al act ual gr ant
expendi t ur es i ncur r ed by t he school di st r i ct i n t he cur r ent school year
as appr oved by t he commi ssi oner .
S 21- a. Sect i on 26 of subpar t F of par t C of chapt er 97 of t he l aws of
2011 amendi ng t he educat i on l aw r el at i ng t o census r epor t i ng, i s amended
S 26. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y pr ovi ded, however , t hat
t he pr ovi si ons of sect i on t hr ee of t hi s act shal l expi r e J une 30, [ 2014]
2019 when upon such dat e t he pr ovi si ons of such sect i on shal l be deemed
r epeal ed; pr ovi ded, f ur t her t hat t he pr ovi si ons of sect i ons ei ght , el ev-
en, t wel ve, t hi r t een and t went y of t hi s act shal l expi r e J ul y 1, 2014
when upon such dat e t he pr ovi si ons of such sect i ons shal l be deemed
r epeal ed.
S 22. School bus dr i ver t r ai ni ng. I n addi t i on t o appor t i onment s ot her -
wi se pr ovi ded by sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on l aw, f or ai d payabl e i n
t he 2014- - 2015 school year , t he commi ssi oner of educat i on shal l al l ocat e
school bus dr i ver t r ai ni ng gr ant s t o school di st r i ct s and boar ds of
cooper at i ve educat i onal ser vi ces pur suant t o sect i ons 3650- a, 3650- b and
3650- c of t he educat i on l aw, or f or cont r act s di r ect l y wi t h not - f or - pr o-
f i t educat i onal or gani zat i ons f or t he pur poses of t hi s sect i on. Such
payment s shal l not exceed f our hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $400, 000) per
school year .
S 22- a. Subdi vi si on 11 of sect i on 94 of par t C of chapt er 57 of t he
l aws of 2004, r el at i ng t o suppor t of educat i on, as amended by chapt er
160 of t he l aws of 2011, i s amended t o r ead as f ol l ows:
11. sect i on sevent y- one of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be deemed
r epeal ed J une 30, [ 2014] 2017;
S 23. Speci al appor t i onment f or sal ar y expenses. a. Not wi t hst andi ng
any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, upon appl i cat i on t o t he commi ssi oner of
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educat i on, not sooner t han t he f i r st day of t he second f ul l busi ness
week of J une, 2015 and not l at er t han t he l ast day of t he t hi r d f ul l
busi ness week of J une, 2015, a school di st r i ct el i gi bl e f or an appor -
t i onment pur suant t o sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on l aw shal l be el i gi bl e
t o r ecei ve an appor t i onment pur suant t o t hi s sect i on, f or t he school
year endi ng J une 30, 2015, f or sal ar y expenses i ncur r ed bet ween Apr i l 1
and J une 30, 2015 and such appor t i onment shal l not exceed t he sumof ( i )
t he def i ci t r educt i on assessment of 1990- - 1991 as det er mi ned by t he
commi ssi oner of educat i on, pur suant t o par agr aph f of subdi vi si on 1 of
sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on l aw, as i n ef f ect t hr ough J une 30, 1993,
pl us ( i i ) 186 per cent of such amount f or a ci t y school di st r i ct i n a
ci t y wi t h a popul at i on i n excess of 1, 000, 000 i nhabi t ant s, pl us ( i i i )
209 per cent of such amount f or a ci t y school di st r i ct i n a ci t y wi t h a
popul at i on of mor e t han 195, 000 i nhabi t ant s and l ess t han 219, 000 i nhab-
i t ant s accor di ng t o t he l at est f eder al census, pl us ( i v) t he net gap
el i mi nat i on adj ust ment f or 2010- - 2011, as det er mi ned by t he commi ssi oner
of educat i on pur suant t o chapt er 53 of t he l aws of 2010, pl us ( v) t he
gap el i mi nat i on adj ust ment f or 2011- - 2012 as det er mi ned by t he commi s-
si oner of educat i on pur suant t o subdi vi si on 17 of sect i on 3602 of t he
educat i on l aw, and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat such appor t i onment shal l not
exceed such sal ar y expenses. Such appl i cat i on shal l be made by a school
di st r i ct , af t er t he boar d of educat i on or t r ust ees have adopt ed a r esol -
ut i on t o do so and i n t he case of a ci t y school di st r i ct i n a ci t y wi t h
a popul at i on i n excess of 125, 000 i nhabi t ant s, wi t h t he appr oval of t he
mayor of such ci t y.
b. The cl ai m f or an appor t i onment t o be pai d t o a school di st r i ct
pur suant t o subdi vi si on a of t hi s sect i on shal l be submi t t ed t o t he
commi ssi oner of educat i on on a f or mpr escr i bed f or such pur pose, and
shal l be payabl e upon det er mi nat i on by such commi ssi oner t hat t he f or m
has been submi t t ed as pr escr i bed. Such appr oved amount s shal l be payabl e
on t he same day i n Sept ember of t he school year f ol l owi ng t he year i n
whi ch appl i cat i on was made as f unds pr ovi ded pur suant t o subpar agr aph
( 4) of par agr aph b of subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 92- c of t he st at e f i nance
l aw, on t he audi t and war r ant of t he st at e compt r ol l er on voucher s
cer t i f i ed or appr oved by t he commi ssi oner of educat i on i n t he manner
pr escr i bed by l aw f r om moneys i n t he st at e l ot t er y f und and f r omt he
gener al f und t o t he ext ent t hat t he amount pai d t o a school di st r i ct
pur suant t o t hi s sect i on exceeds t he amount , i f any, due such school
di st r i ct pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 2) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 1 of
sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on l aw i n t he school year f ol l owi ng t he
year i n whi ch appl i cat i on was made.
c. Not wi t hst andi ng t he pr ovi si ons of sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on
l aw, an amount equal t o t he amount pai d t o a school di st r i ct pur suant t o
subdi vi si ons a and b of t hi s sect i on shal l f i r st be deduct ed f r om t he
f ol l owi ng payment s due t he school di st r i ct dur i ng t he school year
f ol l owi ng t he year i n whi ch appl i cat i on was made pur suant t o subpar a-
gr aphs ( 1) , ( 2) , ( 3) , ( 4) and ( 5) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 1 of
sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on l aw i n t he f ol l owi ng or der : t he l ot t er y
appor t i onment payabl e pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 2) of such par agr aph
f ol l owed by t he f i xed f al l payment s payabl e pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 4)
of such par agr aph and t hen f ol l owed by t he di st r i ct ' s payment s t o t he
t eacher s' r et i r ement syst empur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 1) of such par a-
gr aph, and any r emai nder t o be deduct ed f r omt he i ndi vi dual i zed payment s
due t he di st r i ct pur suant t o par agr aph b of such subdi vi si on shal l be
deduct ed on a chr onol ogi cal basi s st ar t i ng wi t h t he ear l i est payment due
t he di st r i ct .
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S 24. Speci al appor t i onment f or publ i c pensi on accr ual s. a. Not wi t h-
st andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, upon appl i cat i on t o t he commi ssi on-
er of educat i on, not l at er t han J une 30, 2015, a school di st r i ct el i gi -
bl e f or an appor t i onment pur suant t o sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on l aw
shal l be el i gi bl e t o r ecei ve an appor t i onment pur suant t o t hi s sect i on,
f or t he school year endi ng J une 30, 2015 and such appor t i onment shal l
not exceed t he addi t i onal accr ual s r equi r ed t o be made by school
di st r i ct s i n t he 2004- - 2005 and 2005- - 2006 school year s associ at ed wi t h
changes f or such publ i c pensi on l i abi l i t i es. The amount of such addi -
t i onal accr ual shal l be cer t i f i ed t o t he commi ssi oner of educat i on by
t he pr esi dent of t he boar d of educat i on or t he t r ust ees or , i n t he case
of a ci t y school di st r i ct i n a ci t y wi t h a popul at i on i n excess of
125, 000 i nhabi t ant s, t he mayor of such ci t y. Such appl i cat i on shal l be
made by a school di st r i ct , af t er t he boar d of educat i on or t r ust ees have
adopt ed a r esol ut i on t o do so and i n t he case of a ci t y school di st r i ct
i n a ci t y wi t h a popul at i on i n excess of 125, 000 i nhabi t ant s, wi t h t he
appr oval of t he mayor of such ci t y.
b. The cl ai mf or an appor t i onment t o be pai d t o a school di st r i ct
pur suant t o subdi vi si on a of t hi s sect i on shal l be submi t t ed t o t he
commi ssi oner of educat i on on a f or mpr escr i bed f or such pur pose, and
shal l be payabl e upon det er mi nat i on by such commi ssi oner t hat t he f or m
has been submi t t ed as pr escr i bed. Such appr oved amount s shal l be payabl e
on t he same day i n Sept ember of t he school year f ol l owi ng t he year i n
whi ch appl i cat i on was made as f unds pr ovi ded pur suant t o subpar agr aph
( 4) of par agr aph b of subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 92- c of t he st at e f i nance
l aw, on t he audi t and war r ant of t he st at e compt r ol l er on voucher s
cer t i f i ed or appr oved by t he commi ssi oner of educat i on i n t he manner
pr escr i bed by l aw f r ommoneys i n t he st at e l ot t er y f und and f r om t he
gener al f und t o t he ext ent t hat t he amount pai d t o a school di st r i ct
pur suant t o t hi s sect i on exceeds t he amount , i f any, due such school
di st r i ct pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 2) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 1 of
sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on l aw i n t he school year f ol l owi ng t he
year i n whi ch appl i cat i on was made.
c. Not wi t hst andi ng t he pr ovi si ons of sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on
l aw, an amount equal t o t he amount pai d t o a school di st r i ct pur suant t o
subdi vi si ons a and b of t hi s sect i on shal l f i r st be deduct ed f r omt he
f ol l owi ng payment s due t he school di st r i ct dur i ng t he school year
f ol l owi ng t he year i n whi ch appl i cat i on was made pur suant t o subpar a-
gr aphs ( 1) , ( 2) , ( 3) , ( 4) and ( 5) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 1 of
sect i on 3609- a of t he educat i on l aw i n t he f ol l owi ng or der : t he l ot t er y
appor t i onment payabl e pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 2) of such par agr aph
f ol l owed by t he f i xed f al l payment s payabl e pur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 4)
of such par agr aph and t hen f ol l owed by t he di st r i ct ' s payment s t o t he
t eacher s' r et i r ement syst empur suant t o subpar agr aph ( 1) of such par a-
gr aph, and any r emi nder t o be deduct ed f r omt he i ndi vi dual i zed payment s
due t he di st r i ct pur suant t o par agr aph b of such subdi vi si on shal l be
deduct ed on a chr onol ogi cal basi s st ar t i ng wi t h t he ear l i est payment due
t he di st r i ct .
S 25. a. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her l aw, r ul e or r egul at i on t o t he
cont r ar y, any moneys appr opr i at ed t o t he st at e educat i on depar t ment may
be subal l ocat ed t o ot her st at e depar t ment s or agenci es, as needed, t o
accompl i sh t he i nt ent of t he speci f i c appr opr i at i ons cont ai ned t her ei n.
b. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her l aw, r ul e or r egul at i on t o t he cont r ar y,
moneys appr opr i at ed t o t he st at e educat i on depar t ment f r omt he gener al
f und/ ai d t o l ocal i t i es, l ocal assi st ance account - 001, shal l be f or
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payment of f i nanci al assi st ance, as schedul ed, net of di sal l owances,
r ef unds, r ei mbur sement and cr edi t s.
c. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her l aw, r ul e or r egul at i on t o t he cont r ar y,
al l moneys appr opr i at ed t o t he st at e educat i on depar t ment f or ai d t o
l ocal i t i es shal l be avai l abl e f or payment of ai d her et of or e or her eaf t er
t o accr ue and may be subal l ocat ed t o ot her depar t ment s and agenci es t o
accompl i sh t he i nt ent of t he speci f i c appr opr i at i ons cont ai ned t her ei n.
d. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her l aw, r ul e or r egul at i on t o t he cont r ar y,
moneys appr opr i at ed t o t he st at e educat i on depar t ment f or gener al
suppor t f or publ i c school s may be i nt er changed wi t h any ot her i t em of
appr opr i at i on f or gener al suppor t f or publ i c school s wi t hi n t he gener al
f und l ocal assi st ance account of f i ce of pr eki nder gar t en t hr ough gr ade
t wel ve educat i on pr ogr ams.
S 26. Not wi t hst andi ng t he pr ovi si on of any l aw, r ul e, or r egul at i on t o
t he cont r ar y, t he ci t y school di st r i ct of t he ci t y of Rochest er , upon
t he consent of t he boar d of cooper at i ve educat i onal ser vi ces of t he
super vi sor y di st r i ct ser vi ng i t s geogr aphi c r egi on may pur chase f r om
such boar d f or t he 2014- - 2015 school year , as a non- component school
di st r i ct , ser vi ces r equi r ed by ar t i cl e 19 of t he educat i on l aw.
S 27. The amount s speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on shal l be a set asi de f r om
t he st at e f unds whi ch each such di st r i ct i s r ecei vi ng f r om t he t ot al
f oundat i on ai d: f or t he pur pose of t he devel opment , mai nt enance or
expansi on of magnet school s or magnet school pr ogr ams f or t he 2014- - 2015
school year . To t he ci t y school di st r i ct of t he ci t y of New Yor k t her e
shal l be pai d f or t y- ei ght mi l l i on one hundr ed sevent y- f i ve t housand
dol l ar s ( $48, 175, 000) i ncl udi ng f i ve hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $500, 000)
f or t he Andr ew J ackson Hi gh School ; t o t he Buf f al o ci t y school di st r i ct ,
t went y- one mi l l i on t went y- f i ve t housand dol l ar s ( $21, 025, 000) ; t o t he
Rochest er ci t y school di st r i ct , f i f t een mi l l i on dol l ar s ( $15, 000, 000) ;
t o t he Syr acuse ci t y school di st r i ct , t hi r t een mi l l i on dol l ar s
( $13, 000, 000) ; t o t he Yonker s ci t y school di st r i ct , f or t y- ni ne mi l l i on
f i ve hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $49, 500, 000) ; t o t he Newbur gh ci t y school
di st r i ct , f our mi l l i on si x hundr ed f or t y- f i ve t housand dol l ar s
( $4, 645, 000) ; t o t he Poughkeepsi e ci t y school di st r i ct , t wo mi l l i on f our
hundr ed sevent y- f i ve t housand dol l ar s ( $2, 475, 000) ; t o t he Mount Ver non
ci t y school di st r i ct , t wo mi l l i on dol l ar s ( $2, 000, 000) ; t o t he New
Rochel l e ci t y school di st r i ct , one mi l l i on f our hundr ed t en t housand
dol l ar s ( $1, 410, 000) ; t o t he Schenect ady ci t y school di st r i ct , one
mi l l i on ei ght hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $1, 800, 000) ; t o t he Por t Chest er
ci t y school di st r i ct , one mi l l i on one hundr ed f i f t y t housand dol l ar s
( $1, 150, 000) ; t o t he Whi t e Pl ai ns ci t y school di st r i ct , ni ne hundr ed
t housand dol l ar s ( $900, 000) ; t o t he Ni agar a Fal l s ci t y school di st r i ct ,
si x hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $600, 000) ; t o t he Al bany ci t y school
di st r i ct , t hr ee mi l l i on f i ve hundr ed f i f t y t housand dol l ar s
( $3, 550, 000) ; t o t he Ut i ca ci t y school di st r i ct , t wo mi l l i on dol l ar s
( $2, 000, 000) ; t o t he Beacon ci t y school di st r i ct , f i ve hundr ed si xt y- si x
t housand dol l ar s ( $566, 000) ; t o t he Mi ddl et own ci t y school di st r i ct ,
f our hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $400, 000) ; t o t he Fr eepor t uni on f r ee
school di st r i ct , f our hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $400, 000) ; t o t he Gr een-
bur gh cent r al school di st r i ct , t hr ee hundr ed t housand dol l ar s
( $300, 000) ; t o t he Amst er damci t y school di st r i ct , ei ght hundr ed t hou-
sand dol l ar s ( $800, 000) ; t o t he Peekski l l ci t y school di st r i ct , t wo
hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $200, 000) ; and t o t he Hudson ci t y school
di st r i ct , f our hundr ed t housand dol l ar s ( $400, 000) . Not wi t hst andi ng t he
pr ovi si ons of t hi s sect i on, a school di st r i ct r ecei vi ng a gr ant pur suant
t o t hi s sect i on may use such gr ant f unds f or : ( i ) any i nst r uct i onal or
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i nst r uct i onal suppor t cost s associ at ed wi t h t he oper at i on of a magnet
school ; or ( i i ) any i nst r uct i onal or i nst r uct i onal suppor t cost s associ -
at ed wi t h i mpl ement at i on of an al t er nat i ve appr oach t o r educt i on of
r aci al i sol at i on and/ or enhancement of t he i nst r uct i onal pr ogr amand
r ai si ng of st andar ds i n el ement ar y and secondar y school s of school
di st r i ct s havi ng subst ant i al concent r at i ons of mi nor i t y st udent s. The
commi ssi oner of educat i on shal l not be aut hor i zed t o wi t hhol d magnet
gr ant f unds f r om a school di st r i ct t hat used such f unds i n accor dance
wi t h t hi s par agr aph, not wi t hst andi ng any i nconsi st ency wi t h a r equest
f or pr oposal s i ssued by such commi ssi oner . For t he pur pose of at t endance
i mpr ovement and dr opout pr event i on f or t he 2014- - 2015 school year , f or
any ci t y school di st r i ct i n a ci t y havi ng a popul at i on of mor e t han one
mi l l i on, t he set asi de f or at t endance i mpr ovement and dr opout pr event i on
shal l equal t he amount set asi de i n t he base year . For t he 2014- - 2015
school year , i t i s f ur t her pr ovi ded t hat any ci t y school di st r i ct i n a
ci t y havi ng a popul at i on of mor e t han one mi l l i on shal l al l ocat e at
l east one- t hi r d of any i ncr ease f r ombase year l evel s i n f unds set asi de
pur suant t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s subdi vi si on t o communi t y- based
or gani zat i ons. Any i ncr ease r equi r ed pur suant t o t hi s subdi vi si on t o
communi t y- based or gani zat i ons must be i n addi t i on t o al l ocat i ons
pr ovi ded t o communi t y- based or gani zat i ons i n t he base year . For t he
pur pose of t eacher suppor t f or t he 2014- - 2015 school year : t o t he ci t y
school di st r i ct of t he ci t y of New Yor k, si xt y- t wo mi l l i on seven hundr ed
seven t housand dol l ar s ( $62, 707, 000) ; t o t he Buf f al o ci t y school
di st r i ct , one mi l l i on seven hundr ed f or t y- one t housand dol l ar s
( $1, 741, 000) ; t o t he Rochest er ci t y school di st r i ct , one mi l l i on seven-
t y- si x t housand dol l ar s ( $1, 076, 000) ; t o t he Yonker s ci t y school
di st r i ct , one mi l l i on one hundr ed f or t y- seven t housand dol l ar s
( $1, 147, 000) ; and t o t he Syr acuse ci t y school di st r i ct , ei ght hundr ed
ni ne t housand dol l ar s ( $809, 000) . Al l f unds made avai l abl e t o a school
di st r i ct pur suant t o t hi s sect i on shal l be di st r i but ed among t eacher s
i ncl udi ng pr eki nder gar t en t eacher s and t eacher s of adul t vocat i onal and
academi c subj ect s i n accor dance wi t h t hi s sect i on and shal l be i n addi -
t i on t o sal ar i es her et of or e or her eaf t er negot i at ed or made avai l abl e;
pr ovi ded, however , t hat al l f unds di st r i but ed pur suant t o t hi s sect i on
f or t he cur r ent year shal l be deemed t o i ncor por at e al l f unds di st r i b-
ut ed pur suant t o f or mer subdi vi si on 27 of sect i on 3602 of t he educat i on
l aw f or pr i or year s. I n school di st r i ct s wher e t he t eacher s ar e r epr es-
ent ed by cer t i f i ed or r ecogni zed empl oyee or gani zat i ons, al l sal ar y
i ncr eases f unded pur suant t o t hi s sect i on shal l be det er mi ned by sepa-
r at e col l ect i ve negot i at i ons conduct ed pur suant t o t he pr ovi si ons and
pr ocedur es of ar t i cl e 14 of t he ci vi l ser vi ce l aw, not wi t hst andi ng t he
exi st ence of a negot i at ed agr eement bet ween a school di st r i ct and a
cer t i f i ed or r ecogni zed empl oyee or gani zat i on.
S 28. Suppor t of publ i c l i br ar i es. The moneys appr opr i at ed f or t he
suppor t of publ i c l i br ar i es by a chapt er of t he l aws of 2014 enact i ng
t he ai d t o l ocal i t i es budget shal l be appor t i oned f or t he 2014- - 2015
st at e f i scal year i n accor dance wi t h t he pr ovi si ons of sect i ons 271,
272, 273, 282, 284, and 285 of t he educat i on l aw as amended by t he
pr ovi si ons of t hi s chapt er and t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s sect i on, pr ovi ded
t hat l i br ar y const r uct i on ai d pur suant t o sect i on 273- a of t he educat i on
l aw shal l not be payabl e f r omt he appr opr i at i ons f or t he suppor t of
publ i c l i br ar i es and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat no l i br ar y, l i br ar y syst emor
pr ogr am, as def i ned by t he commi ssi oner of educat i on, shal l r ecei ve l ess
t ot al syst em or pr ogr am ai d t han i t r ecei ved f or t he year 2001- - 2002
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except as a r esul t of a r educt i on adj ust ment necessar y t o conf or mt o t he
appr opr i at i ons f or suppor t of publ i c l i br ar i es.
Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y t he moneys
appr opr i at ed f or t he suppor t of publ i c l i br ar i es f or t he year 2014- - 2015
by a chapt er of t he l aws of 2014 enact i ng t he educat i on, l abor and f ami -
l y assi st ance budget shal l f ul f i l l t he st at e' s obl i gat i on t o pr ovi de
such ai d and, pur suant t o a pl an devel oped by t he commi ssi oner of educa-
t i on and appr oved by t he di r ect or of t he budget , t he ai d payabl e t o
l i br ar i es and l i br ar y syst ems pur suant t o such appr opr i at i ons shal l be
r educed pr opor t i onat el y t o assur e t hat t he t ot al amount of ai d payabl e
does not exceed t he t ot al appr opr i at i ons f or such pur pose.
S 29. Sever abi l i t y. The pr ovi si ons of t hi s act shal l be sever abl e, and
i f t he appl i cat i on of any cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi si on,
sect i on or par t of t hi s act t o any per son or ci r cumst ance shal l be
adj udged by any cour t of compet ent j ur i sdi ct i on t o be i nval i d, such
j udgment shal l not necessar i l y af f ect , i mpai r or i nval i dat e t he appl i ca-
t i on of any such cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi si on, sect i on, par t
of t hi s act or r emai nder t her eof , as t he case may be, t o any ot her
per son or ci r cumst ance, but shal l be conf i ned i n i t s oper at i on t o t he
cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi si on, sect i on or par t t her eof
di r ect l y i nvol ved i n t he cont r over sy i n whi ch such j udgment shal l have
been r ender ed.
S 30. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y, and shal l be deemed t o
have been i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect on and af t er Apr i l 1, 2014, pr ovi ded,
however , t hat :
1. Sect i ons one, t wo, t hr ee, f our , f i ve, seven, ni ne, t wel ve, t hi r -
t een, sevent een, t went y- t wo, t went y- si x and t went y- seven of t hi s act
shal l t ake ef f ect J ul y 1, 2014.
2. The amendment s t o subdi vi si on 6 of sect i on 4402 of t he educat i on
l aw made by sect i on ni ne of t hi s act shal l not af f ect t he r epeal of such
subdi vi si on and shal l be deemed r epeal ed t her ewi t h.
3. Sect i on el even of t hi s act shal l t ake ef f ect Apr i l 1, 2014 and
shal l f i r st appl y t o t he pr ovi si on of ser vi ces and pr ogr ams pur suant t o
sect i on 4410 of t he educat i on l aw i n t he 2014- 2015 school year , pr ovi ded
t hat t he pr ovi si ons of subpar agr aph ( i v) of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on
10 of sect i on 4410 of t he educat i on l aw, as added by such sect i on of
t hi s act , shal l expi r e and be deemed r epeal ed J une 30, 2019.
4. The amendment s t o chapt er 756 of t he l aws of 1992, r el at i ng t o
f undi ng a pr ogr amf or wor k f or ce educat i on conduct ed by a consor t i umf or
wor ker educat i on i n New Yor k ci t y, made by sect i ons t wel ve and t hi r t een
of t hi s act shal l not af f ect t he r epeal of such chapt er and shal l be
deemed r epeal ed t her ewi t h.
5. Sect i on si xt een of t hi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y and shal l
be deemed t o have been i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect on and af t er t he ef f ec-
t i ve dat e of sect i on 140 of chapt er 82 of t he l aws of 1995.
6. Sect i on t went y- f i ve of t hi s act shal l expi r e and be deemed r epeal ed
J une 30, 2015.
7. The amendment s t o par agr aph b- 1 of subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 3602 of
t he educat i on l aw made by sect i on t hr ee of t hi s act shal l not af f ect t he
expi r at i on of such par agr aph and shal l be deemed t o expi r e t her ewi t h.
PART B
Sect i on 1. The smar t school s bond act of 2014 i s enact ed t o r ead as
f ol l ows:
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SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014
Sect i on 1. Shor t t i t l e.
2. Cr eat i on of a st at e debt .
3. Bonds of t he st at e.
4. Use of moneys r ecei ved.
Sect i on 1. Shor t t i t l e. Thi s act shal l be known and may be ci t ed as t he
" smar t school s bond act of 2014".
S 2. Cr eat i on of a st at e debt . The cr eat i on of a st at e debt i n an
amount not exceedi ng i n t he aggr egat e t wo bi l l i on dol l ar s
( $2, 000, 000, 000) i s her eby aut hor i zed t o pr ovi de moneys f or t he si ngl e
pur pose of i mpr ovi ng l ear ni ng and oppor t uni t y f or publ i c and nonpubl i c
school st udent s of t he st at e by f undi ng capi t al pr oj ect s t o: acqui r e
l ear ni ng t echnol ogy equi pment or f aci l i t i es i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed
t o, i nt er act i ve whi t eboar ds, comput er ser ver s, and deskt op, l apt op and
t abl et comput er s; i nst al l hi gh- speed br oadband or wi r el ess i nt er net
connect i vi t y f or school s and communi t i es; const r uct , enhance, and
moder ni ze educat i onal f aci l i t i es t o accommodat e pr e- ki nder gar t en
pr ogr ams and pr ovi de i nst r uct i onal space t o r epl ace t r anspor t abl e cl ass-
r oomuni t s; and i nst al l hi gh- t ech secur i t y f eat ur es i n school bui l di ngs
and on school campuses. The l egi sl at ur e may, by appr opr i at e l egi sl at i on
and subj ect t o such condi t i ons as i t may i mpose, make avai l abl e out of
t he pr oceeds of t he sal e of bonds aut hor i zed i n t hi s act , moneys
di sbur sed or t o be di sbur sed f or t he cost of appr oved capi t al pr oj ect s
under t aken by, or on behal f of , school di st r i ct s f or such pur poses.
S 3. Bonds of t he st at e. The st at e compt r ol l er i s her eby aut hor i zed
and empower ed t o i ssue and sel l bonds of t he st at e up t o t he aggr egat e
amount of t wo bi l l i on dol l ar s ( $2, 000, 000, 000) f or t he pur poses of t hi s
act , subj ect t o t he pr ovi si ons of ar t i cl e f i ve of t he st at e f i nance l aw.
The aggr egat e pr i nci pal amount of such bonds shal l not exceed t wo
bi l l i on dol l ar s ( $2, 000, 000, 000) excl udi ng bonds i ssued t o r ef und or
ot her wi se r epay bonds her et of or e i ssued f or such pur pose; pr ovi ded,
however , t hat upon any such r ef undi ng or r epayment , t he t ot al aggr egat e
pr i nci pal amount of out st andi ng bonds may be gr eat er t han t wo bi l l i on
dol l ar s ( $2, 000, 000, 000) onl y i f t he pr esent val ue of t he aggr egat e debt
ser vi ce of t he r ef undi ng or r epayment bonds t o be i ssued shal l not
exceed t he pr esent val ue of t he aggr egat e debt ser vi ce of t he bonds t o
be r ef unded or r epai d. The met hod f or cal cul at i ng pr esent val ue shal l be
det er mi ned by l aw.
S 4. Use of moneys r ecei ved. The moneys r ecei ved by t he st at e f r omt he
sal e of bonds sol d pur suant t o t hi s act shal l be expended pur suant t o
appr opr i at i ons f or capi t al pr oj ect s r el at ed t o desi gn, pl anni ng, si t e
acqui si t i on, demol i t i on, const r uct i on, r econst r uct i on, r ehabi l i t at i on,
or acqui si t i on and/ or i nst al l at i on of equi pment f or t he f ol l owi ng t ypes
of pr oj ect s: capi t al pr oj ect s r el at ed t o educat i onal t echnol ogy equi p-
ment or f aci l i t i es i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o i nt er act i ve whi t eboar ds;
comput er ser ver s; deskt op and l apt op comput er s, and t abl et s; hi gh- speed
br oadband or wi r el ess i nt er net connect i vi t y f or school s and communi t i es;
capi t al pr oj ect s t o const r uct , enhance or moder ni ze educat i onal f aci l i -
t i es t o accommodat e pr e- ki nder gar t en pr ogr ams and pr ovi de i nst r uct i onal
space t o r epl ace t r anspor t abl e cl assr oomuni t s; and capi t al pr oj ect s t o
i nst al l hi gh- t ech secur i t y f eat ur es i n school bui l di ngs and on school
campuses.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y, pr ovi ded t hat t he
pr ovi si ons of sect i on one of t hi s act shal l not t ake ef f ect unl ess and
unt i l t hi s act shal l have been submi t t ed t o t he peopl e at t he gener al
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el ect i on t o be hel d i n November 2014 and shal l have been appr oved by a
maj or i t y of al l vot es cast f or and agai nst i t at such el ect i on. Upon
appr oval by t he peopl e, sect i on one of t hi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mme-
di at el y. The bal l ot s t o be f ur ni shed f or t he use of vot er s upon
submi ssi on of t hi s act shal l be i n t he f or mpr escr i bed by t he el ect i on
l aw and t he pr oposi t i on or quest i on t o be submi t t ed shal l be pr i nt ed
t her eon i n subst ant i al l y t he f ol l owi ng f or m, namel y "The SMART SCHOOLS
BOND ACT OF 2014, as set f or t h i n sect i on one of par t B of chapt er ( her e
i nser t t he chapt er number ) of t he l aws of 2014, aut hor i zes t he sal e of
st at e bonds of up t o t wo bi l l i on dol l ar s ( $2, 000, 000, 000) t o pr ovi de
access t o cl assr oomt echnol ogy and hi gh- speed i nt er net connect i vi t y t o
equal i ze oppor t uni t i es f or chi l dr en t o l ear n, t o add cl assr oomspace t o
expand hi gh- qual i t y pr e- ki nder gar t en pr ogr ams, t o r epl ace cl assr oom
t r ai l er s wi t h per manent i nst r uct i onal space, and t o i nst al l hi gh- t ech
smar t secur i t y f eat ur es i n school s. Shal l t he SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF
2014 be appr oved?" .
PART C
Sect i on 1. Thi s act shal l be known and may be ci t ed as t he " smar t
school s i mpl ement at i on act of 2014".
subdi vi si on 16 t o r ead as f ol l ows:
16. I MPLEMENTATI ON OF THE SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014. A. DEFI -
NI TI ONS. THE FOLLOWI NG TERMS, WHENEVER USED OR REFERRED TO I N THI S
SUBDI VI SI ON, UNLESS THE CONTEXT I NDI CATES OTHERWI SE, SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWI NG MEANI NGS:
( 1) " BONDS" SHALL MEAN GENERAL OBLI GATI ON BONDS I SSUED PURSUANT TO THE
" SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014" I N ACCORDANCE WI TH ARTI CLE VI I OF THE
NEWYORK STATE CONSTI TUTI ON AND ARTI CLE FI VE OF THE STATE FI NANCE LAW.
( 2) " SMART SCHOOLS REVI EWBOARD" SHALL MEAN A BODY COMPRI SED OF THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNI VERSI TY OF NEWYORK, THE DI RECTOR OF THE
BUDGET, AND THE COMMI SSI ONER, OR THEI R RESPECTI VE DESI GNEES.
( 3) " SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLAN" SHALL MEAN A DOCUMENT PREPARED BY
A SCHOOL DI STRI CT SETTI NG FORTH THE SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECT OR PROJ ECTS TO
BE UNDERTAKEN WI TH SUCH DI STRI CT' S SMART SCHOOLS ALLOCATI ON.
( 4) "SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECT" SHALL MEAN A CAPI TAL PROJ ECT AS SET FORTH
AND DEFI NED I N SUBPARAGRAPHS FI VE, SI X, SEVEN OR EI GHT OF THI S PARA-
GRAPH.
( 5) "PRE- KI NDERGARTEN OR TRANSPORTABLE CLASSROOM UNI T ( TCU) REPLACE-
MENT PROJ ECT" SHALL MEAN A CAPI TAL PROJ ECT WHI CH, AS A PRI MARY PURPOSE,
EXPANDS THE AVAI LABI LI TY OF ADEQUATE AND APPROPRI ATE I NSTRUCTI ONAL SPACE
FOR PRE- KI NDERGARTEN OR PROVI DES FOR THE EXPANSI ON OR CONSTRUCTI ON OF
ADEQUATE AND APPROPRI ATE I NSTRUCTI ONAL SPACE TO REPLACE TCUS.
( 6) " COMMUNI TY CONNECTI VI TY PROJ ECT" SHALL MEAN A CAPI TAL PROJ ECT
WHI CH, AS A PRI MARY PURPOSE, EXPANDS HI GH- SPEED BROADBAND OR WI RELESS
I NTERNET CONNECTI VI TY I N THE LOCAL COMMUNI TY, I NCLUDI NG SCHOOL BUI LDI NGS
AND CAMPUSES, FOR ENHANCED EDUCATI ONAL OPPORTUNI TY I N THE STATE.
( 7) " CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY PROJ ECT" SHALL MEAN A CAPI TAL PROJ ECT TO
EXPAND HI GH- SPEED BROADBAND OR WI RELESS I NTERNET CONNECTI VI TY SOLELY FOR
SCHOOL BUI LDI NGS AND CAMPUSES, OR TO ACQUI RE LEARNI NG TECHNOLOGY HARD-
WARE FOR SCHOOLS, CLASSROOMS, AND STUDENT USE, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT LI MI TED
TO WHI TEBOARDS, COMPUTER SERVERS, DESKTOP COMPUTERS, LAPTOP COMPUTERS,
AND TABLET COMPUTERS.
( 8) " SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURI TY TECHNOLOGY PROJ ECT" SHALL MEAN A CAPI -
TAL PROJ ECT TO I NSTALL HI GH- TECH SECURI TY FEATURES I N SCHOOL BUI LDI NGS
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AND ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO VI DEO SURVEI LLANCE,
EMERGENCY NOTI FI CATI ON SYSTEMS AND PHYSI CAL ACCESS CONTROLS, FOR
ENHANCED EDUCATI ONAL OPPORTUNI TY I N THE STATE.
( 9) "SELECTED SCHOOL AI D" SHALL MEAN THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH
AS "FOUNDATI ON AI D" , " FULL DAY K CONVERSI ON", " BOCES" , "SPECI AL
SERVI CES" , " HI GH COST EXCESS COST" , " PRI VATE EXCESS COST", "HARDWARE &
TECHNOLOGY", " SOFTWARE, LI BRARY, TEXTBOOK" , " TRANSPORTATI ON I NCL
SUMMER" , "OPERATI NG REORG I NCENTI VE" , " CHARTER SCHOOL TRANSI TI ONAL",
" ACADEMI C ENHANCEMENT" , " HI GH TAX AI D", AND "SUPPLEMENTAL PUB EXCESS
COST" UNDER THE HEADI NG "2013- 14 BASE YEAR AI DS" I N THE SCHOOL AI D
COMPUTER LI STI NG PRODUCED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N SUPPORT OF THE EXECU-
TI VE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR.
( 10) " SMART SCHOOLS ALLOCATI ON" SHALL MEAN, FOR EACH SCHOOL DI STRI CT,
THE PRODUCT OF ( I ) TWO BI LLI ON DOLLARS ( $2, 000, 000, 000) MULTI PLI ED BY
( I I ) THE QUOTI ENT OF SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT' S SELECTED SCHOOL AI D DI VI DED
BY THE TOTAL SELECTED SCHOOL AI D TO ALL SCHOOL DI STRI CTS.
B. SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLANS. ( 1) THE SMART SCHOOLS REVI EW BOARD
SHALL I SSUE GUI DELI NES SETTI NG FORTH REQUI RED COMPONENTS AND ELI GI BI LI TY
CRI TERI A FOR SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLANS TO BE SUBMI TTED BY SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS. SUCH GUI DELI NES SHALL I NCLUDE BUT NOT BE LI MI TED TO: ( I ) A
TI MELI NE FOR SCHOOL DI STRI CT SUBMI SSI ON OF SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT
PLANS; ( I I ) ANY REQUI REMENTS FOR THE USE OF AVAI LABLE STATE PROCUREMENT
OPTI ONS WHERE APPLI CABLE; ( I I I ) ANY LI MI TATI ONS ON THE AMOUNT OF A
DI STRI CT' S SMART SCHOOLS ALLOCATI ON THAT MAY BE USED FOR ASSETS WI TH A
SHORT PROBABLE LI FE; AND ( I V) THE LOAN OF SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECH-
NOLOGY PURSUANT TO SECTI ON SEVEN HUNDRED FI FTY- FI VE OF THI S CHAPTER.
( 2) NO SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL BE ENTI TLED TO A SMART SCHOOLS GRANT
UNTI L SUCH DI STRI CT SHALL HAVE SUBMI TTED A SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLAN
TO THE SMART SCHOOLS REVI EWBOARD AND RECEI VED SUCH BOARD' S APPROVAL OF
SUCH I NVESTMENT PLAN. I N DEVELOPI NG SUCH I NVESTMENT PLAN, SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS SHALL CONSULT WI TH PARENTS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, COMMUNI TY
MEMBERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
( 3) THE SMART SCHOOLS REVI EWBOARD SHALL REVI EW ALL SMART SCHOOLS
I NVESTMENT PLANS FOR COMPLI ANCE WI TH ALL ELI GI BI LI TY CRI TERI A AND OTHER
REQUI REMENTS SET FORTH I N THE GUI DELI NES. THE SMART SCHOOLS REVI EWBOARD
MAY APPROVE OR REJ ECT SUCH PLANS, OR MAY RETURN SUCH PLANS TO THE SCHOOL
DI STRI CT FOR MODI FI CATI ONS. UPON APPROVAL, THE SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECT OR
PROJ ECTS DESCRI BED I N THE I NVESTMENT PLAN SHALL BE ELI GI BLE FOR SMART
SCHOOLS GRANTS. A SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECT I NCLUDED I N A SCHOOL DI STRI CT' S
SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLAN SHALL NOT REQUI RE SEPARATE APPROVAL OF THE
COMMI SSI ONER UNLESS I T I S PART OF A SCHOOL CONSTRUCTI ON PROJ ECT REQUI RED
TO BE SUBMI TTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE COMMI SSI ONER PURSUANT TO SECTI ON
FOUR HUNDRED EI GHT OF THI S CHAPTER AND/ OR SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF SECTI ON
THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO OF THI S ARTI CLE. ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR PUBLI C
AUTHORI TY SHALL PROVI DE THE SMART SCHOOLS REVI EWBOARD WI TH ANY I NFORMA-
TI ON I T REQUI RES TO FULFI LL I TS DUTI ES PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON.
( 4) ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO A SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLAN
SHALL BE SUBMI TTED TO THE SMART SCHOOLS REVI EWBOARD FOR APPROVAL, AND
SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTI L SUCH APPROVAL I S GRANTED.
C. EXPENDI TURE OF MONEY. ( 1) SMART SCHOOLS GRANTS. EACH SCHOOL
DI STRI CT WHI CH HAS AN APPROVED SMART SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLAN I NCLUDI NG A
SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECT OR PROJ ECTS SHALL BE ENTI TLED TO A GRANT OR GRANTS
FOR THE SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECT OR PROJ ECTS I NCLUDED THEREI N I N AN AMOUNT,
WHETHER I N THE AGGREGATE OR OTHERWI SE, NOT TO EXCEED THE SMART SCHOOLS
ALLOCATI ON CALCULATED FOR SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ALLO-
CATI ON NOT EXPENDED, DI SBURSED OR ENCUMBERED FOR ANY SCHOOL YEAR SHALL
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BE CARRI ED OVER FOR EXPENDI TURE AND DI SBURSEMENT TO THE NEXT SUCCEEDI NG
SCHOOL YEAR. EXPENDI TURES FROM THE SMART SCHOOLS ALLOCATI ON SHALL NOT BE
ELI GI BLE FOR AI D UNDER ANY OTHER PROVI SI ON OF THI S CHAPTER.
( 2) THE AMOUNTS DETERMI NED PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON TO BE PAI D TO
SCHOOL DI STRI CTS SHALL BE CERTI FI ED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER I N ACCORDANCE
WI TH THI S SUBDI VI SI ON. I F, UPON THE OPTI ON OF A SCHOOL DI STRI CT, A SMART
SCHOOLS I NVESTMENT PLAN DI RECTS THAT AN AMOUNT BE TRANSFERRED OR SUBAL-
LOCATED TO A DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, OR PUBLI C AUTHORI TY TO BE SPENT ON
BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT, SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED OR
SUBALLOCATED, CONSI STENT WI TH SUCH PLAN, UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE DI REC-
TOR OF THE BUDGET. THE AMOUNTS OF MONEY SO CERTI FI ED OR MADE AVAI LABLE
SHALL BE PAI D BY THE COMPTROLLER I N ACCORDANCE WI TH APPROPRI ATI ONS
THEREFOR, PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE SET FORTH I N
SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON SHALL NOT APPLY TO SUCH PAYMENTS. SUCH
PAYMENT SHALL FULFI LL ANY OBLI GATI ON OF THE STATE OR THE COMMI SSI ONER TO
APPORTI ON FUNDS PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, AND WHENEVER A SCHOOL
DI STRI CT HAS BEEN APPORTI ONED MORE MONEY PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON
THAN THAT TO WHI CH I T I S ENTI TLED, THE COMMI SSI ONER MAY DEDUCT SUCH
AMOUNT FROM THE NEXT APPORTI ONMENT TO BE MADE TO SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT.
D. CONSI STENCY WI TH FEDERAL TAX LAW. ALL ACTI ONS TAKEN PURSUANT TO
THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE REVI EWED FOR CONSI STENCY WI TH PROVI SI ONS OF
THE FEDERAL I NTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATI ONS THEREUNDER, I N ACCORD-
ANCE WI TH PROCEDURES ESTABLI SHED I N CONNECTI ON WI TH THE I SSUANCE OF ANY
TAX EXEMPT BONDS PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, TO PRESERVE THE TAX
EXEMPT STATUS OF SUCH BONDS.
E. COMPLI ANCE WI TH OTHER LAW. EVERY RECI PI ENT OF FUNDS TO BE MADE
AVAI LABLE PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL COMPLY WI TH ALL APPLI CABLE
STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAWS.
S 3. The st at e f i nance l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 97- oooo
S 97- OOOO. SMART SCHOOLS BOND FUND. 1. THERE I S HEREBY ESTABLI SHED I N
THE J OI NT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMI SSI ONER OF TAXA-
TI ON AND FI NANCE A SPECI AL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE " SMART SCHOOLS BOND
FUND".
2. THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL DEPOSI T I NTO THE SMART SCHOOLS BOND
FUND ALL MONEYS RECEI VED BY THE STATE FROM THE SALE OF BONDS AND/ OR
NOTES FOR USES ELI GI BLE PURSUANT TO SECTI ON FOUR OF THE SMART SCHOOLS
BOND ACT OF 2014.
3. MONEYS I N THE SMART SCHOOLS BOND FUND, FOLLOWI NG APPROPRI ATI ON BY
THE LEGI SLATURE AND ALLOCATI ON BY THE DI RECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL BE
AVAI LABLE ONLY FOR REI MBURSEMENT OF EXPENDI TURES MADE FROM APPROPRI -
ATI ONS FROM THE CAPI TAL PROJ ECTS FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SMART
SCHOOLS BOND FUND, AS SET FORTH I N THE SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014.
4. NO MONEYS RECEI VED BY THE STATE FROM THE SALE OF BONDS AND/ OR NOTES
SOLD PURSUANT TO THE SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014 SHALL BE EXPENDED
FOR ANY PROJ ECT UNTI L FUNDS THEREFOR HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON AND COPI ES OF THE APPROPRI ATE CERTI FI CATES OF
APPROVAL FI LED WI TH THE CHAI R OF THE SENATE FI NANCE COMMI TTEE, THE CHAI R
OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMI TTEE AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
S 4. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 755 t o r ead
as f ol l ows:
S 755. LOAN OF SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY. 1. I N THE SEVERAL
CI TI ES AND SCHOOL DI STRI CTS OF THE STATE, SCHOOL AUTHORI TI ES, AS DEFI NED
I N SUBDI VI SI ON TWELVE OF SECTI ON TWO OF THI S CHAPTER, SHALL HAVE THE
POWER AND DUTY, TO THE EXTENT PROVI DED I N THI S SECTI ON, TO LOAN, UPON
REQUEST OF AN I NDI VI DUAL OR A GROUP OF I NDI VI DUAL PUPI LS, TO ALL PUPI LS
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LEGALLY ATTENDI NG NONPUBLI C ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS LOCATED I N
THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT, SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY ACQUI RED PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDI VI SI ON SI XTEEN OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED FORTY- ONE OF
THI S CHAPTER WHI CH I S DESI GNATED FOR USE I N ANY PUBLI C ELEMENTARY OR
SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE STATE OR I S APPROVED BY ANY SCHOOL AUTHORI TI ES.
SUCH SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY MADE AVAI LABLE TO NONPUBLI C
STUDENTS SHALL BE LI MI TED TO THAT ALLOWABLE UNDER BOTH PARAGRAPH SEVEN
OF SUBDI VI SI ON SI XTEEN OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED FORTY- ONE OF THI S
CHAPTER AND SECTI ON SEVEN HUNDRED FI FTY- FOUR OF THI S ARTI CLE. SUCH SMART
SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY I S TO BE LOANED FREE TO SUCH CHI LDREN,
COMMENCI NG WI TH THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL
YEAR, SUBJ ECT TO SUCH RULES AND REGULATI ONS AS ARE OR MAY BE PRESCRI BED
BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND SUCH SCHOOL AUTHORI TI ES.
2. NO SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL BE REQUI RED TO LOAN SMART SCHOOLS CLASS-
ROOM TECHNOLOGY I N EXCESS OF THE SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY
ACQUI RED BY SUCH DI STRI CT PURSUANT TO SUBDI VI SI ON SI XTEEN OF SECTI ON
THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED FORTY- ONE OF THI S CHAPTER. SUCH SMART SCHOOLS CLASS-
ROOM TECHNOLOGY SHALL BE LOANED ON AN EQUI TABLE BASI S TO CHI LDREN
ATTENDI NG NONPUBLI C SCHOOLS I N THE DI STRI CT I N THE CURRENT YEAR,
PROVI DED THAT NOTHI NG I N THI S ARTI CLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUI RE A
SCHOOL DI STRI CT TO LOAN TO CHI LDREN ATTENDI NG NONPUBLI C SCHOOLS, PURSU-
ANT TO THI S SECTI ON, CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY PURCHASED WI TH LOCAL OR FEDER-
AL FUNDS OR WI TH STATE FUNDS OTHER THAN FUNDS APPORTI ONED PURSUANT TO
SUBDI VI SI ON SI XTEEN OF SECTI ON THREE HUNDRED SI XTY- FOUR OF THI S CHAPTER,
AND PROVI DED FURTHER THAT NO SCHOOL DI STRI CT MAY LOAN SMART SCHOOLS
CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY I N AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT GREATER THAN TWO HUNDRED
FI FTY DOLLARS MULTI PLI ED BY THE NONPUBLI C SCHOOL ENROLLMENT I N THE BASE
YEAR, AT TI ME OF ENACTMENT, AS DEFI NED I N SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF PARA-
GRAPH N OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO OF THI S
CHAPTER. THE PAYMENT OF TUI TI ON UNDER ARTI CLE EI GHTY- NI NE OF THI S CHAP-
TER I S DEEMED TO BE AN EQUI TABLE LOAN TO CHI LDREN FOR WHOM SUCH TUI TI ON
I S PAI D, AND THE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON SHALL NOT APPLY.
3. SCHOOL AUTHORI TI ES SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS SPECI FYI NG THE DATE BY
WHI CH REQUESTS FOR THE PURCHASE AND LOAN OF SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM
TECHNOLOGY MUST BE RECEI VED BY THE DI STRI CT. NOTI CE OF SUCH DATE SHALL
BE GI VEN TO ALL NON- PUBLI C SCHOOLS I N THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT. FOR THE TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH DATE SHALL NOT
BE EARLI ER THAN THE FI RST DAY OF J ANUARY OF SUCH SCHOOL YEAR, AND FOR
THE TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFT-
ER, SUCH DATE SHALL NOT BE EARLI ER THAN THE FI RST DAY OF J UNE OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR PRI OR TO THAT FOR WHI CH SUCH SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECH-
NOLOGY I S BEI NG REQUESTED, PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT A PARENT OR GUARDI AN
OF A CHI LD NOT ATTENDI NG A PARTI CULAR NON- PUBLI C SCHOOL PRI OR TO J ANUARY
FI RST OR J UNE FI RST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AS APPLI CABLE, MAY SUBMI T A
WRI TTEN REQUEST FOR SMART SCHOOLS CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY WI THI N THI RTY
DAYS AFTER SUCH CHI LD I S ENROLLED I N SUCH NON- PUBLI C SCHOOL. I N NO
EVENT, HOWEVER, SHALL A REQUEST MADE LATER THAN THE TI MES OTHERWI SE
PROVI DED PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON BE DENI ED WHERE A REASONABLE
EXPLANATI ON I S GI VEN FOR THE DELAY I N MAKI NG THE REQUEST.
S 5. Sect i on 61 of t he st at e f i nance l aw i s amended by addi ng a new
SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECTS
31. THI RTY YEARS. FOR THE PAYMENT OF SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECTS, I NCLUDI NG
BUT NOT LI MI TED TO PRE- KI NDERGARTEN OR TRANSPORTABLE CLASSROOM UNI T
REPLACEMENT PROJ ECTS, COMMUNI TY CONNECTI VI TY PROJ ECTS, AND CLASSROOM
TECHNOLOGY PROJ ECTS, ALL AS DEFI NED I N SUBDI VI SI ON SI XTEEN OF SECTI ON
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THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED FORTY- ONE OF THE EDUCATI ON LAWAND UNDERTAKEN PURSU-
ANT TO A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, ENACTI NG AND
CONSTI TUTI NG THE SMART SCHOOLS BOND ACT OF 2014. THI RTY YEARS FOR
PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROJ ECTS OR TRANSPORTABLE CLASSROOM UNI T REPLACEMENT
PROJ ECTS, TWENTY YEARS FOR COMMUNI TY CONNECTI VI TY PROJ ECTS, AND EI GHT
YEARS FOR CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY PROJ ECTS OR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURI TY
TECHNOLOGY PROJ ECTS. NOTWI THSTANDI NG THE FOREGOI NG, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CALCULATI NG ANNUAL DEBT SERVI CE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL APPLY A
WEI GHTED AVERAGE PERI OD OF PROBABLE LI FE OF SUCH SMART SCHOOLS PROJ ECTS,
I NCLUDI NG WI TH ANY OTHER WORKS OR PURPOSES TO BE FI NANCED WI TH STATE
DEBT. WEI GHTED AVERAGE PERI OD OF PROBABLE LI FE SHALL BE DETERMI NED BY
COMPUTI NG THE SUM OF THE PRODUCTS DERI VED FROM MULTI PLYI NG THE DOLLAR
VALUE OF THE PORTI ON OF THE DEBT CONTRACTED FOR EACH WORK OR PURPOSE ( OR
CLASS OF WORKS OR PURPOSES) BY THE PROBABLE LI FE OF SUCH WORK OR PURPOSE
( OR CLASS OF WORKS OR PURPOSES) AND DI VI DI NG THE RESULTI NG SUM BY THE
DOLLAR VALUE OF THE ENTI RE DEBT AFTER TAKI NG I NTO CONSI DERATI ON ANY
ORI GI NAL I SSUE PREMI UM OR DI SCOUNT.
S 6. I f ot her wi se appl i cabl e, al l wor k per f or med on a pr oj ect aut hor -
i zed by t hi s act shal l be subj ect t o ar t i cl e ei ght of t he l abor l aw and
shal l be subj ect t o t he enf or cement of pr evai l i ng wage r equi r ement s by
t he depar t ment of l abor .
S 7. I f any cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, sect i on or par t of t hi s act
shal l be adj udged by any cour t of compet ent j ur i sdi ct i on t o be i nval i d,
such j udgment shal l not af f ect , i mpai r or i nval i dat e t he r emai nder t her -
eof , but shal l be conf i ned i n i t s oper at i on t o t he cl ause, sent ence,
par agr aph, sect i on or par t t her eof di r ect l y i nvol ved i n t he cont r over sy
i n whi ch such j udgment shal l have been r ender ed.
S 8. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect onl y i n t he event t hat sect i on 1 of
par t B of a chapt er of t he l aws of 2014, enact i ng t he " smar t school s
bond act of 2014, " i s submi t t ed t o t he peopl e at t he gener al el ect i on t o
be hel d i n November 2014 and i s appr oved by a maj or i t y of al l vot es cast
f or and agai nst i t at such el ect i on. Upon such appr oval , t hi s act shal l
t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y. Ef f ect i ve i mmedi at el y, t he addi t i on, amendment ,
and/ or r epeal of any r ul e or r egul at i on necessar y f or t he i mpl ement at i on
of t he f or egoi ng sect i ons of t hi s act ar e aut hor i zed and di r ect ed t o be
made and compl et ed on or bef or e such ef f ect i ve dat e.
PART D
Sect i on 1. Shor t t i t l e. Thi s act shal l be known and may be ci t ed as
t he "nur se pr act i t i oner s moder ni zat i on act " .
S 2. Subdi vi si on 3 of sect i on 6902 of t he educat i on l aw, as added by
3. ( a) ( I ) The pr act i ce of r egi st er ed pr of essi onal nur si ng by a nur se
pr act i t i oner , cer t i f i ed under sect i on si x t housand ni ne hundr ed t en of
t hi s ar t i cl e, may i ncl ude t he di agnosi s of i l l ness and physi cal condi -
t i ons and t he per f or mance of t her apeut i c and cor r ect i ve measur es wi t hi n
a speci al t y ar ea of pr act i ce, i n col l abor at i on wi t h a l i censed physi ci an
qual i f i ed t o col l abor at e i n t he speci al t y i nvol ved, pr ovi ded such
ser vi ces ar e per f or med i n accor dance wi t h a wr i t t en pr act i ce agr eement
and wr i t t en pr act i ce pr ot ocol s EXCEPT AS PERMI TTED BY PARAGRAPH ( B) OF
THI S SUBDI VI SI ON. The wr i t t en pr act i ce agr eement shal l i ncl ude expl i ci t
pr ovi si ons f or t he r esol ut i on of any di sagr eement bet ween t he col l ab-
or at i ng physi ci an and t he nur se pr act i t i oner r egar di ng a mat t er of di ag-
nosi s or t r eat ment t hat i s wi t hi n t he scope of pr act i ce of bot h. To t he
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ext ent t he pr act i ce agr eement does not so pr ovi de, t hen t he col l abor at -
i ng physi ci an' s di agnosi s or t r eat ment shal l pr evai l .
[ ( b) ] ( I I ) Pr escr i pt i ons f or dr ugs, devi ces and i mmuni zi ng agent s may
be i ssued by a nur se pr act i t i oner , under t hi s [ subdi vi si on] PARAGRAPH
and sect i on si x t housand ni ne hundr ed t en of t hi s ar t i cl e, i n accor dance
wi t h t he pr act i ce agr eement and pr act i ce pr ot ocol s EXCEPT AS PERMI TTED
BY PARAGRAPH ( B) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON. The nur se pr act i t i oner shal l
obt ai n a cer t i f i cat e f r omt he depar t ment upon successf ul l y compl et i ng a
pr ogr ami ncl udi ng an appr opr i at e phar macol ogy component , or i t s equi v-
al ent , as est abl i shed by t he commi ssi oner ' s r egul at i ons, pr i or t o
pr escr i bi ng under t hi s [ subdi vi si on] PARAGRAPH. The cer t i f i cat e i ssued
under sect i on si x t housand ni ne hundr ed t en of t hi s ar t i cl e shal l st at e
whet her t he nur se pr act i t i oner has successf ul l y compl et ed such a pr ogr am
or equi val ent and i s aut hor i zed t o pr escr i be under t hi s [ subdi vi si on]
PARAGRAPH.
[ ( c) ] ( I I I ) Each pr act i ce agr eement shal l pr ovi de f or pat i ent r ecor ds
r evi ew by t he col l abor at i ng physi ci an i n a t i mel y f ashi on but i n no
event l ess of t en t han ever y t hr ee mont hs. The names of t he nur se pr act i -
t i oner and t he col l abor at i ng physi ci an shal l be cl ear l y post ed i n t he
pr act i ce set t i ng of t he nur se pr act i t i oner .
[ ( d) ] ( I V) The pr act i ce pr ot ocol shal l r ef l ect cur r ent accept ed
medi cal and nur si ng pr act i ce. The pr ot ocol s shal l be f i l ed wi t h t he
depar t ment wi t hi n ni net y days of t he commencement of t he pr act i ce and
may be updat ed per i odi cal l y. The commi ssi oner shal l make r egul at i ons
est abl i shi ng t he pr ocedur e f or t he r evi ew of pr ot ocol s and t he di sposi -
t i on of any i ssues ar i si ng f r omsuch r evi ew.
[ ( e) ] ( V) No physi ci an shal l ent er i nt o pr act i ce agr eement s wi t h mor e
t han f our nur se pr act i t i oner s who ar e not l ocat ed on t he same physi cal
pr emi ses as t he col l abor at i ng physi ci an.
[ ( f ) ] ( B) NOTWI THSTANDI NG SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S
SUBDI VI SI ON, A NURSE PRACTI TI ONER, CERTI FI ED UNDER SECTI ON SI XTY- NI NE
HUNDRED TEN OF THI S ARTI CLE AND PRACTI CI NG FOR MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND
SI X HUNDRED HOURS MAY COMPLY WI TH THI S PARAGRAPH I N LI EU OF COMPLYI NG
WI TH THE REQUI REMENTS OF PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON RELATI NG TO
COLLABORATI ON WI TH A PHYSI CI AN, A WRI TTEN PRACTI CE AGREEMENT AND WRI TTEN
PRACTI CE PROTOCOLS. A NURSE PRACTI TI ONER COMPLYI NG WI TH THI S PARAGRAPH
SHALL HAVE COLLABORATI VE RELATI ONSHI PS WI TH ONE OR MORE LI CENSED PHYSI -
CI ANS QUALI FI ED TO COLLABORATE I N THE SPECI ALTY I NVOLVED OR A HOSPI TAL,
LI CENSED UNDER ARTI CLE TWENTY- EI GHT OF THE PUBLI C HEALTH LAW, THAT
PROVI DES SERVI CES THROUGH LI CENSED PHYSI CI ANS QUALI FI ED TO COLLABORATE
I N THE SPECI ALTY I NVOLVED AND HAVI NG PRI VI LEGES AT SUCH I NSTI TUTI ON. AS
EVI DENCE THAT THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER MAI NTAI NS COLLABORATI VE RELATI ON-
SHI PS, THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER SHALL COMPLETE AND MAI NTAI N A FORM,
CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO WHI CH THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER SHALL ATTEST,
THAT DESCRI BES SUCH COLLABORATI VE RELATI ONSHI PS. FOR PURPOSES OF THI S
PARAGRAPH, " COLLABORATI VE RELATI ONSHI PS" SHALL MEAN THAT THE NURSE PRAC-
TI TI ONER SHALL COMMUNI CATE, WHETHER I N PERSON, BY TELEPHONE OR THROUGH
WRI TTEN ( I NCLUDI NG ELECTRONI C) MEANS, WI TH A LI CENSED PHYSI CI AN QUALI -
FI ED TO COLLABORATE I N THE SPECI ALTY I NVOLVED OR, I N THE CASE OF A
HOSPI TAL, COMMUNI CATE WI TH A LI CENSED PHYSI CI AN QUALI FI ED TO COLLABORATE
I N THE SPECI ALTY I NVOLVED AND HAVI NG PRI VI LEGES AT SUCH HOSPI TAL, FOR
THE PURPOSES OF EXCHANGI NG I NFORMATI ON, AS NEEDED, I N ORDER TO PROVI DE
COMPREHENSI VE PATI ENT CARE AND TO MAKE REFERRALS AS NECESSARY. SUCH FORM
SHALL ALSO REFLECT THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER' S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT I F
REASONABLE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE ANY DI SPUTE THAT MAY ARI SE WI TH THE
COLLABORATI NG PHYSI CI AN OR, I N THE CASE OF A COLLABORATI ON WI TH A HOSPI -
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TAL, WI TH A LI CENSED PHYSI CI AN QUALI FI ED TO COLLABORATE I N THE SPECI ALTY
I NVOLVED AND HAVI NG PRI VI LEGES AT SUCH HOSPI TAL, ABOUT A PATI ENT' S CARE
ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THE RECOMMENDATI ON OF THE PHYSI CI AN SHALL PREVAI L.
SUCH FORM SHALL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED AND MAY BE SUBJ ECT TO REVI EWBY THE
DEPARTMENT. THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER SHALL MAI NTAI N DOCUMENTATI ON THAT
SUPPORTS SUCH COLLABORATI VE RELATI ONSHI PS. FAI LURE TO COMPLY WI TH THE
REQUI REMENTS FOUND I N THI S PARAGRAPH BY A NURSE PRACTI TI ONER WHO I S NOT
COMPLYI NG WI TH SUCH PROVI SI ONS OF PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON,
SHALL BE SUBJ ECT TO PROFESSI ONAL MI SCONDUCT PROVI SI ONS AS SET FORTH I N
ARTI CLE ONE HUNDRED THI RTY OF THI S TI TLE.
( C) Not hi ng i n t hi s subdi vi si on shal l be deemed t o l i mi t or di mi ni sh
t he pr act i ce of t he pr of essi on of nur si ng as a r egi st er ed pr of essi onal
nur se under t hi s ar t i cl e or any ot her l aw, r ul e, r egul at i on or cer t i f -
i cat i on, nor t o deny any r egi st er ed pr of essi onal nur se t he r i ght t o do
any act or engage i n any pr act i ce aut hor i zed by t hi s ar t i cl e or any
ot her l aw, r ul e, r egul at i on or cer t i f i cat i on.
[ ( g) ] ( D) The pr ovi si ons of t hi s subdi vi si on shal l not appl y t o any
act i vi t y aut hor i zed, pur suant t o st at ut e, r ul e or r egul at i on, t o be
per f or med by a r egi st er ed pr of essi onal nur se i n a hospi t al as def i ned i n
ar t i cl e t went y- ei ght of t he publ i c heal t h l aw.
( E) ( I ) I N CONJ UNCTI ON WI TH AND AS A CONDI TI ON OF EACH TRI ENNI AL
REGI STRATI ON, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT AND A NURSE PRACTI TI ONER
SHALL PROVI DE SUCH I NFORMATI ON AND DOCUMENTATI ON REQUI RED BY THE DEPART-
MENT, I N CONSULTATI ON WI TH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AS NECESSARY TO
ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EVALUATE ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVI CES I N
THI S STATE, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO THE LOCATI ON AND TYPE OF
SETTI NG WHEREI N THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER PRACTI CES; I F THE NURSE PRACTI -
TI ONER HAS PRACTI CED FOR FEWER THAN THREE THOUSAND SI X HUNDRED HOURS AND
I S PRACTI CI NG PURSUANT TO A WRI TTEN PRACTI CE AGREEMENT WI TH A PHYSI CI AN;
I F THE NURSE PRACTI TI ONER PRACTI CES PURSUANT TO COLLABORATI VE RELATI ON-
SHI PS WI TH A PHYSI CI AN OR HOSPI TAL; AND OTHER I NFORMATI ON THE DEPART-
MENT, I N CONSULTATI ON WI TH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEEMS RELEVANT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, I N CONSULTATI ON WI TH THE DEPARTMENT, WI LL MAKE
SUCH DATA AVAI LABLE I N AGGREGATE, DE- I DENTI FI ED FORM ON A PUBLI CLY
ACCESSI BLE WEBSI TE.
( I I ) THE COMMI SSI ONER, I N CONSULTATI ON WI TH THE COMMI SSI ONER OF
HEALTH, SHALL I SSUE A REPORT ON THE I MPLEMENTATI ON OF THE PROVI SI ONS OF
THI S SECTI ON, ALONG WI TH I NFORMATI ON THAT I NCLUDES, BUT I S NOT LI MI TED
TO: THE NUMBER OF NURSE PRACTI TI ONERS PRACTI CI NG FOR FEWER THAN THREE
THOUSAND SI X HUNDRED HOURS THAT PRACTI CE PURSUANT TO A WRI TTEN PRACTI CE
AGREEMENT WI TH A PHYSI CI AN; THE NUMBER OF NURSE PRACTI TI ONERS THAT PRAC-
TI CE PURSUANT TO COLLABORATI VE RELATI ONSHI PS WI TH PHYSI CI ANS OR WI TH
HOSPI TALS; AND OTHER I NFORMATI ON THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS RELEVANT, I NCLUD-
I NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO, ANY RECOMMENDATI ONS FOR THE CONTI NUATI ON OF OR
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON RELATI NG TO WRI TTEN PRAC-
TI CE AGREEMENTS OR COLLABORATI VE RELATI ONSHI PS. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL
SUBMI T THI S REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
TEMPORARY PRESI DENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE CHAI RS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
SENATE HI GHER EDUCATI ON COMMI TTEES BY SEPTEMBER FI RST, TWO THOUSAND
EI GHTEEN.
S 3. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect on t he f i r st of J anuar y af t er i t shal l
have become a l aw and shal l expi r e J une 30 of t he si xt h year af t er i t
shal l have become a l aw, when upon such dat e t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s act
shal l be deemed r epeal ed; pr ovi ded, however , t hat ef f ect i ve i mmedi at el y,
t he addi t i on, amendment and/ or r epeal of any r ul e or r egul at i on neces-
sar y f or t he i mpl ement at i on of t hi s act on i t s ef f ect i ve dat e i s aut hor -
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i zed and di r ect ed t o be made and compl et ed on or bef or e such ef f ect i ve
dat e.
PART E
I nt ent i onal l y Omi t t ed
PART F
PART G
Sect i on 1. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 669- e
S 669- E. NEWYORK STATE SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI NEERI NG AND MATHEMAT-
I CS I NCENTI VE PROGRAM. 1. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE MATRI CULATED I N
AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM LEADI NG TO A CAREER I N SCI ENCE, TECH-
NOLOGY, ENGI NEERI NG OR MATHEMATI CS AT A NEWYORK STATE PUBLI C I NSTI TU-
TI ON OF HI GHER EDUCATI ON SHALL BE ELI GI BLE FOR AN AWARD UNDER THI S
SECTI ON, PROVI DED THE APPLI CANT: ( A) GRADUATES FROM A HI GH SCHOOL
LOCATED I N NEW YORK STATE DURI NG OR AFTER THE TWO THOUSAND
THI RTEEN- - FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR; AND ( B) GRADUATES WI THI N THE TOP TEN
PERCENT OF HI S OR HER HI GH SCHOOL CLASS; AND ( C) ENROLLS I N FULL- TI ME
STUDY EACH TERM BEGI NNI NG I N THE FALL TERM AFTER HI S OR HER HI GH SCHOOL
GRADUATI ON I N AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM I N SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGI NEERI NG OR MATHEMATI CS, AS DEFI NED BY THE CORPORATI ON, AT A NEWYORK
STATE PUBLI C I NSTI TUTI ON OF HI GHER EDUCATI ON; AND ( D) SI GNS A CONTRACT
WI TH THE CORPORATI ON AGREEI NG THAT HI S OR HER AWARD WI LL BE CONVERTED TO
A STUDENT LOAN I N THE EVENT THE STUDENT FAI LS TO COMPLY WI TH THE TERMS
OF THI S PROGRAM AS SET FORTH I N SUBDI VI SI ON FOUR OF THI S SECTI ON; AND
( E) COMPLI ES WI TH THE APPLI CABLE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S ARTI CLE AND ALL
REQUI REMENTS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATI ON FOR THE ADMI NI STRATI ON OF
THE PROGRAM.
2. AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED BEGI NNI NG WI TH THE TWO THOUSAND
FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN ACADEMI C YEAR AND THEREAFTER TO APPLI -
CANTS THAT THE CORPORATI ON HAS DETERMI NED ARE ELI GI BLE TO RECEI VE SUCH
AWARDS. THE CORPORATI ON SHALL GRANT SUCH AWARDS I N AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE AMOUNT OF UNDERGRADUATE TUI TI ON FOR RESI DENTS OF NEW YORK STATE
CHARGED BY THE STATE UNI VERSI TY OF NEWYORK OR ACTUAL TUI TI ON CHARGED,
WHI CHEVER I S LESS; PROVI DED, HOWEVER, ( I ) A STUDENT WHO RECEI VES EDUCA-
TI ONAL GRANTS AND/ OR SCHOLARSHI PS THAT COVER THE STUDENT' S FULL COST OF
ATTENDANCE SHALL NOT BE ELI GI BLE FOR AN AWARD UNDER THI S PROGRAM; ( I I )
FOR A STUDENT WHO RECEI VES EDUCATI ONAL GRANTS AND/ OR SCHOLARSHI PS THAT
COVER LESS THAN THE STUDENT' S FULL COST OF ATTENDANCE, SUCH GRANTS
AND/ OR SCHOLARSHI PS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED DUPLI CATI VE OF THI S PROGRAM AND
MAY BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WI TH AN AWARD UNDER THI S PROGRAM, PROVI DED THAT
THE COMBI NED BENEFI TS DO NOT EXCEED THE STUDENT' S FULL COST OF ATTEND-
ANCE; AND ( I I I ) AN AWARD UNDER THI S PROGRAM SHALL BE APPLI ED TO TUI TI ON
AFTER THE APPLI CATI ON OF ALL OTHER EDUCATI ONAL GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHI PS
LI MI TED TO TUI TI ON AND SHALL BE REDUCED I N AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SUCH
EDUCATI ONAL GRANTS AND/ OR SCHOLARSHI PS. UPON NOTI FI CATI ON OF AN AWARD
UNDER THI S PROGRAM, THE I NSTI TUTI ON SHALL DEFER THE AMOUNT OF TUI TI ON
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EQUAL TO THE AWARD. NO AWARD SHALL BE FI NAL UNTI L THE RECI PI ENT' S
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETI ON OF A TERM HAS BEEN CERTI FI ED BY THE I NSTI TUTI ON.
3. AN ELI GI BLE RECI PI ENT SHALL NOT RECEI VE AN AWARD FOR MORE THAN FOUR
ACADEMI C YEARS OF FULL- TI ME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY OR FI VE ACADEMI C YEARS
I F THE PROGRAM OF STUDY NORMALLY REQUI RES FI VE YEARS, EXCLUDI NG ANY
ALLOWABLE I NTERRUPTI ON OF STUDY.
4. THE CORPORATI ON SHALL CONVERT TO A STUDENT LOAN THE FULL AMOUNT OF
THE AWARD GI VEN PURSUANT TO THI S SECTI ON, PLUS I NTEREST, ACCORDI NG TO A
SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMI NED BY THE CORPORATI ON I F: ( A) A RECI PI ENT FAI LS
TO COMPLETE AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM I N SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGI NEERI NG OR MATHEMATI CS OR CHANGES MAJ ORS TO A PROGRAM OF UNDERGRADU-
ATE STUDY OTHER THAN I N SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI NEERI NG OR MATHEMATI CS;
OR ( B) UPON COMPLETI ON OF SUCH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM A RECI PI ENT
FAI LS TO EI THER ( I ) COMPLETE FI VE YEARS OF CONTI NUOUS FULL TI ME EMPLOY-
MENT I N THE SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI NEERI NG OR MATHEMATI CS FI ELD WI TH A
PUBLI C OR PRI VATE ENTI TY LOCATED WI THI N NEWYORK STATE, OR ( I I ) MAI NTAI N
RESI DENCY I N NEW YORK STATE FOR SUCH PERI OD OF EMPLOYMENT; OR ( C) A
RECI PI ENT FAI LS TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS BY THE CORPORATI ON FOR THE STATUS
OF HI S OR HER ACADEMI C OR PROFESSI ONAL PROGRESS. THE TERMS AND CONDI -
TI ONS OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE DEFERRED FOR I NDI VI DUALS WHO GRADUATE
WI TH A DEGREE I N AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM I N SCI ENCE, TECHNOLO-
GY, ENGI NEERI NG OR MATHEMATI CS AND ENROLL ON AT LEAST A HALF- TI ME BASI S
I N A GRADUATE OR HI GHER DEGREE PROGRAM OR OTHER PROFESSI ONAL LI CENSURE
DEGREE PROGRAM UNTI L THEY ARE CONFERRED A DEGREE, AND SHALL ALSO BE
DEFERRED FOR ANY I NTERRUPTI ON I N UNDERGRADUATE STUDY OR EMPLOYMENT AS
ESTABLI SHED BY THE RULES AND REGULATI ONS OF THE CORPORATI ON. THE TERMS
AND CONDI TI ONS OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON MAY ALSO BE DEFERRED FOR A GRACE
PERI OD, TO BE ESTABLI SHED BY THE CORPORATI ON, FOLLOWI NG THE COMPLETI ON
OF AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM I N SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI NEERI NG
OR MATHEMATI CS A GRADUATE OR HI GHER DEGREE PROGRAM OR OTHER PROFESSI ONAL
LI CENSURE DEGREE PROGRAM. ANY OBLI GATI ON TO COMPLY WI TH SUCH PROVI SI ONS
AS OUTLI NED I N THI S SECTI ON SHALL BE CANCELLED UPON THE DEATH OF THE
RECI PI ENT. NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON TO THE
CONTRARY, THE CORPORATI ON I S AUTHORI ZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
LATI ONS TO PROVI DE FOR THE WAI VER OR SUSPENSI ON OF ANY FI NANCI AL OBLI -
GATI ON WHI CH WOULD I NVOLVE EXTREME HARDSHI P.
5. THE CORPORATI ON I S AUTHORI ZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATI ONS,
AND MAY PROMULGATE EMERGENCY REGULATI ONS, NECESSARY FOR THE I MPLEMENTA-
TI ON OF THE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON, I NCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LI MI TED TO,
THE RATE OF I NTEREST CHARGED FOR REPAYMENT OF THE STUDENT LOAN.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y and shal l be deemed t o
have been i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect on and af t er Apr i l 1, 2014.
PART H
Sect i on 1. Par agr aph ( a) of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 1 of par t U of
chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2005 amendi ng t he l abor l aw and ot her l aws
i mpl ement i ng t he st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2005- 2006 st at e f i scal year ,
r el at i ng t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant
pr ogr am f or i ndependent col l eges, as amended by sect i on 1 of par t C of
( a) The New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant boar d
i s her eby cr eat ed t o have and exer ci se t he power s, dut i es and pr er oga-
t i ves pr ovi ded by t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s sect i on and any ot her pr ovi si on
of l aw. The boar d shal l r emai n i n exi st ence dur i ng t he per i od of t he New
Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant pr ogr am f r om t he
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ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s sect i on t hr ough Mar ch 31, [ 2014] 2017, or t he
dat e on whi ch t he l ast of t he f unds avai l abl e f or gr ant s under t hi s
sect i on shal l have been di sbur sed, whi chever i s ear l i er ; pr ovi ded,
however , t hat t he t er mi nat i on of t he exi st ence of t he boar d shal l not
af f ect t he power and aut hor i t y of t he dor mi t or y aut hor i t y t o per f or mi t s
obl i gat i ons wi t h r espect t o any bonds, not es, or ot her i ndebt edness
i ssued or i ncur r ed pur suant t o aut hor i t y gr ant ed i n t hi s sect i on.
S 2. Par agr aph ( h) of subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 1 of par t U of chapt er
57 of t he l aws of 2005 amendi ng t he l abor l aw and ot her l aws i mpl ement -
i ng t he st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2005- 2006 st at e f i scal year , r el at i ng
t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant pr ogr am
f or i ndependent col l eges, as amended by sect i on 2 of par t C of chapt er
( h) I n t he event t hat any col l eges do not appl y f or hi gher educat i on
capi t al mat chi ng gr ant s by Mar ch 31, 2009, or i n t he event t hey appl y
f or and ar e awar ded, but do not use t he f ul l amount of such gr ant s, t he
unused f unds associ at ed wi t h such gr ant s AND ANY ADDI TI ONAL FUNDS THAT
BECOME AVAI LABLE shal l t her eaf t er be awar ded t o col l eges on a compet -
i t i ve basi s[ , accor di ng t o t he pr i or i t i es set f or t h bel ow. Not wi t h-
st andi ng subdi vi si on f i ve of t hi s sect i on, any col l ege shal l be el i gi bl e
t o appl y f or such unused f unds i n r esponse t o a r equest f or pr oposal s
f or a hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant pur suant t o t hi s par a-
gr aph. I n such cases, t he f ol l owi ng pr i or i t i es shal l appl y: f i r st ,
pr i or i t y shal l be gi ven t o ot her wi se el i gi bl e col l eges t hat ei t her wer e,
or woul d have been, deemed i nel i gi bl e f or t he pr ogr ampr i or t o Mar ch 31,
2009, due t o mi ssed deadl i nes, i nsuf f i ci ent mat chi ng f unds, l ack of
accr edi t at i on or ot her di squal i f yi ng r easons; and second, af t er t he
boar d has act ed upon al l such f i r st - pr i or i t y appl i cat i ons f or unused
f unds, i f any such f unds r emai n, t hose f unds shal l be avai l abl e f or
di st r i but i on t o el i gi bl e col l eges] . The dor mi t or y aut hor i t y shal l
devel op a r equest f or pr oposal s and appl i cat i on pr ocess, i n consul t at i on
wi t h t he boar d, f or hi gher educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant s awar ded
pur suant t o t hi s par agr aph, and shal l devel op cr i t er i a, subj ect t o
r evi ew by t he boar d, f or t he awar di ng of such gr ant s. Such cr i t er i a
[ shal l ] MAY i ncl ude, but not be l i mi t ed t o t he mat chi ng cr i t er i a
cont ai ned i n par agr aph ( c) of t hi s subdi vi si on, and [ t he] appl i cat i on
cr i t er i a set f or t h i n par agr aph ( e) of t hi s subdi vi si on. The dor mi t or y
aut hor i t y shal l r equi r e al l appl i cat i ons i n r esponse t o t he r equest f or
pr oposal s t o be submi t t ed by Sept ember 1, [ 2013] 2014, and t he boar d
shal l act on each appl i cat i on f or such mat chi ng gr ant s by November 1,
[ 2013] 2014.
S 3. Subcl ause ( A) of cl ause ( i i ) of par agr aph ( j ) of subdi vi si on 4 of
sect i on 1 of par t U of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2005 amendi ng t he l abor
l aw and ot her l aws i mpl ement i ng t he st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2005- 2006
st at e f i scal year , r el at i ng t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on capi -
t al mat chi ng gr ant pr ogr am f or i ndependent col l eges, as amended by
sect i on 3 of par t C of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s amended t o
( A) Not wi t hst andi ng t he pr ovi si on of any gener al or speci al l aw t o t he
cont r ar y, and subj ect t o t he pr ovi si ons of chapt er 59 of t he l aws of
2000 and t o t he maki ng of annual appr opr i at i ons t her ef or by t he l egi sl a-
t ur e, i n or der t o assi st t he dor mi t or y aut hor i t y i n pr ovi di ng such hi gh-
er educat i on capi t al mat chi ng gr ant s, t he di r ect or of t he budget i s
aut hor i zed i n any st at e f i scal year commenci ng Apr i l 1, 2005 or any
st at e f i scal year t her eaf t er f or a per i od endi ng on Mar ch 31, [ 2015, ]
2017, t o ent er i nt o one or mor e ser vi ce cont r act s, none of whi ch shal l
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exceed 30 year s i n dur at i on, wi t h t he dor mi t or y aut hor i t y, upon such
t er ms as t he di r ect or of t he budget and t he dor mi t or y aut hor i t y agr ee.
S 4. Par agr aph ( b) of subdi vi si on 7 of sect i on 1 of par t U of chapt er
57 of t he l aws of 2005 amendi ng t he l abor l aw and ot her l aws i mpl ement -
i ng t he st at e f i scal pl an f or t he 2005- 2006 st at e f i scal year , r el at i ng
t o t he New Yor k st at e hi gher educat i on mat chi ng capi t al gr ant pr ogr am
f or i ndependent col l eges, as amended by sect i on 4 of par t C of chapt er
( b) Any el i gi bl e i nst i t ut i on r ecei vi ng a gr ant pur suant t o t hi s ar t i -
cl e shal l r epor t t o t he dor mi t or y aut hor i t y no l at er t han J une 1, [ 2014]
2018, on t he use of f undi ng r ecei ved and i t s pr ogr ammat i c and economi c
i mpact . The dor mi t or y aut hor i t y shal l submi t a r epor t no l at er t han
November 1, [ 2014] 2018 t o [ t he boar d, ] t he gover nor , t he di r ect or of
t he budget , t he t empor ar y pr esi dent of t he senat e, and t he speaker of
t he assembl y on t he aggr egat e i mpact of t he hi gher educat i on mat chi ng
capi t al gr ant pr ogr am. Such r epor t shal l pr ovi de i nf or mat i on on t he
pr ogr ess and economi c i mpact of such pr oj ect .
S 5. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y and shal l be deemed t o
have been i n f ul l f or ce and ef f ect on and af t er Apr i l 1, 2014.
PART I
PART J
PART K
Sect i on 1. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, t he housi ng
t r ust f und cor por at i on ( t he cor por at i on) may pr ovi de, f or pur poses of
t he r ur al r ent al assi st ance pr ogr am, a sumnot t o exceed t went y mi l l i on
f our hundr ed t housand dol l ar s f or t he f i scal year endi ng Mar ch 31, 2015.
Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, and pr ovi ded t hat t he
r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance
f und cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i t i es l aw
ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng ( as det er mi ned
by t he agency) r equi r ed t o accompl i sh t he pur poses of such account , t he
boar d of di r ect or s of t he st at e of New Yor k mor t gage agency shal l
aut hor i ze t he t r ansf er f r omt he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he
mor t gage i nsur ance f und t o t he housi ng t r ust f und cor por at i on ( t he
cor por at i on) , f or t he pur poses of r ei mbur si ng any cost s associ at ed wi t h
r ur al r ent al assi st ance pr ogr amcont r act s aut hor i zed by t hi s sect i on, a
t ot al sumnot t o exceed t went y mi l l i on f our hundr ed t housand dol l ar s as
soon as pr act i cabl e but no l at er t han J une 30, 2014. Not wi t hst andi ng any
ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, al l cur r ent and exi st i ng r ur al r ent al assi st ance
pr ogr am cont r act s may be assi gned t o t he cor por at i on t o admi ni st er as
soon as pr act i cabl e. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, such
f unds may be used by t he cor por at i on i n suppor t of cont r act s schedul ed
t o expi r e i n 2014- 15 f or as many as 10 addi t i onal year s; i n suppor t of
cont r act s f or new el i gi bl e pr oj ect s f or a per i od not t o exceed 5 year s;
and i n suppor t of cont r act s whi ch r each t hei r 25 year maxi mumi n and/ or
pr i or t o 2014- 15 f or an addi t i onal one year per i od.
S 2. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, t he housi ng f i nance
agency may pr ovi de, f or cost s associ at ed wi t h t he r ehabi l i t at i on of
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Mi t chel l Lama housi ng pr oj ect s, a sumnot t o exceed t hi r t y- t wo mi l l i on
dol l ar s f or t he f i scal year endi ng Mar ch 31, 2015. Not wi t hst andi ng any
ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, and pr ovi ded t hat t he r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect
pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant
t o sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n
and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng ( as det er mi ned by t he agency) r equi r ed t o
accompl i sh t he pur poses of such account , t he boar d of di r ect or s of t he
st at e of New Yor k mor t gage agency shal l aut hor i ze t he t r ansf er f r omt he
pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und t o t he
housi ng f i nance agency, f or t he pur poses of r ei mbur si ng any cost s asso-
ci at ed wi t h Mi t chel l Lama housi ng pr oj ect s aut hor i zed by t hi s sect i on, a
t ot al sumnot t o exceed t hi r t y- t wo mi l l i on dol l ar s as soon as pr act i ca-
bl e but no l at er t han Mar ch 31, 2015.
S 3. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, t he housi ng t r ust
f und cor por at i on ( t he cor por at i on) may pr ovi de, f or pur poses of t he
nei ghbor hood pr eser vat i on pr ogr am, a sumnot t o exceed ei ght mi l l i on
f our hundr ed sevent y- ni ne t housand dol l ar s f or t he f i scal year endi ng
Mar ch 31, 2015. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, and pr ovi ded
t hat t he r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage
i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i -
t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng ( as
det er mi ned by t he agency) r equi r ed t o accompl i sh t he pur poses of such
account , t he boar d of di r ect or s of t he st at e of New Yor k mor t gage agency
shal l aut hor i ze t he t r ansf er f r omt he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of
t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und t o t he housi ng t r ust f und cor por at i on ( t he
nei ghbor hood pr eser vat i on pr ogr amcont r act s aut hor i zed by t hi s sect i on,
a t ot al sumnot t o exceed ei ght mi l l i on f our hundr ed sevent y- ni ne t hou-
sand dol l ar s as soon as pr act i cabl e but no l at er t han J une 30, 2014.
r ur al pr eser vat i on pr ogr am, a sum not t o exceed t hr ee mi l l i on f i ve
hundr ed t hi r t y- ni ne t housand dol l ar s f or t he f i scal year endi ng Mar ch
31, 2015. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, and pr ovi ded t hat
t he r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage
i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i -
t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng ( as
det er mi ned by t he agency) r equi r ed t o accompl i sh t he pur poses of such
account , t he boar d of di r ect or s of t he st at e of New Yor k mor t gage agency
shal l aut hor i ze t he t r ansf er f r omt he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of
t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und t o t he housi ng t r ust f und cor por at i on ( t he
r ur al pr eser vat i on pr ogr amcont r act s aut hor i zed by t hi s sect i on, a t ot al
sum not t o exceed t hr ee mi l l i on f i ve hundr ed t hi r t y- ni ne t housand
dol l ar s as soon as pr act i cabl e but no l at er t han J une 30, 2014.
r ur al and ur ban communi t y i nvest ment f und pr ogr am cr eat ed pur suant t o
ar t i cl e XXVI I of t he pr i vat e housi ng f i nance l aw, a sumnot t o exceed
si x mi l l i on seven hundr ed f i f t y t housand dol l ar s f or t he f i scal year
endi ng Mar ch 31, 2015. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, and
pr ovi ded t hat t he r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he
mor t gage i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c
aut hor i t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng
( as det er mi ned by t he agency) r equi r ed t o accompl i sh t he pur poses of
such account , t he boar d of di r ect or s of t he st at e of New Yor k mor t gage
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agency shal l aut hor i ze t he t r ansf er f r om t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance
account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und t o t he housi ng t r ust f und cor po-
r at i on ( t he cor por at i on) , f or t he pur poses of r ei mbur si ng any cost s
associ at ed wi t h r ur al and ur ban communi t y i nvest ment f und pr ogr am
cont r act s aut hor i zed by t hi s sect i on, a t ot al sum not t o exceed si x
mi l l i on seven hundr ed f i f t y t housand dol l ar s as soon as pr act i cabl e but
not l at er t han Mar ch 31, 2015.
f und cor por at i on ( t he cor por at i on) may pr ovi de, f or t he pur poses of
car r yi ng out t he pr ovi si ons of t he l ow i ncome housi ng t r ust f und pr ogr am
cr eat ed pur suant t o ar t i cl e XVI I I of t he pr i vat e housi ng f i nance l aw, a
sum not t o exceed t wo mi l l i on f i ve hundr ed t housand dol l ar s f or t he
f i scal year endi ng Mar ch 31, 2015. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on
of l aw, and pr ovi ded t hat r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account
of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on 2429- b of t he
publ i c aut hor i t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t
r at i ng ( as det er mi ned by t he agency) r equi r ed t o accompl i sh t he pur poses
of such account , t he boar d of di r ect or s of t he st at e of New Yor k mor t -
gage agency shal l aut hor i ze t he t r ansf er f r omt he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance
account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und t o t he housi ng t r ust f und cor po-
r at i on ( t he cor por at i on) , f or t he pur poses of car r yi ng out t he
pr ovi si ons of t he l ow i ncome housi ng t r ust f und pr ogr amcr eat ed pur suant
t o ar t i cl e XVI I I of t he pr i vat e housi ng f i nance l aw aut hor i zed by t hi s
sect i on, a t ot al sumnot t o exceed t wo mi l l i on f i ve hundr ed t housand
dol l ar s as soon as pr act i cabl e but no l at er t han Mar ch 31, 2015.
homes f or wor ki ng f ami l i es pr ogr amf or deposi t i n t he housi ng t r ust f und
cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on 59- a of t he pr i vat e housi ng f i nance l aw and
subj ect t o t he pr ovi si ons of ar t i cl e XVI I I of t he pr i vat e housi ng
f i nance l aw, a sumnot t o exceed one mi l l i on seven hundr ed f i f t y t hou-
sand dol l ar s f or t he f i scal year endi ng Mar ch 31, 2015. Not wi t hst andi ng
any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, and pr ovi ded t hat t he r eser ves i n t he
pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und cr eat ed
pur suant t o sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent
t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng ( as det er mi ned by t he agency)
r equi r ed t o accompl i sh t he pur poses of such account , t he boar d of di r ec-
t or s of t he st at e of New Yor k mor t gage agency shal l aut hor i ze t he t r ans-
f er f r om t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance
f und t o t he housi ng t r ust f und cor por at i on ( t he cor por at i on) , f or t he
pur poses of r ei mbur si ng any cost s associ at ed wi t h homes f or wor ki ng
f ami l i es pr ogr amcont r act s aut hor i zed by t hi s sect i on, a t ot al sum not
t o exceed one mi l l i on seven hundr ed f i f t y t housand dol l ar s as soon as
pr act i cabl e but no l at er t han Mar ch 31, 2015.
S 8. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw, t he homel ess housi ng
and assi st ance cor por at i on may pr ovi de, f or pur poses of t he New Yor k
st at e suppor t i ve housi ng pr ogr am, t he sol ut i ons t o end homel essness
pr ogr amor t he oper at i onal suppor t f or AI DS housi ng pr ogr am, or t o qual -
i f i ed gr ant ees under t hose pr ogr ams, i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ement s
of t hose pr ogr ams, a sum not t o exceed si x mi l l i on dol l ar s f or t he
f i scal year endi ng Mar ch 31, 2015. The homel ess housi ng and assi st ance
cor por at i on may ent er i nt o an agr eement wi t h t he of f i ce of t empor ar y and
di sabi l i t y assi st ance t o admi ni st er such sumi n accor dance wi t h t he
r equi r ement s of t he pr ogr ams. Not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of
l aw, and subj ect t o t he appr oval of t he di r ect or of t he budget , t he
st at e of New Yor k mor t gage agency ( t he agency) shal l t r ansf er t o t he
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homel ess housi ng and assi st ance cor por at i on, a t ot al sumnot t o exceed
si x mi l l i on dol l ar s, such t r ansf er t o be made f r om ( i ) t he speci al
account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant t o sect i on
2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i t i es l aw, i n an amount not t o exceed t he
act ual excess bal ance i n t he speci al account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance
f und, as det er mi ned and cer t i f i ed by t he agency f or t he f i scal year
2013- 2014 i n accor dance wi t h sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i t i es
l aw, i f any, and/ or ( i i ) pr ovi ded t hat t he r eser ves i n t he pr oj ect pool
i nsur ance account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und cr eat ed pur suant t o
sect i on 2429- b of t he publ i c aut hor i t i es l aw ar e suf f i ci ent t o at t ai n
and mai nt ai n t he cr edi t r at i ng ( as det er mi ned by t he agency) r equi r ed t o
accompl i sh t he pur poses of such account , t he pr oj ect pool i nsur ance
account of t he mor t gage i nsur ance f und, such t r ansf er t o be made as soon
as pr act i cabl e but no l at er t han Mar ch 31, 2015.
S 9. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y.
PART L
PART M
PART N
PART O
PART P
PART Q
Sect i on 1. The soci al ser vi ces l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on
390- i t o r ead as f ol l ows:
S 390- I . NOTI CE OF I NSPECTI ON REPORT. I N EVERY CHI LD DAY CARE PROGRAM
THAT I S LI CENSED OR REGI STERED PURSUANT TO SECTI ON THREE HUNDRED NI NETY
OF THI S TI TLE, THE CHI LD DAY CARE PROVI DER SHALL POST AND MAI NTAI N I N A
PROMI NENT PLACE, A NOTI CE, TO BE PROVI DED BY THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND
FAMI LY SERVI CES, THAT SHALL STATE THE DATE THE MOST RECENT CHI LD CARE
I NSPECTI ON OCCURRED AND PROVI DE I NFORMATI ON FOR PARENTS AND CAREGI VERS
REGARDI NG HOWTO OBTAI N I NFORMATI ON FROM SUCH OFFI CE REGARDI NG THE
RESULTS OF THE I NSPECTI ON. I F POSSI BLE, THE CHI LD DAY CARE PROVI DER
SHALL ALSO POST SUCH I NFORMATI ON ON THE CHI LD DAY CARE PROGRAM' S
WEBSI TE. SUCH CHI LD DAY CARE PROGRAMS SHALL POST AND MAI NTAI N, I N A
PROMI NENT PLACE, SUCH PROGRAM' S MOST RECENT COMPLI ANCE HI STORY AS SHOWN
ON THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES WEBSI TE.
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S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect on t he f i r st of J anuar y next succeed-
i ng t he dat e on whi ch i t shal l have become a l aw. Pr ovi ded, however ,
t hat ef f ect i ve i mmedi at el y any r ul es and r egul at i ons necessar y t o i mpl e-
ment t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s act on i t s ef f ect i ve dat e ar e aut hor i zed t o
be compl et ed on or bef or e such dat e.
PART R
Sect i on 1. Sect i on 410- w of t he soci al ser vi ces l aw i s amended by
addi ng a new subdi vi si on 7 t o r ead as f ol l ows:
7. FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMI NI NG FI NANCI AL ELI GI BI LI TY UNDER THI S TI TLE,
THE EARNED I NCOME OF A DEPENDENT CHI LD UNDER THE AGE OF EI GHTEEN, WHO I S
NOT LEGALLY RESPONSI BLE FOR THE CHI LD OR CHI LDREN FOR WHI CH CHI LD CARE
ASSI STANCE I S SOUGHT, SHALL BE DI SREGARDED WHEN DETERMI NI NG THE ELI GI -
BI LI TY OF A HOUSEHOLD FOR A CHI LD CARE SUBSI DY.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect J ul y 1, 2014, pr ovi ded however , t hat
not wi t hst andi ng any ot her pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, l ocal soci al
ser vi ces di st r i ct s shal l not be r equi r ed t o i mpl ement t he pr ovi si ons of
t hi s act f or a f ami l y t hat i s i n r ecei pt of chi l d car e assi st ance on t he
ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s act unt i l ei t her t he f i r st case act i on or t he
f i r st r ecer t i f i cat i on succeedi ng such dat e occur s f or such f ami l y,
whi chever i s ear l i er .
PART S
Sect i on 1. Sect i on 106 of t he soci al ser vi ces l aw, as amended by chap-
t er 200 of t he l aws of 1946, t he sect i on headi ng as amended, subpar a-
gr aph 5 of par agr aph ( a) of subdi vi si on 2 as r enumber ed and par agr aphs
( e) and ( f ) of subdi vi si on 2 as added by chapt er 1080 of t he l aws of
1974, subdi vi si on 1 and par agr aph ( a) of subdi vi si on 2 as amended by
chapt er 764 of t he l aws of 1972, par agr aph ( b) of subdi vi si on 2 as
amended by chapt er 150 of t he l aws of 1955, par agr aph ( c) of subdi vi si on
2 as amended by chapt er 310 of t he l aws of 1962, par agr aph ( d) of subdi -
vi si on 2 as added by chapt er 43 of t he l aws of 1952, subdi vi si on 3 as
amended by chapt er 271 of t he l aws of 1948 and subdi vi si on 4 as added by
S 106. Power s of soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al t o r ecei ve and di spose of a
deed, mor t gage, or l i en. 1. A soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al r esponsi bl e, by
or pur suant t o any pr ovi si on of t hi s chapt er , f or t he admi ni st r at i on of
assi st ance or car e gr ant ed or appl i ed f or may accept a deed of r eal
pr oper t y and/ or a mor t gage t her eon on behal f of t he [ publ i c wel f ar e]
SOCI AL SERVI CES di st r i ct f or t he assi st ance and car e of a per son at
publ i c expense but such pr oper t y shal l not be consi der ed as publ i c pr op-
er t y and shal l r emai n on t he t ax r ol l s and such deed or mor t gage shal l
be subj ect t o r edempt i on as pr ovi ded i n par agr aph ( a) of subdi vi si on
[ t wo] SI X her eof .
2. A SOCI AL SERVI CES OFFI CI AL MAY NOT ASSERT ANY CLAI M UNDER ANY
PROVI SI ON OF THI S SECTI ON TO RECOVER PAYMENTS MADE AS PART OF SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRI TI ON ASSI STANCE PROGRAM ( SNAP) , CHI LD CARE SERVI CES, EMER-
GENCY ASSI STANCE TO ADULTS OR THE HOME ENERGY ASSI STANCE PROGRAM ( HEAP) .
PROVI SI ON OF THI S SECTI ON TO RECOVER PAYMENTS OF PUBLI C ASSI STANCE I F
SUCH PAYMENTS WERE REI MBURSED BY CHI LD SUPPORT COLLECTI ONS.
PROVI SI ON OF THI S SECTI ON TO RECOVER PAYMENTS OF PUBLI C ASSI STANCE
UNLESS, BEFORE I T HAS ACCEPTED A DEED OR MORTGAGE FROM AN APPLI CANT OR
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RECI PI ENT, I T HAS FI RST RECEI VED A SI GNED ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE APPLI -
CANT OR RECI PI ENT ACKNOWLEDGI NG THAT:
( A) BENEFI TS PROVI DED AS PART OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI TI ON ASSI STANCE
PROGRAM ( SNAP) , CHI LD CARE SERVI CES, EMERGENCY ASSI STANCE TO ADULTS OR
THE HOME ENERGY ASSI STANCE PROGRAM ( HEAP) MAY NOT BE I NCLUDED AS PART OF
THE RECOVERY TO BE MADE UNDER THE MORTGAGE OR LI EN; AND
( B) I F THE APPLI CANT OR RECI PI ENT DECLI NES TO PROVI DE THE LI EN OR
MORTGAGE THE CHI LDREN I N THE HOUSEHOLD REMAI N ELI GI BLE FOR PUBLI C
ASSI STANCE.
5. ( A) UNTI L A DEED, MORTGAGE, OR LI EN, ACCEPTED PRI OR TO OR AFTER THE
EFFECTI VE DATE OF THI S ACT, I S SATI SFI ED OR OTHERWI SE DI SPOSED OF, THE
SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT SHALL I SSUE AND MAI L TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS
OF THE PERSON GI VI NG SUCH DEED OR MORTGAGE, OR HI S OR HER ESTATE OR
THOSE ENTI TLED THERETO, A BI ENNI AL ACCOUNTI NG OF THE PUBLI C ASSI STANCE
I NCURRED AND REPAI RS AND TAXES PAI D ON PROPERTY. THE SOCI AL SERVI CES
DI STRI CT SHALL PROVI DE SUCH ACCOUNTI NG NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY FI RST, TWO
THOUSAND SI XTEEN AND BI ENNI ALLY THEREAFTER.
( B) SUCH ACCOUNTI NG SHALL I NCLUDE I NFORMATI ON REGARDI NG THE DEBT OWED
AS OF THE END OF THE DI STRI CT' S MOST RECENT FI SCAL YEAR I NCLUDI NG, BUT
NOT LI MI TED TO:
( 1) AN ENUMERATI ON OF ALL PUBLI C ASSI STANCE I NCURRED BY THE PERSON
GI VI NG SUCH DEED OR MORTGAGE OR HI S OR HER HOUSEHOLD TO DATE;
( 2) THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF RECOVERABLE PUBLI C ASSI STANCE UNDER THE DEED
OR MORTGAGE;
( 3) THE AMOUNT OF ANY CREDI TS AGAI NST PUBLI C ASSI STANCE I NCLUDI NG BUT
NOT LI MI TED TO:
A. THE AMOUNT OF CHI LD SUPPORT COLLECTED AND RETAI NED BY THE SOCI AL
SERVI CES DI STRI CT AS REI MBURSEMENT FOR PUBLI C ASSI STANCE;
B. RECOVERI ES MADE UNDER SECTI ON ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF THI S TI TLE;
C. RECOVERI ES MADE UNDER SECTI ON ONE HUNDRED THI RTY- ONE- R OF THI S
CHAPTER.
( 4) SAI D ACCOUNTI NG SHALL ALSO PROVI DE I NFORMATI ON REGARDI NG THE
MANNER I N WHI CH PAYMENTS MAY BE MADE TO THE SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT TO
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE MORTGAGE OR LI EN.
( C) I N THE EVENT THAT A BI ENNI AL ACCOUNTI NG I S NOT I SSUED AND MAI LED
TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE PERSON GI VI NG SUCH DEED OR MORTGAGE OR
HI S OR HER ESTATE OR THOSE ENTI TLED THERETO, WI THI N THE TI ME PERI OD
REQUI RED I N PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, NO PUBLI C ASSI STANCE
SHALL BE RECOVERABLE UNDER THI S SECTI ON FOR THE PREVI OUS TWO FI SCAL
YEARS. I N THE EVENT THAT A BI ENNI AL ACCOUNTI NG I S NOT I SSUED AND MAI LED
TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE PERSON GI VI NG SUCH DEED OR MORTGAGE OR
HI S OR HER ESTATE OR THOSE ENTI TLED THERETO, WI THI N THE TI ME PERI OD
REQUI RED I N PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, AND SUCH PERSON HAS
RECEI VED NO RECOVERABLE PUBLI C ASSI STANCE I N THE DI STRI CT' S MOST RECENT
FI SCAL YEAR, NO PUBLI C ASSI STANCE SHALL BE RECOVERABLE UNDER THI S
SECTI ON FOR THE MOST RECENT TWO FI SCAL YEARS WHERE PUBLI C ASSI STANCE
REMAI NS RECOVERABLE.
6. ( a) ( 1) Unt i l such pr oper t y or mor t gage i s sol d, assi gned or f or e-
cl osed pur suant t o l aw by t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al , t he per son
gi vi ng such deed or mor t gage, or hi s est at e or t hose ent i t l ed t her et o,
may r edeem t he same by t he payment of al l expenses i ncur r ed f or t he
suppor t of t he per son, and f or r epai r s and t axes pai d on such pr oper t y,
pr ovi ded, however , t hat a soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al may ent er i nt o a
cont r act f or such r edempt i on, subj ect t o t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s par a-
gr aph, and cont ai ni ng such t er ms and condi t i ons, i ncl udi ng pr ovi si ons
f or per i odi c payment s, [ wi t h or ] wi t hout i nt er est , [ as t he soci al
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ser vi ces of f i ci al shal l deemappr opr i at e, ] f or an amount l ess t han t he
f ul l expenses i ncur r ed f or t he suppor t of t he per son and f or r epai r s and
t axes pai d on such pr oper t y ( her ei naf t er cal l ed a " l esser sum" ) , whi ch
l esser sum shal l i n no event be l ess t han t he di f f er ence bet ween t he
appr ai sed val ue of such pr oper t y and t he t ot al of t he t hen unpai d pr i n-
ci pal bal ance of any r ecor ded mor t gages and t he unpai d bal ance of sums
secur ed by ot her l i ens agai nst such pr oper t y.
( 2) I n t he case of a r edempt i on f or a l esser sum, t he soci al ser vi ces
of f i ci al shal l obt ai n ( i ) an appr ai sal of t he cur r ent mar ket val ue of
such pr oper t y, by an appr ai ser accept abl e t o bot h par t i es, and ( i i ) a
st at ement of t he pr i nci pal bal ance of any r ecor ded mor t gages or ot her
l i ens agai nst such pr oper t y ( excl udi ng t he debt secur ed by t he deed,
mor t gage or l i en of t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al ) . Any expenses i ncur r ed
pur suant t o t hi s par agr aph shal l be audi t ed and al l owed i n t he same
manner as ot her of f i ci al expenses.
( 3) Ever y r edempt i on cont r act f or any l esser sumshal l be appr oved by
t he depar t ment upon an appl i cat i on by t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al
cont ai ni ng t he appr ai sal and st at ement r equi r ed by subpar agr aph t wo, a
st at ement by t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al of hi s r easons f or ent er i ng
i nt o t he cont r act f or such l esser sumand any ot her i nf or mat i on r equi r ed
by r egul at i ons of t he depar t ment .
( 4) So l ong as t he t er ms of t he appr oved r edempt i on cont r act ar e
per f or med, no publ i c sal e of such pr oper t y shal l be hel d.
( 5) The r edempt i on f or a l esser sumshal l r educe t he cl ai mof t he
soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al agai nst t he r eci pi ent on t he i mpl i ed cont r act
under sect i on one hundr ed f our of t hi s chapt er or under any ot her l aw,
t o t he ext ent of al l sums pai d i n r edempt i on.
( b) I n or der t o al l ow a mi ni mumper i od f or r edempt i on, t he [ publ i c
wel f ar e] SOCI AL SERVI CES of f i ci al shal l not sel l t he pr oper t y or mor t -
gage unt i l af t er t he expi r at i on of one year f r omt he dat e he r ecei ved
t he deed or mor t gage, but i f unoccupi ed pr oper t y has not been r edeemed
wi t hi n si x mont hs f r omt he dat e of deat h of t he per son who conveyed i t
t o hi mby deed t he [ publ i c wel f ar e] SOCI AL SERVI CES of f i ci al may t her e-
af t er , and bef or e t he expi r at i on of such year , sel l t he pr oper t y.
( c) Except as ot her wi se pr ovi ded i n t hi s chapt er , upon t he deat h of
t he per son or hi s r ecei vi ng i nst i t ut i onal car e, i f t he mor t gage has not
been r edeemed, sol d or assi gned, t he [ publ i c wel f ar e] SOCI AL SERVI CES
of f i ci al may enf or ce col l ect i on of t he mor t gage debt i n t he manner
pr ovi ded f or t he f or ecl osur e of mor t gages by act i on.
( d) Pr ovi ded t he depar t ment shal l have gi ven i t s appr oval i n wr i t i ng,
t he [ publ i c wel f ar e] SOCI AL SERVI CES of f i ci al may, when i n hi s j udgment
i t i s advi sabl e and i n t he publ i c i nt er est , r el ease a par t of t he pr op-
er t y f r om t he l i en of t he mor t gage t o per mi t , and i n consi der at i on of ,
t he sal e of such par t by t he owner and t he appl i cat i on of t he pr oceeds
t o r educe sai d mor t gage or t o sat i sf y and di schar ge or r educe a pr i or or
super i or mor t gage.
( e) Whi l e r eal pr oper t y cover ed by a deed or mor t gage i s occupi ed, i n
whol e or i n par t , by an aged, bl i nd or di sabl ed per son who execut ed such
deed or mor t gage t o t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al f or ol d age assi st ance,
assi st ance t o t he bl i nd or ai d t o t he di sabl ed gr ant ed t o such per son
bef or e J anuar y f i r st , ni net een hundr ed sevent y- f our , t he soci al ser vi ces
of f i ci al shal l not sel l t he pr oper t y or assi gn or enf or ce t he mor t gage
unl ess i t appear s r easonabl y cer t ai n t hat t he sal e or ot her di sposi t i on
of t he pr oper t y wi l l not mat er i al l y adver sel y af f ect t he wel f ar e of such
per son. Af t er t he deat h of such per son no cl ai mf or assi st ance gr ant ed
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hi mshal l be enf or ced agai nst any r eal pr oper t y whi l e i t i s occupi ed by
t he sur vi vi ng spouse.
( f ) Except as ot her wi se pr ovi ded, upon t he deat h of a per son who
execut ed a l i en t o t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al i n r et ur n f or ol d age
assi st ance, assi st ance t o t he bl i nd or ai d t o t he di sabl ed gr ant ed pr i or
t o J anuar y f i r st , ni net een hundr ed sevent y- f our , or bef or e t he deat h of
such per son i f i t appear s r easonabl y cer t ai n t hat t he sal e or ot her
di sposi t i on of t he pr oper t y wi l l not mat er i al l y adver sel y af f ect t he
wel f ar e of such per son, t he soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al may enf or ce such
l i en i n t he manner pr ovi ded by ar t i cl e t hr ee of t he l i en l aw. Af t er t he
deat h of such per son t he l i en may not be enf or ced agai nst r eal pr oper t y
whi l e i t i s occupi ed by t he sur vi vi ng spouse.
[ 3. ] 7. The sal e of any par cel of r eal pr oper t y or mor t gage on r eal
pr oper t y by t he [ publ i c wel f ar e] SOCI AL SERVI CES of f i ci al , under t he
pr ovi si ons of t hi s sect i on, shal l be made at a publ i c sal e, hel d at
l east t wo weeks af t er not i ce t her eof shal l have been publ i shed i n a
newspaper havi ng a gener al ci r cul at i on i n t hat sect i on of t he count y i n
whi ch t he r eal pr oper t y i s l ocat ed. Such not i ce shal l speci f y t he t i me
and pl ace of such publ i c sal e and shal l cont ai n a br i ef descr i pt i on of
t he pr emi ses t o be sol d, or upon whi ch t he mor t gage i s a l i en, as t he
case may be. Unl ess i n t he j udgment of t he [ publ i c wel f ar e] SOCI AL
SERVI CES of f i ci al , i t shal l be i n t he publ i c i nt er est t o r ej ect al l
bi ds, such par cel or mor t gage shal l be sol d t o t he hi ghest r esponsi bl e
bi dder .
[ 4. Any i nconsi st ent pr ovi si on of t hi s chapt er or of any ot her l aw
not wi t hst andi ng, a soci al ser vi ces of f i ci al may not asser t any cl ai m
under any pr ovi si on of t hi s chapt er t o r ecover payment s of publ i c
assi st ance i f such payment s wer e r ei mbur sed by chi l d suppor t
col l ect i ons. ]
8. I T I S PERMI SSI BLE FOR SOCI AL SERVI CES OFFI CI ALS TO SUBORDI NATE A
MORTGAGE TAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT PURSUANT TO
THI S SECTI ON. I N THE EVENT THAT A SOCI AL SERVI CES OFFI CI AL DETERMI NES
TO SUBORDI NATE A MORTGAGE, OR LI EN, HE OR SHE SHALL DO SO WI THI N THI RTY
DAYS OF RECEI PT OF WRI TTEN NOTI CE THAT THE MORTGAGOR I S ATTEMPTI NG TO
MODI FY THEI R MORTGAGE THAT I S HELD BY A MORTGAGEE WI TH SUPERI OR LI EN
RI GHTS AND SUBORDI NATI ON OF THE SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT' S MORTGAGE I S
REQUI RED BY SUCH MORTGAGEE I N ORDER FOR I T TO APPROVE OR COMPLETE THE
MODI FI CATI ON.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect on t he si xt i et h day af t er i t shal l
have become a l aw.
PART T
Sect i on 1. The soci al ser vi ces l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on
372- h t o r ead as f ol l ows:
S 372- H. REPORTI NG ON POST ADOPTI ON SERVI CES. 1. THE OFFI CE OF CHI L-
DREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES SHALL PLACE I NFORMATI ON ON I TS WEBSI TE REGARD-
I NG POST ADOPTI ON SERVI CES FUNDED BY THE OFFI CE. THE OFFI CE SHALL WORK
WI TH SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CTS TO PLACE I NFORMATI ON, TO THE EXTENT THAT
I T I S AVAI LABLE, ON EACH SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT WEBSI TE REGARDI NG POST
ADOPTI ON SERVI CES FUNDED BY THE SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT.
2. THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES SHALL COLLECT AND
COMPI LE, BY SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT:
( A) THE FOLLOWI NG I NFORMATI ON ON POST ADOPTI ON SERVI CES FUNDED BY THE
OFFI CE:
( I ) THE NUMBER OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LI ES SERVED; AND
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( I I ) THE TYPE OF SERVI CES PROVI DED; AND
( B) THE NUMBER OF FAMI LI ES RECEI VI NG PREVENTI VE SERVI CES WHERE POST
ADOPTI ON SERVI CES WAS I DENTI FI ED AS A NECESSARY AND APPROPRI ATE SERVI CE
AS PART OF THE FAMI LY ASSESSMENT SERVI CE PLAN HELD PURSUANT TO SECTI ON
FOUR HUNDRED NI NE- E OF THI S ARTI CLE AND THE STATUS OF SUCH SERVI CES.
3. THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES SHALL COMPI LE, TO THE
EXTENT THAT SUCH I NFORMATI ON I S AVAI LABLE ELECTRONI CALLY THROUGH THE
STATE AUTOMATED CHI LD WELFARE I NFORMATI ON SYSTEM, THE FOLLOWI NG NON-
I DENTI FYI NG I NFORMATI ON BY SOCI AL SERVI CES DI STRI CT:
( A) THE NUMBER OF CHI LDREN ENTERI NG FOSTER CARE THAT HAD PREVI OUSLY
BEEN ADOPTED;
( B) THE NUMBER OF FAMI LI ES RECEI VI NG PREVENTI VE SERVI CES WHERE AT
LEAST ONE CHI LD I N THE HOUSEHOLD HAD PREVI OUSLY BEEN ADOPTED; AND
( C) FOR THE CHI LDREN AND FAMI LI ES I DENTI FI ED I N PARAGRAPHS ( A) AND ( B)
OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, THE TYPES OF SERVI CES, I NCLUDI NG POST ADOPTI ON
SERVI CES, I DENTI FI ED AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRI ATE FOR THE CHI LD OR THE
MEMBERS OF THE CHI LD' S FAMI LY AS PART OF THE FAMI LY ASSESSMENT SERVI CE
PLAN HELD PURSUANT TO SECTI ON FOUR HUNDRED NI NE- E OF THI S ARTI CLE AND
THE STATUS OF SUCH SERVI CES.
4. ( A) THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES SHALL SUBMI T AN
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESI DENT OF
THE SENATE AND THE CHAI RPERSONS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CHI LDREN AND
FAMI LI ES COMMI TTEES STARTI NG NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER FI RST, TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN. SUCH REPORT SHALL I NCLUDE DATA AND I NFORMATI ON REQUI RED BY
SUBDI VI SI ON TWO OF THI S SECTI ON FOR THE PRECEDI NG YEAR, TO THE EXTENT
THAT SUCH I NFORMATI ON I S AVAI LABLE, AND ANY OTHER I NFORMATI ON THE OFFI CE
OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES DEEMS APPROPRI ATE. THE OFFI CE OF CHI L-
DREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES SHALL I NDI CATE THE EXTENT TO WHI CH THE I NFORMA-
TI ON COLLECTED REFLECTS THE TOTAL POPULATI ON DESCRI BED I N SUBDI VI SI ON
TWO OF THI S SECTI ON, AND I DENTI FY ANY I MPEDI MENTS TO COLLECTI NG SUCH
I NFORMATI ON.
( B) BEGI NNI NG SEPTEMBER FI RST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE ANNUAL
REPORT REQUI RED BY PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE EXPANDED
TO I NCLUDE DATA AND I NFORMATI ON REQUI RED BY SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF THI S
SECTI ON FOR THE PRECEDI NG YEAR, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH I NFORMATI ON I S
AVAI LABLE, AND ANY OTHER I NFORMATI ON THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY
SERVI CES DEEMS APPROPRI ATE.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect Apr i l 1, 2014.
PART U
Sect i on 1. Subi t em( c) of i t em1 of cl ause ( A) of subpar agr aph ( i ) of
par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 3 of sect i on 667 of t he educat i on l aw, as
separ at el y amended by sect i on 1 of par t E and sect i on 1 of par t H of
( c) For st udent s f i r st r ecei vi ng ai d i n t wo t housand- - t wo t housand one
and t her eaf t er , f i ve t housand dol l ar s, EXCEPT STARTI NG I N TWO THOUSAND
FOURTEEN- TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN AND THEREAFTER SUCH STUDENTS SHALL RECEI VE
FI VE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SI XTY- FI VE DOLLARS; or
S 2. Subi t em( a) of i t em1 of cl ause ( A) of subpar agr aph ( i ) of par a-
gr aph a of subdi vi si on 3 of sect i on 667 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended
by sect i on 1 of par t H of chapt er 58 of t he l aws of 2011, i s amended t o
( a) For st udent s f i r st r ecei vi ng ai d af t er ni net een hundr ed ni net y-
t hr ee- - ni net een hundr ed ni net y- f our and bef or e t wo t housand- - t wo t hou-
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sand one, f our t housand [ one] TWO hundr ed [ t went y- f i ve] NI NETY dol l ar s;
or
S 3. Subi t em( b) of i t em1 of cl ause ( A) of subpar agr aph ( i ) of par a-
gr aph a of subdi vi si on 3 of sect i on 667 of t he educat i on l aw, as amended
by sect i on 1 of par t H of chapt er 58 of t he l aws of 2011, i s amended t o
( b) For st udent s f i r st r ecei vi ng ai d i n ni net een hundr ed ni net y- t hr ee-
- ni net een hundr ed ni net y- f our or ear l i er , t hr ee t housand [ f i ve] SEVEN
hundr ed [ sevent y- f i ve] FORTY dol l ar s; or
PART V
Sect i on 1. Subdi vi si ons 1 and 3 of sect i on 679- a of t he educat i on l aw,
as added by chapt er 161 of t he l aws of 2005, ar e amended t o r ead as
f ol l ows:
1. Pur pose. The pr esi dent shal l gr ant st udent l oan f or gi veness awar ds
f or t he pur pose of i ncr easi ng t he number of soci al wor ker s ser vi ng i n
cr i t i cal human ser vi ce ar eas. For t he pur poses of t hi s sect i on, t he t er m
" cr i t i cal human ser vi ce ar ea" shal l mean an ar ea i n New Yor k st at e
desi gnat ed by t he cor por at i on, i n consul t at i on wi t h a commi t t ee
compr i sed of one r epr esent at i ve each f r omt he cor por at i on, t he depar t -
ment , t he depar t ment of heal t h, t he depar t ment of ment al hygi ene, and
t he of f i ce of chi l dr en and f ami l y ser vi ces, pr ovi ded t hat such ar eas
shal l i ncl ude, but not be l i mi t ed t o, ar eas wi t h a shor t age of soci al
wor ker s i n HOME CARE, heal t h, ment al heal t h, subst ance abuse, agi ng,
HI V/ AI DS and chi l d wel f ar e concer ns, or communi t i es wi t h mul t i - l i ngual
needs.
3. Pr i or i t y. Such awar ds shal l be made annual l y t o appl i cant s i n t he
f ol l owi ng pr i or i t y:
( a) Fi r st pr i or i t y shal l be gi ven t o appl i cant s who have r ecei ved
payment of an awar d pur suant t o t hi s sect i on i n a pr i or year and who, I N
THE YEAR PRI OR TO APPLI CATI ON, have pr ovi ded soci al wor k ser vi ces i n ( I )
a cr i t i cal human ser vi ce ar ea [ i n t he year pr i or t o such appl i cat i on] ,
OR ( I I ) A PREVI OUSLY DESI GNATED CRI TI CAL HUMAN SERVI CE AREA;
( b) Second pr i or i t y shal l be gi ven t o appl i cant s who have not r ecei ved
payment of an awar d pur suant t o t hi s sect i on i n a pr i or year and who
have pr ovi ded soci al wor k ser vi ces i n a cr i t i cal human ser vi ce ar ea i n
t he year pr i or t o such appl i cat i on; and
( c) Thi r d pr i or i t y shal l be gi ven t o appl i cant s who ar e economi cal l y
di sadvant aged as def i ned by t he cor por at i on.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y; pr ovi ded, however , t hat
t he amendment s t o subdi vi si ons 1 and 3 of sect i on 679- a of t he educat i on
l aw made by sect i on one of t hi s act shal l not af f ect t he r epeal of such
sect i on and shal l be deemed r epeal ed t her ewi t h.
PART W
Sect i on 1. Subdi vi si on 11 of sect i on 6305 of t he educat i on l aw, as
amended by sect i on 3 of par t V of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2013, i s
11. The st at e uni ver si t y of New Yor k and t he ci t y uni ver si t y of New
Yor k shal l , pur suant t o a STUDY AND pl an, devel op a [ uni f or m] met hodol -
ogy f or cal cul at i ng char geback r at es t o ensur e equi t y bet ween t he l ocal
sponsor cont r i but i on per st udent and t he char geback r at e per st udent
char ged t o ot her count i es, and t he i mpl ement at i on of such met hodol ogy
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wi l l be phased i n over f i ve year s begi nni ng i n t he t wo t housand [ f our -
t een- - t wo t housand f i f t een] SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN academi c
year . [ The] A REPORT ON THE pl an shal l be submi t t ed t o t he chai r of t he
senat e and assembl y hi gher educat i on commi t t ees, t he chai r s of t he
senat e f i nance commi t t ee, t he chai r of t he assembl y ways and means
commi t t ee and t he di r ect or of t he budget no l at er t han [ December f i r st ,
t wo t housand t hi r t een] J UNE FI RST, TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN.
PART X
Sect i on 1. Subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 663 of t he educat i on l aw, as
amended by chapt er 62 of t he l aws of 1977, i s amended t o r ead as
f ol l ows:
4. Rel i nqui shi ng of par ent al cont r ol . I n det er mi ni ng t he amount of an
awar d, t he pr esi dent may, i n cases of unusual and except i onal f ami l y
ci r cumst ances war r ant i ng such act i on, r ecogni ze an exi st i ng condi t i on
wher ei n par ent al cont r ol has i n ef f ect been r el i nqui shed by t he par ent s
or ot her s r esponsi bl e f or t he appl i cant , and not wi t hst andi ng t he
pr ovi si ons of subdi vi si on t hr ee of t hi s sect i on, t he appl i cant has i n
ef f ect been emanci pat ed. PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE QUAL-
I FI ED AS AN ORPHAN, FOSTER CHI LD, OR WARD OF THE COURT FOR THE PURPOSES
OF FEDERAL STUDENT FI NANCI AL AI D PROGRAMS AUTHORI ZED BY TI TLE I V OF THE
HI GHER EDUCATI ON ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED, SHALL NOT BE CONSI DERED EMAN-
CI PATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMI NI NG AN AWARD PURSUANT TO SECTI ON SI X
HUNDRED SI XTY- SEVEN OF THI S ARTI CLE. The cr i t er i a used i n det er mi ni ng
t hese cases of unusual and except i onal f ami l y ci r cumst ances shal l be
est abl i shed by t he pr esi dent wi t h t he appr oval of t he boar d of t r ust ees
and t he di r ect or of t he di vi si on of t he budget .
S 2. The openi ng par agr aph of i t em1 of cl ause ( A) of subpar agr aph ( i )
of par agr aph a of subdi vi si on 3 of sect i on 667 of t he educat i on l aw, as
amended by sect i on 1 of par t H of chapt er 58 of t he l aws of 2011, i s
I n t he case of st udent s who have not been gr ant ed an excl usi on of
par ent al i ncome, WHO HAVE QUALI FI ED AS AN ORPHAN, FOSTER CHI LD, OR WARD
OF THE COURT FOR THE PURPOSES OF FEDERAL STUDENT FI NANCI AL AI D PROGRAMS
AUTHORI ZED BY TI TLE I V OF THE HI GHER EDUCATI ON ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED,
or had a dependent f or i ncome t ax pur poses dur i ng t he t ax year next
pr ecedi ng t he academi c year f or whi ch appl i cat i on i s made, except f or
t hose st udent s who have been gr ant ed excl usi on of par ent al i ncome who
have a spouse but no ot her dependent :
PART Y
Sect i on 1. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 679- f
S 679- F. NEWYORK STATE YOUNG FARMERS LOAN FORGI VENESS I NCENTI VE
PROGRAM. 1. PURPOSE. THE PRESI DENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN FORGI VENESS
AWARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLEVI ATI NG THE BURDEN OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT
FOR YOUNG FARMERS. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON A COMPETI TI VE BASI S, I N
ACCORDANCE WI TH RULES AND REGULATI ONS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATI ON FOR
SUCH PURPOSES, TO APPLI CANTS WHO MEET THE ELI GI BI LI TY CRI TERI A. SUCH
RULES AND REGULATI ONS SHALL I NCLUDE PROVI SI ONS FOR THE CONSI DERATI ON OF
APPLI CANTS WHO ARE ECONOMI CALLY DI SADVANTAGED.
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2. ELI GI BI LI TY. TO BE ELI GI BLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THI S SECTI ON,
APPLI CANTS SHALL: ( A) HAVE GRADUATED AND OBTAI NED A DEGREE FROM AN
APPROVED NEWYORK STATE COLLEGE OR UNI VERSI TY; ( B) HAVE AN OUTSTANDI NG
STUDENT LOAN DEBT FROM OBTAI NI NG SUCH DEGREE; ( C) OPERATE A FARM I N NEW
YORK STATE ON A FULL- TI ME BASI S; ( D) AGREE TO OPERATE SUCH FARM FOR THE
DURATI ON OF NO LESS THAN FI VE YEARS; ( E) APPLY FOR THI S PROGRAM WI THI N
TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE GRADUATI ON; AND ( F) COMPLY WI TH SUBDI VI SI ONS THREE
AND FI VE OF SECTI ON SI X HUNDRED SI XTY- ONE OF THI S PART.
3. AWARDS. NO GREATER THAN TEN AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED TO QUALI FI ED
APPLI CANTS I N THE AMOUNT OF UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR, PER
APPLI CANT, NOT TO EXCEED A DURATI ON OF FI VE YEARS AND NOT TO EXCEED THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH APPLI CANT' S STUDENT LOAN DEBT. THE CORPORATI ON
SHALL GRANT SUCH AWARDS WI THI N AMOUNTS APPROPRI ATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES
AND BASED ON THE AVAI LABI LI TY OF FUNDS. NO ONE APPLI CANT SHALL RECEI VE
MORE THAN A TOTAL OF FI FTY THOUSAND DOLLARS UPON THE END OF A FI VE YEAR
PERI OD.
4. PRI ORI TY. FI RST PRI ORI TY SHALL BE GI VEN TO APPLI CANTS WHO ARE
COMPLETI NG THE SECOND, THI RD, FOURTH OR FI FTH YEAR OF FULL- TI ME FARM
OPERATI ON AND ARE RE- APPLYI NG TO RECEI VE AN AWARD UNDER THI S PROGRAM.
SECOND PRI ORI TY SHALL BE GI VEN TO AN APPLI CANT WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE
ECONOMI C NEED BUT DI D NOT RECEI VE AN AWARD DURI NG THE FI RST YEAR OF THI S
PROGRAM' S OPERATI ON. I F LARGER NUMBERS OF APPLI CANTS ARE ELI GI BLE PURSU-
ANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON THAN FUNDS AVAI LABLE, APPLI CANTS SHALL BE CHOSEN
PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATI ONS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATI ON.
PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT EACH APPLI CANT CHOSEN SHALL RECEI VE AN AWARD OF
UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS I N EACH YEAR SUCH APPLI CANT I S ACCEPTED I NTO
THE PROGRAM.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect on t he one hundr ed ei ght i et h day af t er
i t shal l have become a l aw; pr ovi ded, however t hat any r ul es or r egu-
l at i ons necessar y f or t he t i mel y i mpl ement at i on of t hi s act on i t s
ef f ect i ve dat e may be pr omul gat ed on or bef or e such ef f ect i ve dat e.
PART Z
Sect i on 1. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 215- d
S 215- D. STATE UNI VERSI TY OF NEWYORK REPORT ON ECONOMI C DEVELOPMENT
ACTI VI TI ES. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNI VERSI TY OF NEW YORK SHALL
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO THE LEGI SLATURE, ON OR BEFORE J ANUARY
FI RST, TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN, ON ECONOMI C DEVELOPMENT ACTI VI TI ES UNDER-
TAKEN BY THE STATE UNI VERSI TY OF NEWYORK. SUCH REPORT SHALL I NCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LI MI TED TO, EXPENDI TURES OF CAPI TAL FUNDS FOR ECONOMI C DEVEL-
OPMENT ACTI VI TI ES RECEI VED FROM THE EMPI RE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPO-
RATI ON, SUNY 2020 CHALLENGE GRANT PROJ ECTS, CAPI TAL EXPENDI TURES FROM
OTHER SOURCES, AND ACTI VI TI ES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURI NG START- UP NY
APPROVAL.
PART AA
Sect i on 1. Thi s act enact s i nt o l aw maj or component s of l egi sl at i on.
Each component i s whol l y cont ai ned wi t hi n a Subpar t i dent i f i ed as
Subpar t s A t hr ough L. The ef f ect i ve dat e f or each par t i cul ar pr ovi si on
cont ai ned wi t hi n such Subpar t i s set f or t h i n t he l ast sect i on of such
Subpar t . Any pr ovi si on i n any sect i on cont ai ned wi t hi n a Subpar t ,
i ncl udi ng t he ef f ect i ve dat e of t he Subpar t , whi ch makes r ef er ences t o a
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sect i on " of t hi s act " , when used i n connect i on wi t h t hat par t i cul ar
component , shal l be deemed t o mean and r ef er t o t he cor r espondi ng
sect i on of t he Subpar t i n whi ch i t i s f ound. Sect i on f our of t hi s act
set s f or t h t he gener al ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s act .
S 2. Thi s act shal l be known and may be ci t ed as t he " common cor e
i mpl ement at i on r ef or mact . "
SUBPART A
Sect i on 1. Subdi vi si on 15 of sect i on 3602- e of t he educat i on l aw, as
amended by sect i on 19 of par t B of chapt er 57 of t he l aws of 2007, i s
15. The commi ssi oner shal l al so pr ovi de f or a syst em f or eval uat i on
and assessment of t he pr eki nder gar t en pr ogr ams whi ch have been i mpl e-
ment ed t o det er mi ne t he shor t and l ong- t er m success, out comes and
ef f ect s of t he pr ogr ams based on r el evant and measur abl e per f or mance
st andar ds. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROHI BI T THE ADMI NI STRATI ON OF TRADI -
TI ONAL STANDARDI ZED TESTS, AS DEFI NED I N REGULATI ONS I SSUED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER, I N PREKI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS; PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTH-
I NG HEREI N SHALL PROHI BI T ASSESSMENTS I N WHI CH STUDENTS PERFORM
REAL- WORLD TASKS THAT DEMONSTRATE APPLI CATI ON OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKI LLS OR
ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE OTHERWI SE REQUI RED TO BE ADMI NI STERED BY FEDERAL
LAW.
44. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROHI BI T THE ADMI NI STRATI ON OF TRADI TI ONAL
STANDARDI ZED TESTS, AS DEFI NED I N REGULATI ONS I SSUED BY THE COMMI SSI ON-
ER, I N PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AND I N GRADES KI NDERGARTEN THROUGH
SECOND GRADE; PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHI NG HEREI N SHALL PROHI BI T
ASSESSMENTS I N WHI CH STUDENTS PERFORM REAL- WORLD TASKS THAT DEMONSTRATE
APPLI CATI ON OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKI LLS OR ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE OTHERWI SE
REQUI RED TO BE ADMI NI STERED BY FEDERAL LAW.
S 3. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y; pr ovi ded t hat t he commi s-
si oner of educat i on i s aut hor i zed t o pr omul gat e any and al l r ul es and
r egul at i ons and t ake any ot her measur es necessar y t o i mpl ement t hi s act
on i t s ef f ect i ve dat e; and pr ovi ded f ur t her t hat t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s
act shal l not appl y t o any annual pr of essi onal per f or mance r evi ew agr ee-
ment ent er ed i nt o pur suant t o a col l ect i ve bar gai ni ng agr eement or by
deci si on of t he commi ssi oner of educat i on pr i or t o t he ef f ect i ve dat e of
t hi s act , whi ch shal l r emai n i n ef f ect i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph l of
subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 3012- c of t he educat i on l aw unt i l a subsequent
pl an or amendment i s agr eed t o by t he par t i es and appr oved by t he
commi ssi oner of educat i on i n accor dance wi t h sect i on 3012- c of t he
educat i on l aw.
SUBPART B
Sect i on 1. Sect i on 305 of t he educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng t wo
new subdi vi si ons 45 and 46 t o r ead as f ol l ows:
45. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROVI DE THAT NO SCHOOL DI STRI CT OR BOARD OF
COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES MAY PLACE OR I NCLUDE ON A STUDENT' S
OFFI CI AL TRANSCRI PT OR MAI NTAI N I N A STUDENT' S PERMANENT RECORD ANY
I NDI VI DUAL STUDENT SCORE ON A STATE ADMI NI STERED STANDARDI ZED ENGLI SH
LANGUAGE ARTS OR MATHEMATI CS ASSESSMENT FOR GRADES THREE THROUGH EI GHT,
PROVI DED THAT NOTHI NG HEREI N SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO I NTERFERE WI TH
REQUI RED STATE OR FEDERAL REPORTI NG OR TO EXCUSE A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FROM
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MAI NTAI NI NG OR TRANSFERRI NG RECORDS OF SUCH TEST SCORES SEPARATELY FROM
A STUDENT' S PERMANENT RECORD, I NCLUDI NG FOR PURPOSES OF REQUI RED STATE
OR FEDERAL REPORTI NG.
46. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROVI DE THAT ANY TEST RESULTS ON A STATE
ADMI NI STERED STANDARDI ZED ENGLI SH LANGUAGE ARTS OR MATHEMATI CS ASSESS-
MENT FOR GRADES THREE THROUGH EI GHT SENT TO PARENTS OR PERSONS I N
PARENTAL RELATI ON TO A STUDENT I NCLUDE A CLEAR AND CONSPI CUOUS NOTI CE
THAT SUCH RESULTS WI LL NOT BE I NCLUDED ON THE STUDENT' S OFFI CI AL TRAN-
SCRI PT OR I N THE STUDENT' S PERMANENT RECORD AND ARE BEI NG PROVI DED TO
THE STUDENT AND PARENTS FOR DI AGNOSTI C PURPOSES.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y and shal l expi r e and be
deemed r epeal ed on December 31, 2018.
SUBPART C
Sect i on 1. Sect i on 305 of t he educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new
47. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROVI DE THAT NO SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL MAKE
ANY STUDENT PROMOTI ON OR PLACEMENT DECI SI ONS BASED SOLELY OR PRI MARI LY
ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON THE STATE ADMI NI STERED STANDARDI ZED ENGLI SH
LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATI CS ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADES THREE THROUGH
EI GHT. HOWEVER, A SCHOOL DI STRI CT MAY CONSI DER STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON
SUCH STATE ASSESSMENTS PROVI DED THAT THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT USES MULTI PLE
MEASURES I N ADDI TI ON TO SUCH ASSESSMENTS AND THAT SUCH ASSESSMENTS DO
NOT CONSTI TUTE THE MAJ OR FACTOR I N SUCH DETERMI NATI ONS. I N ADDI TI ON,
THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL REQUI RE EVERY SCHOOL DI STRI CT TO ANNUALLY NOTI FY
THE PARENTS AND PERSONS I N PARENTAL RELATI ON TO THE STUDENTS ATTENDI NG
SUCH DI STRI CT OF THE DI STRI CT' S GRADE PROMOTI ON AND PLACEMENT POLI CY
ALONG WI TH AN EXPLANATI ON OF HOWSUCH POLI CY WAS DEVELOPED. SUCH NOTI FI -
CATI ON MAY BE PROVI DED ON THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT' S WEBSI TE, I F ONE EXI STS,
OR AS PART OF AN EXI STI NG I NFORMATI ONAL DOCUMENT THAT I S PROVI DED TO
PARENTS AND PERSONS I N PARENTAL RELATI ON.
SUBPART D
48. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL I SSUE REGULATI ONS:
A. ALLOWI NG STUDENTS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES WHO ARE NOT ELI GI BLE FOR THE
NEWYORK STATE ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT AND WHOSE COGNI TI VE AND I NTELLECTUAL
DI SABI LI TI ES PRECLUDE THEI R MEANI NGFUL PARTI CI PATI ON I N CHRONOLOGI CAL
GRADE LEVEL I NSTRUCTI ON TO BE ASSESSED BASED ON I NSTRUCTI ONAL LEVEL
RATHER THAN CHRONOLOGI CAL AGE;
B. ALLOWI NG ENGLI SH LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO BE ASSESSED WI TH A STATE- AD-
MI NI STERED ASSESSMENT THAT MEASURES THE ENGLI SH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF
SUCH STUDENTS RATHER THAN THE ENGLI SH LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM FOR THEI R FI RST
TWO YEARS OF ENROLLMENT; AND
C. ENSURI NG ACCOUNTABI LI TY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH STUDENTS I N
APPROPRI ATE WAYS.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect upon and t o t he ext ent al l owed by a
f eder al wai ver i ssued by t he Uni t ed St at es Depar t ment of Educat i on;
pr ovi ded t hat t he commi ssi oner of educat i on shal l not i f y t he l egi sl at i ve
bi l l dr af t i ng commi ssi on upon t he occur r ence of t he i ssuance of such
wai ver i n or der t hat t he commi ssi on may mai nt ai n an accur at e and t i mel y
ef f ect i ve dat a base of t he of f i ci al t ext of t he l aws of t he st at e of New
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Yor k i n f ur t her ance of ef f ect uat i ng t he pr ovi si ons of sect i on 44 of t he
l egi sl at i ve l aw and sect i on 70- b of t he publ i c of f i cer s l aw.
SUBPART E
49. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH STANDARDS AND REGULATI ONS
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE:
A. THAT THE AMOUNT OF TI ME DEVOTED TO STATE- ADMI NI STERED REQUI RED
ASSESSMENTS DEVELOPED BY THE STATE DI RECTLY OR BY CONTRACT FOR EACH
GRADE DOES NOT EXCEED, I N THE AGGREGATE, ONE PERCENT OF THE MI NI MUM
REQUI RED ANNUAL I NSTRUCTI ONAL HOURS FOR SUCH GRADE.
B. THAT, FOR EACH SCHOOL DI STRI CT, THE AMOUNT OF TI ME DEVOTED TO
STANDARDI ZED ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE NOT SPECI FI CALLY REQUI RED BY STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW FOR EACH GRADE DOES NOT EXCEED, I N THE AGGREGATE, ONE
PERCENT OF THE MI NI MUM REQUI RED ANNUAL I NSTRUCTI ONAL HOURS FOR SUCH
GRADE.
C. THAT, FOR EACH SCHOOL DI STRI CT, THE AMOUNT OF TI ME DEVOTED TO TEST
PREPARATI ON UNDER STANDARDI ZED TESTI NG CONDI TI ONS FOR EACH GRADE DOES
NOT EXCEED, I N THE AGGREGATE, TWO PERCENT OF THE MI NI MUM REQUI RED ANNUAL
I NSTRUCTI ONAL HOURS FOR SUCH GRADE.
TI ME DEVOTED TO TEACHER ADMI NI STERED CLASSROOM QUI ZZES OR EXAMS, PORT-
FOLI O REVI EWS, OR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS SHALL NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS
THE LI MI TS ESTABLI SHED BY THI S SUBDI VI SI ON. I N ADDI TI ON, NOTHI NG I N THI S
SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO SUPERSEDE THE REQUI REMENTS OF A
SECTI ON OF THE 504 PLAN OF A QUALI FI ED STUDENT WI TH A DI SABI LI TY OR
FEDERAL LAWRELATI NG TO ENGLI SH LANGUAGE LEARNERS OR THE I NDI VI DUALI ZED
EDUCATI ON PROGRAM OF A STUDENT WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES.
S 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect J ul y 1, 2014, pr ovi ded t hat t he
pr ovi si ons of t hi s act shal l not appl y t o any annual pr of essi onal
per f or mance r evi ew agr eement ent er ed i nt o pur suant t o a col l ect i ve
bar gai ni ng agr eement or by deci si on of t he commi ssi oner of educat i on
pr i or t o t he ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s act , whi ch shal l r emai n i n ef f ect i n
accor dance wi t h par agr aph l of subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 3012- c of t he
educat i on l aw unt i l a subsequent pl an or amendment i s agr eed t o by t he
par t i es and appr oved by t he commi ssi oner of educat i on i n accor dance wi t h
sect i on 3012- c of t he educat i on l aw.
SUBPART F
Sect i on 1. The commi ssi oner of educat i on shal l pr ovi de gui dance and
advi ce t o ever y school di st r i ct and boar d of cooper at i ve educat i onal
ser vi ces i n or der t o assi st school di st r i ct s and boar ds of cooper at i ve
educat i onal ser vi ces t o r educe and el i mi nat e t r adi t i onal st andar di zed
t est s t hat ar e not r equi r ed under st at e or f eder al l aw. The commi ssi oner
of educat i on shal l pr epar e, f or each school di st r i ct , a t est i ng t r ans-
par ency r epor t l i st i ng al l st andar di zed assessment s admi ni st er ed t o
st udent s wi t hi n such school di st r i ct f or whi ch t he depar t ment has
r ecor d. The t est i ng t r anspar ency r epor t shal l l i st each st andar di zed
t est t hat i s admi ni st er ed, by gr ade and subj ect , and shal l not e whet her
such assessment i s r equi r ed by f eder al l aw, r equi r ed by st at e l aw, or
gi ven at l ocal di scr et i on. The t est i ng t r anspar ency r epor t pr ovi ded t o
each school di st r i ct shal l i ncl ude a user - f r i endl y pl ai n l anguage summa-
r y desi gned f or di st r i but i on t o par ent s and t he communi t y, bot h of whi ch
shal l be suppl ement ed by each school di st r i ct t o i ncl ude any st andar d-
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i zed t est s not speci f i ed by t he depar t ment of educat i on. The commi ssi on-
er of educat i on shal l pr ovi de t he t est i ng t r anspar ency r epor t t o each
school di st r i ct by J ul y 1, 2014. Each school di st r i ct shal l pr ompt l y
suppl ement and post t he t est i ng t r anspar ency r epor t on t he school
di st r i ct websi t e, i f one exi st s, and shal l ensur e publ i c di scussi on of
t he r esul t s of t he t est i ng t r anspar ency r epor t , i n a manner as t he
di st r i ct sees f i t , i ncl udi ng t he ext ent t o whi ch t hose st andar di zed
t est s not mandat ed by f eder al or st at e l aw ar e benef i ci al t o t he educa-
t i onal pr ocess or may be el i mi nat ed i n or der t o r educe over - t est i ng.
SUBPART G
Sect i on 1. Subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 3012- c of t he educat i on l aw i s
amended by addi ng t wo new par agr aphs k- 1 and k- 2 t o r ead as f ol l ows:
K- 1. I F MATERI AL CHANGES ARE SUBMI TTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH K OF THI S
SUBDI VI SI ON FOR AN APPROVED PLAN THAT SOLELY RELATES TO THE ELI MI NATI ON
OF STUDENT ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE NOT REQUI RED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW,
THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL EXPEDI TE HI S OR HER REVI EWOF SUCH MATERI AL
CHANGES AND SOLELY REVI EWTHOSE SECTI ONS OF THE PLAN THAT RELATE TO THE
ELI MI NATED STUDENT ASSESSMENTS TO ENSURE COMPLI ANCE WI TH THI S SECTI ON
AND THE REGULATI ONS OF THE COMMI SSI ONER, PROVI DED THAT THE GOVERNI NG
BODY OF SUCH SCHOOL DI STRI CT OR BOARD OF COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL
SERVI CES PROVI DE A WRI TTEN EXPLANATI ON OF THE MATERI AL CHANGES SUBMI TTED
FOR APPROVAL, ON A FORM PRESCRI BED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER, AND CERTI FY THAT
NO OTHER MATERI AL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO ANY OTHER SECTI ONS OF THE
CURRENTLY APPROVED PLAN, AND PROVI DED FURTHER THAT THE COMMI SSI ONER
SHALL COMPLETE SUCH REVI EWOF MATERI AL CHANGES PROPERLY AND COMPLETELY
SUBMI TTED UNDER THI S PARAGRAPH WI THI N TEN BUSI NESS DAYS OF SUBMI SSI ON.
K- 2. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL TAKE ACTI ONS TO REDUCE TI ME SPENT ON FI ELD
TESTS FOR STUDENTS TAKI NG THE STATE ADMI NI STERED STANDARDI ZED ENGLI SH
LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATI CS ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADES THREE THROUGH EI GHT
TO THE EXTENT FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ALLOWABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSE UNDER THE
STATE STABI LI ZATI ON FUND OF THE AMERI CAN RECOVERY AND REI NVESTMENT ACT
OF 2009 OR ARE OTHERWI SE AVAI LABLE.
SUBPART H
Sect i on 1. For st at e st andar di zed Engl i sh l anguage ar t s and mat hemat -
i cs assessment s f or gr ades t hr ee t hr ough ei ght admi ni st er ed i n t he
2013- 14 school year and t her eaf t er , t he commi ssi oner of educat i on shal l
t ake act i ons t o pr ovi de and make avai l abl e t o par ent s, t he publ i c,
cl assr oomt eacher s and school di st r i ct s si gni f i cant l y mor e sampl e ques-
t i ons f or such t est s t han wer e pr ovi ded i n t he 2012- 13 school year , t o
t he ext ent f eder al f unds ar e al l owabl e f or such pur pose under t he st at e
st abi l i zat i on f und of t he Amer i can Recover y and Rei nvest ment Act of 2009
or ar e ot her wi se avai l abl e. I n addi t i on, t he commi ssi oner shal l t ake
act i ons t o ensur e t hat cl assr oomt eacher s pr ompt l y r ecei ve i nf or mat i on
on t he assessment r esul t s of t hei r st udent s i n a f or mand manner t hat
encour ages i nst r uct i onal f eedback and i mpr ovement s.
SUBPART I
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50. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL PROVI DE I NSTRUCTI ONAL TOOLS AND OUTREACH
MATERI ALS FOR PARENTS AND FAMI LI ES TO ASSI ST PARENTS AND FAMI LI ES I N
UNDERSTANDI NG THE PURPOSES, ELEMENTS AND I NSTRUCTI ONAL CHANGES RELATI NG
TO I MPLEMENTATI ON OF COMMON CORE LEARNI NG STANDARDS AS WELL AS HOW TO
BEST SUPPORT THEI R CHI LD' S EDUCATI ONAL PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES. SUCH TOOLS
AND OUTREACH SHALL I NCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LI MI TED TO, ONLI NE RESOURCES WI TH
LI NGUI STI CALLY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRI ATE MATERI ALS, COMMUNI TY OUTREACH,
AND THE DI SSEMI NATI ON OF MATERI ALS THROUGH SCHOOLS, NON- PROFI T ORGANI ZA-
TI ONS, LI BRARI ES, AND OTHER PARTNERS.
SUBPART J
51. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL, I N ORDER TO ASSI ST SCHOOL DI STRI CTS AND
BOARDS OF COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES I N DEVELOPI NG COMMON CORE
TRAI NI NG PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS AND PRI NCI PALS, DEVELOP PROFESSI ONAL
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, RESOURCES AND MATERI ALS THAT SCHOOL DI STRI CTS, BOARDS
OF COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES, TEACHERS AND PRI NCI PALS MAY
UTI LI ZE. THE COMMI SSI ONER MAY COLLABORATE WI TH THE STATE UNI VERSI TY OF
NEWYORK, THE CI TY UNI VERSI TY OF NEWYORK, AND I NDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND
UNI VERSI TI ES TO OFFER EFFECTI VE, DATA- I NFORMED PROFESSI ONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND COACHI NG TO MEET THE NEEDS OF I MPLEMENTI NG THE COMMON CORE LEARNI NG
STANDARDS. SUCH PROFESSI ONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COACHI NG SHALL I NCLUDE
NECESSARY MATERI ALS, AGE APPROPRI ATE I NSTRUCTI ON AND RESOURCES THAT
PROVI DE BEST PRACTI CES FOR THE EFFECTI VE I MPLEMENTATI ON OF THE COMMON
CORE LEARNI NG STANDARDS. SUCH SUPPORT SHALL BE AVAI LABLE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVI DI NG PROFESSI ONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND PRI NCI -
PALS, AS WELL AS PREPARATI ON PROGRAMS FOR PARTI CI PATI NG SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES, CHARTER SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNI TI ES AT LARGE, AND MAY I NCLUDE RECOMMENDATI ONS FOR HOWTEACH-
ERS AND PRI NCI PALS CAN COLLABORATE ON STRATEGI ES, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT
LI MI TED TO STUDY GROUPS AND COACHI NG, TO I MPROVE CLASSROOM PRACTI CES.
THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL ALSO I DENTI FY REGI ONAL EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY I MPLEMENTED THE COMMON CORE LEARNI NG
STANDARDS, WHERE SUCH EXAMPLES EXI ST, AND SHALL I NVI TE SUCH DI STRI CTS TO
SERVE ON A VOLUNTARY BASI S AS MODELS THAT PRI NCI PALS, TEACHERS AND OTHER
SCHOOL PROFESSI ONALS WI THI N THE REGI ON MAY VI SI T AND OBSERVE. I N ADDI -
TI ON, THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL I NCLUDE OPPORTUNI TI ES FOR TEACHERS AND
OTHER CONTENT- AREA EXPERTS TO PROVI DE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATI ONS FOR
THE CONTI NUOUS I MPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY COMMON CORE
CURRI CULUM MODULES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
SUBPART K
Sect i on 1. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 2- c t o
S 2- C. RELEASE OF STUDENT I NFORMATI ON TO CERTAI N ENTI TI ES. 1. DEFI -
NI TI ONS. AS USED I N THI S SECTI ON THE FOLLOWI NG TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWI NG MEANI NGS:
A. " STUDENT I NFORMATI ON" SHALL MEAN PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMA-
TI ON AND BI OMETRI C RECORDS AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFI NED I N SECTI ON 99. 3 OF
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TI TLE 34 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATI ONS I MPLEMENTI NG THE FAMI LY
EDUCATI ON RI GHTS AND PRI VACY ACT, AS SUCH FEDERAL LAWAND REGULATI ONS
ARE FROM TI ME TO TI ME AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER I NDI VI DUAL STUDENT RECORDS
AND SHALL ALSO I NCLUDE DE- I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON WHI CH MEANS A
COLLECTI ON OF DATA OR I NFORMATI ON THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED WI TH THE GOAL OF
MAKI NG THE STUDENT OR STUDENTS ASSOCI ATED WI TH SUCH DATA OR I NFORMATI ON
PERMANENTLY UNKNOWABLE.
B. " PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON" SHALL MEAN PERSONALLY I DEN-
TI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON AS DEFI NED I N SECTI ON 99. 3 OF TI TLE 34 OF THE CODE
OF FEDERAL REGULATI ONS I MPLEMENTI NG THE FAMI LY EDUCATI ON RI GHTS AND
PRI VACY ACT, SECTI ON 1232- G OF TI TLE 20 OF THE UNI TED STATES CODE, AS
SUCH FEDERAL LAWAND REGULATI ONS ARE FROM TI ME TO TI ME AMENDED.
C. " SHARED LEARNI NG I NFRASTRUCTURE SERVI CE PROVI DER" OR " SLI SP" SHALL
MEAN ANY ENTI TY THAT COLLECTS, STORES, ORGANI ZES, OR AGGREGATES STUDENT
I NFORMATI ON AND CONTRACTS WI TH OR ENTERS I NTO AN AGREEMENT WI TH THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVI DI NG STUDENT I NFORMATI ON TO A DATA
DASHBOARD OPERATOR FOR USE I N A DATA DASHBOARD. PROVI DED THAT THE TERM
SLI SP SHALL NOT I NCLUDE BOARDS OF COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES OR
REGI ONAL I NFORMATI ON CENTERS OPERATED BY BOARDS OF COOPERATI VE EDUCA-
TI ONAL SERVI CES OR OTHER PUBLI C ENTI TI ES.
D. " DATA DASHBOARD" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTRONI C DATA SYSTEM OR HOSTED
SOFTWARE APPLI CATI ON OR APPLI CATI ONS THAT I S DESI GNED TO UTI LI ZE DATA
AND I NFORMATI ON COLLECTED, STORED, ORGANI ZED OR AGGREGATED BY A SLI SP
AND THAT I S DESI GNED TO PROVI DE, THROUGH A CONTRACT BETWEEN A NEWYORK
SCHOOL DI STRI CT AND A DATA DASHBOARD OPERATOR, END USERS SUCH AS EDUCA-
TORS, STUDENTS AND THEI R FAMI LI ES WI TH ACCESS TO CUSTOMI ZED STUDENT
I NFORMATI ON WI TH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTI NG I NSTRUCTI ON AND STUDENT LEARN-
I NG.
E. " DATA DASHBOARD OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN ANY THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR
OWNI NG OR OPERATI NG A DATA DASHBOARD THAT CONTRACTS OR OTHERWI SE ENTERS
I NTO AN AGREEMENT TO UTI LI ZE DATA AND I NFORMATI ON FROM A SLI SP.
F. " EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLI C SCHOOL DI STRI CT, BOARD
OF COOPERATI VE EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES, SPECI AL ACT SCHOOL DI STRI CT, PUBLI C
SCHOOL KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM, UNI VERSAL PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AUTHOR-
I ZED PURSUANT TO SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO- E OF THI S CHAPTER,
PUBLI CLY FUNDED PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS, APPROVED PRESCHOOL SPECI AL
EDUCATI ON PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO SECTI ON FORTY- FOUR HUNDRED TEN OF THI S
CHAPTER, APPROVED PRI VATE SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATI ON OF STUDENTS WI TH
DI SABI LI TI ES AND A STATE SUPPORTED OR STATE OPERATED SCHOOL SUBJ ECT TO
THE PROVI SI ONS OF ARTI CLE EI GHTY- FI VE, EI GHTY- SEVEN OR EI GHTY- EI GHT OF
THI S CHAPTER.
G. " STUDENT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON ATTENDI NG AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY
I DENTI FI ED I N PARAGRAPH F OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON.
2. AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY MAY OPT OUT OF PROVI DI NG PERSONALLY I DENTI FI -
ABLE I NFORMATI ON TO A SLI SP OR DATA DASHBOARD OPERATOR FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CREATI NG DATA DASHBOARDS. AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY MAY AT ANY TI ME
REQUEST THAT ANY PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON ASSOCI ATED WI TH
SUCH AGENCY NOT BE SHARED OR PROVI DED TO A SLI SP OR DATA DASHBOARD OPER-
ATOR. SUCH REQUEST SHALL BE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND UPON RECEI PT OF
SUCH REQUEST, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TAKE ALL ACTI ONS NECESSARY TO PREVENT
AND PROHI BI T THE SHARI NG OR PROVI DI NG OF SUCH I NFORMATI ON TO ANY SLI SP
OR DATA DASHBOARD OPERATOR AND THAT UPON RECEI PT OF SUCH REQUEST, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL TAKE ACTI ONS TO I MMEDI ATELY ENSURE THAT ANY PERSONALLY
I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON PROVI DED TO ANY SLI SP OR DATA DASHBOARD OPERA-
TOR I S DELETED FROM SUCH SLI SP OR OPERATOR AND DESTROYED I N A SECURE
MANNER.
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3. THE COMMI SSI ONER AND THE DEPARTMENT ARE HEREBY PROHI BI TED FROM
PROVI DI NG ANY STUDENT I NFORMATI ON TO A SLI SP AND THE COMMI SSI ONER AND
DEPARTMENT SHALL TAKE ACTI ONS TO I MMEDI ATELY ENSURE THAT ANY STUDENT
I NFORMATI ON PROVI DED TO ANY SLI SP SHALL BE DELETED FROM SUCH SLI SP AND
DESTROYED I N A SECURE MANNER.
S 2. I n or der t o devel op educat i onal dat a syst emt ool s, consi st ent
wi t h an appr oved f eder al gr ant awar d, t he st at e educat i on depar t ment may
cont r act wi t h a boar d of cooper at i ve educat i onal ser vi ces pur suant t o
par agr aph b of subdi vi si on 10 of sect i on 163 of t he st at e f i nance l aw
f or t he pr ovi si on of t hese educat i onal dat a syst em ser vi ces pr ovi ded
t hat not hi ng i n t hi s sect i on shal l l i mi t t he abi l i t y of an educat i onal
agency t o opt out as pr ovi ded f or i n subdi vi si on 2 of sect i on 2- c of t he
educat i on l aw.
SUBPART L
Sect i on 1. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 2- d t o
S 2- D. UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE OF PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON.
1. DEFI NI TI ONS. AS USED I N THI S SECTI ON THE FOLLOWI NG TERMS SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWI NG MEANI NGS:
A. " BUI LDI NG PRI NCI PAL" MEANS A BUI LDI NG PRI NCI PAL SUBJ ECT TO ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE EVALUATI ON REVI EW UNDER THE PROVI SI ONS OF SECTI ON THREE
THOUSAND TWELVE- C OF THI S CHAPTER.
B. " CLASSROOM TEACHER" MEANS A TEACHER SUBJ ECT TO ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATI ON REVI EW UNDER THE PROVI SI ONS OF SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND
TWELVE- C OF THI S CHAPTER.
C. " EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY" MEANS A SCHOOL DI STRI CT, BOARD OF COOPERATI VE
EDUCATI ONAL SERVI CES, SCHOOL, OR THE EDUCATI ON DEPARTMENT.
D. " PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON, " AS APPLI ED TO STUDENT DATA,
MEANS PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON AS DEFI NED I N SECTI ON 99. 3 OF
TI TLE THI RTY- FOUR OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATI ONS I MPLEMENTI NG THE
FAMI LY EDUCATI ONAL RI GHTS AND PRI VACY ACT, SECTI ON TWELVE HUNDRED THI R-
TY- TWO- G OF TI TLE TWENTY OF THE UNI TED STATES CODE, AND, AS APPLI ED TO
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA, MEANS " PERSONALLY I DENTI FYI NG I NFORMATI ON" AS
SUCH TERM I S USED I N SUBDI VI SI ON TEN OF SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWELVE- C
OF THI S CHAPTER.
E. " SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLI C ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNI VERSAL
PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM AUTHORI ZED PURSUANT TO SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X
HUNDRED TWO- E OF THI S CHAPTER, AN APPROVED PROVI DER OF PRESCHOOL SPECI AL
EDUCATI ON, ANY OTHER PUBLI CLY FUNDED PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM, A SCHOOL
SERVI NG CHI LDREN I N A SPECI AL ACT SCHOOL DI STRI CT AS DEFI NED I N SECTI ON
FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THI S CHAPTER, AN APPROVED PRI VATE SCHOOL FOR THE
EDUCATI ON OF STUDENTS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES, A STATE- SUPPORTED SCHOOL
SUBJ ECT TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF ARTI CLE EI GHTY- FI VE OF THI S CHAPTER, OR A
STATE- OPERATED SCHOOL SUBJ ECT TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF ARTI CLE EI GHTY- SEVEN
OR EI GHT- EI GHT OF THI S CHAPTER.
F. " STUDENT" MEANS ANY PERSON ATTENDI NG OR SEEKI NG TO ENROLL I N AN
EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY.
G. " ELI GI BLE STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT EI GHTEEN YEARS OR OLDER.
H. " PARENT" MEANS A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDI AN, OR PERSON I N PARENTAL
RELATI ON TO A STUDENT.
I . " STUDENT DATA" MEANS PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON FROM
STUDENT RECORDS OF AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY.
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J . " TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA" MEANS PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMA-
TI ON FROM THE RECORDS OF AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY RELATI NG TO THE ANNUAL
PROFESSI ONAL PERFORMANCE REVI EWS OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS OR PRI NCI PALS
THAT I S CONFI DENTI AL AND NOT SUBJ ECT TO RELEASE UNDER THE PROVI SI ONS OF
SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWELVE- C OF THI S CHAPTER.
K. " THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OR ENTI TY, OTHER
THAN AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY, THAT RECEI VES STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR
PRI NCI PAL DATA FROM AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT OR
OTHER WRI TTEN AGREEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF PROVI DI NG SERVI CES TO SUCH
EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO DATA MANAGEMENT OR
STORAGE SERVI CES, CONDUCTI NG STUDI ES FOR OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH EDUCA-
TI ONAL AGENCY, OR AUDI T OR EVALUATI ON OF PUBLI CLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. SUCH
TERM SHALL I NCLUDE AN EDUCATI ONAL PARTNERSHI P ORGANI ZATI ON THAT RECEI VES
STUDENT AND/ OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA FROM A SCHOOL DI STRI CT TO CARRY
OUT I TS RESPONSI BI LI TI ES PURSUANT TO SECTI ON TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN- E OF
THI S TI TLE AND I S NOT AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY AS DEFI NED I N PARAGRAPH C OF
THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, AND A NOT- FOR- PROFI T CORPORATI ON OR OTHER NON- PROFI T
ORGANI ZATI ON, OTHER THAN AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY.
2. CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER. A. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL APPOI NT A CHI EF
PRI VACY OFFI CER WI THI N THE DEPARTMENT FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS, WHI CH
MAY BE RENEWED FOR THREE- YEAR TERMS THEREAFTER. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI -
CER SHALL BE QUALI FI ED BY TRAI NI NG OR EXPERI ENCE I N STATE AND FEDERAL
EDUCATI ON PRI VACY LAWS AND REGULATI ONS, CI VI L LI BERTI ES, I NFORMATI ON
TECHNOLOGY, AND I NFORMATI ON SECURI TY. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER SHALL
REPORT TO THE COMMI SSI ONER ON MATTERS AFFECTI NG PRI VACY AND THE SECURI TY
OF STUDENT, TEACHER, AND PRI NCI PAL DATA.
B. THE FUNCTI ONS OF THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER SHALL I NCLUDE, BUT NOT
BE LI MI TED TO:
( 1) PROMOTI NG THE I MPLEMENTATI ON OF SOUND I NFORMATI ON PRACTI CES FOR
PRI VACY AND SECURI TY OF STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA;
( 2) ASSI STI NG THE COMMI SSI ONER I N HANDLI NG I NSTANCES OF DATA BREACHES
AS WELL AS ASSI STI NG THE COMMI SSI ONER I N DUE PROCESS PROCEEDI NGS REGARD-
I NG ANY ALLEGED BREACHES OF STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA;
( 3) PROVI DI NG ASSI STANCE TO EDUCATI ONAL AGENCI ES WI THI N THE STATE ON
MI NI MUM STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTI CES ASSOCI ATED WI TH PRI VACY AND THE
SECURI TY OF STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA;
( 4) FORMULATI NG A PROCEDURE WI THI N THE DEPARTMENT WHEREBY PARENTS,
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SUPERI NTENDENTS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, PRI NCI PALS,
AND OTHER PERSONS OR ENTI TI ES THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER DETERMI NES I S
APPROPRI ATE, MAY REQUEST I NFORMATI ON PERTAI NI NG TO STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA I N A TI MELY AND EFFI CI ENT MANNER;
( 5) ASSI STI NG THE COMMI SSI ONER I N ESTABLI SHI NG A PROTOCOL FOR THE
SUBMI SSI ON OF COMPLAI NTS OF POSSI BLE BREACHES OF STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER
OR PRI NCI PAL DATA;
( 6) MAKI NG RECOMMENDATI ONS AS NEEDED REGARDI NG PRI VACY AND THE SECURI -
TY OF STUDENT DATA ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESI DENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
CHAI RS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY EDUCATI ON COMMI TTEES; AND
( 7) I SSUI NG AN ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY ACTI VI TI ES
AND PROGRESS, THE NUMBER AND DI SPOSI TI ON OF REPORTED BREACHES, I F ANY,
AND A SUMMARY OF ANY COMPLAI NT SUBMI TTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH FI VE
OF THI S PARAGRAPH.
C. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
( 1) ACCESS ALL RECORDS, REPORTS, AUDI TS, REVI EWS, DOCUMENTS, PAPERS,
RECOMMENDATI ONS, AND OTHER MATERI ALS MAI NTAI NED BY AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY
THAT RELATE TO STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA;
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( 2) TO REVI EWAND COMMENT UPON ANY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM, PROPOSAL,
GRANT, OR CONTRACT THAT I NVOLVES THE PROCESSI NG OF STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA BEFORE THE COMMI SSI ONER BEGI NS OR AWARDS THE
PROGRAM, PROPOSAL, GRANT, OR CONTRACT; AND
( 3) ANY OTHER POWERS THAT THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL DEEM APPROPRI ATE.
D. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER MAY HOLD MORE THAN ONE POSI TI ON WI THI N
THE DEPARTMENT; PROVI DED, HOWEVER, THAT NO ADDI TI ONAL POSI TI ON MAY
I NTERFERE WI TH THE DUTI ES OF THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER OUTLI NED I N THI S
PARAGRAPH.
3. PARENTS BI LL OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY. A. A PARENTS
BI LL OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY SHALL BE PUBLI SHED ON THE
WEBSI TE OF EACH EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY AND SHALL BE I NCLUDED WI TH EVERY
CONTRACT AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY ENTERS I NTO WI TH A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR
WHERE THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR RECEI VES STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR
PRI NCI PAL DATA.
B. THE PARENTS BI LL OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY SHALL
STATE I N CLEAR AND PLAI N ENGLI SH TERMS THAT:
( 1) A STUDENT' S PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON CANNOT BE SOLD OR
RELEASED FOR ANY COMMERCI AL PURPOSES;
( 2) PARENTS HAVE THE RI GHT TO I NSPECT AND REVI EWTHE COMPLETE CONTENTS
OF THEI R CHI LD' S EDUCATI ON RECORD;
( 3) STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS PROTECT THE CONFI DENTI ALI TY OF PERSONALLY
I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON, AND SAFEGUARDS ASSOCI ATED WI TH I NDUSTRY STAND-
ARDS AND BEST PRACTI CES, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO, ENCRYPTI ON, FI RE-
WALLS, AND PASSWORD PROTECTI ON, MUST BE I N PLACE WHEN DATA I S STORED OR
TRANSFERRED;
( 4) A COMPLETE LI ST OF ALL STUDENT DATA ELEMENTS COLLECTED BY THE
STATE I S AVAI LABLE FOR PUBLI C REVI EWAT ( I NSERT WEBSI TE ADDRESS HERE) OR
BY WRI TI NG TO ( I NSERT MAI LI NG ADDRESS HERE) ; AND
( 5) PARENTS HAVE THE RI GHT TO HAVE COMPLAI NTS ABOUT POSSI BLE BREACHES
OF STUDENT DATA ADDRESSED. COMPLAI NTS SHOULD BE DI RECTED TO ( I NSERT
PHONE NUMBER, EMAI L AND MAI LI NG ADDRESS HERE) .
C. THE PARENTS BI LL OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY SHALL
I NCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL I NFORMATI ON FOR EACH CONTRACT AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY
ENTERS I NTO WI TH A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR WHERE THE THI RD PARTY CONTRAC-
TOR RECEI VES STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA. SUCH SUPPLE-
MENTAL I NFORMATI ON SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY AND
SHALL I NCLUDE:
( 1) THE EXCLUSI VE PURPOSES FOR WHI CH THE STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR
PRI NCI PAL DATA WI LL BE USED;
( 2) HOW THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR WI LL ENSURE THAT THE SUBCONTRAC-
TORS, PERSONS OR ENTI TI ES THAT THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR WI LL SHARE THE
STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA WI TH, I F ANY, WI LL ABI DE BY
DATA PROTECTI ON AND SECURI TY REQUI REMENTS;
( 3) WHEN THE AGREEMENT EXPI RES AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA UPON EXPI RATI ON OF THE AGREEMENT;
( 4) I F AND HOWA PARENT, STUDENT, ELI GI BLE STUDENT, TEACHER OR PRI NCI -
PAL MAY CHALLENGE THE ACCURACY OF THE STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI -
PAL DATA THAT I S COLLECTED; AND
( 5) WHERE THE STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA WI LL BE STORED
( DESCRI BED I N SUCH A MANNER AS TO PROTECT DATA SECURI TY) , AND THE SECU-
RI TY PROTECTI ONS TAKEN TO ENSURE SUCH DATA WI LL BE PROTECTED, I NCLUDI NG
WHETHER SUCH DATA WI LL BE ENCRYPTED.
D. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER, WI TH I NPUT FROM PARENTS AND OTHER EDUCA-
TI ON AND EXPERT STAKEHOLDERS, SHALL DEVELOP ADDI TI ONAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PARENTS BI LL OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY. THE COMMI SSI ONER
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SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATI ONS FOR A COMMENT PERI OD WHEREBY PARENTS AND
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLI C MAY SUBMI T COMMENTS AND SUGGESTI ONS TO THE
CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER TO BE CONSI DERED FOR I NCLUSI ON. THE PARENTS BI LL
OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY SHALL BE COMPLETED WI THI N ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF THI S SECTI ON.
4. DATA COLLECTI ON TRANSPARENCY AND RESTRI CTI ONS. A. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PROMOTE THE LEAST I NTRUSI VE DATA COLLECTI ON POLI CI ES PRACTI CABLE
THAT ADVANCE THE GOALS OF I MPROVI NG ACADEMI C ACHI EVEMENT, EMPOWERI NG
PARENTS WI TH I NFORMATI ON AND ADVANCI NG EFFI CI ENT AND EFFECTI VE SCHOOL
OPERATI ONS WHI LE MI NI MI ZI NG THE COLLECTI ON AND TRANSMI SSI ON OF
PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON.
B. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER SHALL DEVELOP, REGULARLY UPDATE AND MAKE
PUBLI CLY AVAI LABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT' S WEBSI TE AND THROUGH SUCH ADDI -
TI ONAL METHODS AS MAY FACI LI TATE ACCESSI BI LI TY AN I NVENTORY AND UNDER-
STANDABLE DESCRI PTI ON OF THE STUDENT, TEACHER AND PRI NCI PAL DATA
ELEMENTS COLLECTED WI TH AN EXPLANATI ON AND/ OR LEGAL OR REGULATORY
AUTHORI TY OUTLI NI NG THE REASONS SUCH DATA ELEMENTS ARE COLLECTED AND THE
I NTENDED USES AND DI SCLOSURE OF THE DATA.
C. EXCEPT AS OTHERWI SE SPECI FI CALLY AUTHORI ZED BY LAW, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL ONLY COLLECT PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON RELATI NG TO AN
EDUCATI ONAL PURPOSE.
D. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ONLY REQUI RE DI STRI CTS TO SUBMI T PERSONALLY
I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON, I NCLUDI NG DATA ON DI SABI LI TY STATUS AND
STUDENT SUSPENSI ONS, WHERE SUCH RELEASE I S REQUI RED BY LAWOR OTHERWI SE
AUTHORI ZED UNDER THE FAMI LY EDUCATI ONAL RI GHTS AND PRI VACY ACT, 20
U. S. C. SECTI ON 1232G, AND THE PERSONAL PRI VACY PROTECTI ON LAW.
E. EXCEPT AS REQUI RED BY LAWOR I N THE CASE OF EDUCATI ONAL ENROLLMENT
DATA, SCHOOL DI STRI CTS SHALL NOT REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT THE FOLLOWI NG
STUDENT DATA ELEMENTS:
( 1) J UVENI LE DELI NQUENCY RECORDS;
( 2) CRI MI NAL RECORDS;
( 3) MEDI CAL AND HEALTH RECORDS; AND
( 4) STUDENT BI OMETRI C I NFORMATI ON.
F. PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON MAI NTAI NED BY EDUCATI ONAL AGEN-
CI ES, I NCLUDI NG DATA PROVI DED TO THI RD- PARTY CONTRACTORS AND THEI R
ASSI GNEES, SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR USED FOR MARKETI NG PURPOSES.
G. PARENTS SHALL HAVE THE RI GHT TO I NSPECT AND REVI EWTHEI R CHI LD' S
EDUCATI ONAL RECORD I NCLUDI NG ANY STUDENT DATA STORED OR MAI NTAI NED BY AN
EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP POLI CI ES FOR SCHOOL
DI STRI CTS THAT:
( 1) PROVI DE FOR ANNUAL NOTI FI CATI ON TO PARENTS OF THEI R RI GHT TO
REQUEST STUDENT DATA;
( 2) ENSURE SECURI TY WHEN PROVI DI NG STUDENT DATA TO PARENTS, I NCLUDI NG
THAT ONLY AUTHORI ZED I NDI VI DUALS RECEI VE SUCH DATA; AND
( 3) SPECI FY A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TI ME I N WHI CH SCHOOL DI STRI CTS
SHOULD RESPOND TO SUCH REQUESTS.
5. DATA SECURI TY AND PRI VACY STANDARDS. A. THE COMMI SSI ONER, I N
CONSULTATI ON WI TH THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER, SHALL PROMULGATE REGU-
LATI ONS ESTABLI SHI NG STANDARDS FOR EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY DATA SECURI TY AND
PRI VACY POLI CI ES AND SHALL DEVELOP ONE OR MORE MODEL POLI CI ES FOR USE BY
EDUCATI ONAL AGENCI ES. THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL SEEK THE I NPUT OF EXPERTS,
I NCLUDI NG THOSE FROM SECURI TY, CYBER- SECURI TY AND FI ELDS I N ADDI TI ON TO
EDUCATI ON THAT HAVE EXPERI ENCE WI TH PERSONAL DATA PROTECTI ON, I N DEVEL-
OPI NG SUCH STANDARDS AND POLI CI ES.
B. THE STANDARDS FOR DATA SECURI TY AND PRI VACY POLI CI ES SHALL I NCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LI MI TED TO:
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( 1) DATA PRI VACY PROTECTI ONS, I NCLUDI NG CRI TERI A FOR DETERMI NI NG
WHETHER A PROPOSED USE OF PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON WOULD
BENEFI T STUDENTS AND EDUCATI ONAL AGENCI ES, AND PROCESSES TO ENSURE THAT
PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON I S NOT I NCLUDED I N PUBLI C REPORTS OR
OTHER PUBLI C DOCUMENTS;
( 2) DATA SECURI TY PROTECTI ONS, I NCLUDI NG DATA SYSTEMS MONI TORI NG, DATA
ENCRYPTI ON, I NCI DENT RESPONSE PLANS, LI MI TATI ONS ON ACCESS TO PERSONALLY
I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON, SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE
I NFORMATI ON I S NOT ACCESSED BY UNAUTHORI ZED PERSONS WHEN TRANSMI TTED
OVER COMMUNI CATI ON NETWORKS, AND DESTRUCTI ON OF PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE
I NFORMATI ON WHEN NO LONGER NEEDED; AND
( 3) APPLI CATI ON OF ALL SUCH RESTRI CTI ONS, REQUI REMENTS AND SAFEGUARDS
TO THI RD- PARTY CONTRACTORS.
C. FOLLOWI NG PROMULGATI ON OF REGULATI ONS BY THE COMMI SSI ONER PURSUANT
TO PARAGRAPH A OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON EACH EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY SHALL ENSURE
THAT I T HAS A POLI CY ON DATA SECURI TY AND PRI VACY I N PLACE THAT I S
CONSI STENT WI TH APPLI CABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND APPLI ED TO STUDENT
DATA AND, WHERE APPLI CABLE, TO TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA. SUCH POLI CY
SHALL BE PUBLI SHED ON THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY' S WEBSI TE, I F I T EXI STS,
AND NOTI CE OF SUCH POLI CY SHALL BE PROVI DED TO ALL OFFI CERS AND EMPLOY-
EES OF THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY.
D. AS APPLI ED TO STUDENT DATA, SUCH POLI CY SHALL PROVI DE ALL
PROTECTI ONS AFFORDED TO PARENTS AND PERSONS I N PARENTAL RELATI ONSHI PS,
OR STUDENTS WHERE APPLI CABLE, REQUI RED UNDER THE FAMI LY EDUCATI ONAL
RI GHTS AND PRI VACY ACT, 20 U. S. C. SECTI ON 1232G, WHERE APPLI CABLE THE
I NDI VI DUALS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES EDUCATI ON ACT, SECTI ONS FOURTEEN HUNDRED,
ET SEQ. OF TI TLE TWENTY OF THE UNI TED STATES CODE, AND THE FEDERAL REGU-
LATI ONS I MPLEMENTI NG SUCH STATUTES. EACH EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY SHALL ENSURE
THAT I T HAS I N PLACE PROVI SI ONS I N I TS CONTRACTS WI TH THI RD PARTY
CONTRACTORS OR I N SEPARATE DATA SHARI NG AND CONFI DENTI ALI TY AGREEMENTS
THAT REQUI RE THAT CONFI DENTI ALI TY OF THE SHARED STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER
OR PRI NCI PAL DATA BE MAI NTAI NED I N ACCORDANCE WI TH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW
AND THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY' S POLI CY ON DATA SECURI TY AND PRI VACY.
E. EACH EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY THAT ENTERS I NTO A CONTRACT OR OTHER WRI T-
TEN AGREEMENT WI TH A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR UNDER WHI CH THE THI RD PARTY
CONTRACTOR WI LL RECEI VE STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA SHALL
ENSURE THAT SUCH CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT I NCLUDES A DATA SECURI TY AND
PRI VACY PLAN THAT OUTLI NES HOWALL STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL DATA SECU-
RI TY AND PRI VACY CONTRACT REQUI REMENTS WI LL BE I MPLEMENTED OVER THE LI FE
OF THE CONTRACT, CONSI STENT WI TH THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY' S POLI CY ON DATA
SECURI TY AND PRI VACY. SUCH PLAN SHALL I NCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LI MI TED
TO, A SI GNED COPY OF THE PARENTS BI LL OF RI GHTS FOR DATA PRI VACY AND
SECURI TY, AND A REQUI REMENT THAT ANY OFFI CERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE THI RD
PARTY CONTRACTOR AND I TS ASSI GNEES WHO HAVE ACCESS TO STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA HAVE RECEI VED OR WI LL RECEI VE TRAI NI NG ON THE
FEDERAL AND STATE LAWGOVERNI NG CONFI DENTI ALI TY OF SUCH DATA PRI OR TO
RECEI VI NG ACCESS.
F. EACH THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR THAT ENTERS I NTO A CONTRACT OR OTHER
WRI TTEN AGREEMENT WI TH AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY UNDER WHI CH THE THI RD PARTY
CONTRACTOR WI LL RECEI VE STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA SHALL:
( 1) LI MI T I NTERNAL ACCESS TO EDUCATI ON RECORDS TO THOSE I NDI VI DUALS
THAT ARE DETERMI NED TO HAVE LEGI TI MATE EDUCATI ONAL I NTERESTS;
( 2) NOT USE THE EDUCATI ON RECORDS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES THAN THOSE
EXPLI CI TLY AUTHORI ZED I N I TS CONTRACT;
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( 3) EXCEPT FOR AUTHORI ZED REPRESENTATI VES OF THE THI RD PARTY CONTRAC-
TOR TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE CARRYI NG OUT THE CONTRACT, NOT DI SCLOSE ANY
PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON TO ANY OTHER PARTY:
( I ) WI THOUT THE PRI OR WRI TTEN CONSENT OF THE PARENT OR ELI GI BLE
STUDENT; OR
( I I ) UNLESS REQUI RED BY STATUTE OR COURT ORDER AND THE PARTY PROVI DES
A NOTI CE OF THE DI SCLOSURE TO THE DEPARTMENT, DI STRI CT BOARD OF EDUCA-
TI ON, OR I NSTI TUTI ON THAT PROVI DED THE I NFORMATI ON NO LATER THAN THE
TI ME THE I NFORMATI ON I S DI SCLOSED, UNLESS PROVI DI NG NOTI CE OF THE
DI SCLOSURE I S EXPRESSLY PROHI BI TED BY THE STATUTE OR COURT ORDER;
( 4) MAI NTAI N REASONABLE ADMI NI STRATI VE, TECHNI CAL AND PHYSI CAL SAFE-
GUARDS TO PROTECT THE SECURI TY, CONFI DENTI ALI TY AND I NTEGRI TY OF
PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE STUDENT I NFORMATI ON I N I TS CUSTODY;
( 5) USES ENCRYPTI ON TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT DATA WHI LE I N MOTI ON OR I N
I TS CUSTODY FROM UNAUTHORI ZED DI SCLOSURE USI NG A TECHNOLOGY OR METHODOL-
OGY SPECI FI ED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE UNI TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVI CES I N GUI DANCE I SSUED UNDER SECTI ON 13402( H) ( 2) OF
PUBLI C LAW111- 5.
6. BREACH AND UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE OF PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMA-
TI ON. A. EACH THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR THAT RECEI VES STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT OR OTHER WRI TTEN AGREE-
MENT WI TH AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY SHALL BE REQUI RED TO NOTI FY SUCH EDUCA-
TI ONAL AGENCY OF ANY BREACH OF SECURI TY RESULTI NG I N AN UNAUTHORI ZED
RELEASE OF SUCH DATA BY THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR OR I TS ASSI GNEES I N
VI OLATI ON OF APPLI CABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, THE PARENTS BI LL OF RI GHTS
FOR STUDENT DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY, THE DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY
POLI CI ES OF THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY AND/ OR BI NDI NG CONTRACTUAL OBLI -
GATI ONS RELATI NG TO DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY, I N THE MOST EXPEDI ENT WAY
POSSI BLE AND WI THOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY. THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY SHALL,
UPON NOTI FI CATI ON BY THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR, BE REQUI RED TO REPORT
TO THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER ANY SUCH BREACH OF SECURI TY AND UNAUTHOR-
I ZED RELEASE OF SUCH DATA. THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER SHALL, UPON BELI EF
THAT SUCH BREACH AND UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE CONSTI TUTES CRI MI NAL CONDUCT,
REPORT SUCH BREACH AND UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE TO LAWENFORCEMENT I N THE
MOST EXPEDI ENT WAY POSSI BLE AND WI THOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY.
B. I N THE CASE OF AN UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE OF STUDENT DATA, THE EDUCA-
TI ONAL AGENCY SHALL NOTI FY THE PARENT OR ELI GI BLE STUDENT OF THE UNAU-
THORI ZED RELEASE OF STUDENT DATA THAT I NCLUDES PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE
I NFORMATI ON FROM THE STUDENT RECORDS OF SUCH STUDENT I N THE MOST EXPEDI -
ENT WAY POSSI BLE AND WI THOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY. I N THE CASE OF AN UNAU-
THORI ZED RELEASE OF TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA, THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY
SHALL NOTI FY EACH AFFECTED TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL OF THE UNAUTHORI ZED
RELEASE OF DATA THAT I NCLUDES PERSONALLY I DENTI FI ABLE I NFORMATI ON FROM
THE TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL' S ANNUAL PROFESSI ONAL PERFORMANCE REVI EWI N THE
MOST EXPEDI ENT WAY POSSI BLE AND WI THOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY.
C. I N THE CASE OF NOTI FI CATI ON TO A PARENT, ELI GI BLE STUDENT, TEACHER
OR PRI NCI PAL UNDER PARAGRAPH B OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON DUE TO THE UNAUTHOR-
I ZED RELEASE OF STUDENT DATA BY A THI RD- PARTY CONTRACTOR OR I TS ASSI G-
NEE, THE THI RD- PARTY CONTRACTOR SHALL PROMPTLY REI MBURSE THE EDUCATI ONAL
AGENCY FOR THE FULL COST OF SUCH NOTI FI CATI ON.
D. EACH VI OLATI ON OF A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A
OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE PUNI SHABLE BY A CI VI L PENALTY OF THE GREAT-
ER OF FI VE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR UP TO TEN DOLLARS PER STUDENT, TEACHER,
AND PRI NCI PAL WHOSE DATA WAS RELEASED, PROVI DED THAT THE LATTER AMOUNT
SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXI MUM PENALTY UNDER PARAGRAPH ( A) OF SUBDI VI SI ON
SI X OF SECTI ON EI GHT HUNDRED NI NETY- NI NE- AA OF THE GENERAL BUSI NESS LAW.
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E. I F THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER DETERMI NES THAT A THI RD PARTY CONTRAC-
TOR OR I TS ASSI GNEE, I N VI OLATI ON OF APPLI CABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW,
THE DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY POLI CI ES OF THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY
PROVI DED BY SUCH EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY TO THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR AND/ OR
BI NDI NG CONTRACTUAL OBLI GATI ONS RELATI NG TO DATA PRI VACY AND SECURI TY,
HAS RELEASED ANY STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA RECEI VED FROM
AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY TO ANY PERSON OR ENTI TY NOT AUTHORI ZED BY LAW TO
RECEI VE SUCH DATA PURSUANT TO A LAWFUL SUBPOENA OR OTHERWI SE, THE CHI EF
PRI VACY OFFI CER, AFTER AFFORDI NG THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR WI TH NOTI CE
AND AN OPPORTUNI TY TO BE HEARD, SHALL BE AUTHORI ZED TO:
( 1) ORDER THAT THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR BE PRECLUDED FROM ACCESSI NG
STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA, AS APPLI CABLE, FROM THE
EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY FROM WHI CH THE CONTRACTOR OBTAI NED THE DATA THAT WAS
I MPROPERLY DI SCLOSED FOR A FI XED PERI OD OF UP TO FI VE YEARS; AND/ OR
( 2) ORDER THAT A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR OR ASSI GNEE WHO KNOWI NGLY OR
RECKLESSLY ALLOWED FOR THE UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE OF STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA BE PRECLUDED FROM ACCESSI NG STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA FROM ANY EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY I N THE STATE FOR A
FI XED PERI OD OF UP TO FI VE YEARS; AND/ OR
( 3) ORDER THAT A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR OR ASSI GNEE WHO KNOWI NGLY OR
RECKLESSLY ALLOWED FOR THE UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE OF STUDENT DATA OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A RESPONSI BLE BI DDER OR
OFFERER ON ANY CONTRACT WI TH AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY THAT I NVOLVES THE
SHARI NG OF STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA, AS APPLI CABLE FOR
PURPOSES OF THE PROVI SI ONS OF SECTI ON ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE GENERAL
MUNI CI PAL LAW OR PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDI VI SI ON TEN OF SECTI ON ONE HUNDRED
SI XTY- THREE OF THE STATE FI NANCE LAW, AS APPLI CABLE, FOR A FI XED PERI OD
OF UP TO FI VE YEARS; AND/ OR
( 4) REQUI RE THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR TO PROVI DE TRAI NI NG AT THE
CONTRACTOR' S EXPENSE ON THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW GOVERNI NG CONFI DEN-
TI ALI TY OF STUDENT DATA AND/ OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA AND THE
PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON TO ALL I TS OFFI CERS AND EMPLOYEES WI TH ACCESS
TO SUCH DATA, PRI OR TO BEI NG PERMI TTED TO RECEI VE SUBSEQUENT ACCESS TO
SUCH DATA FROM THE EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY FROM WHI CH THE CONTRACTOR OBTAI NED
THE DATA THAT WAS I MPROPERLY DI SCLOSED OR FROM ANY EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY;
AND/ OR
( 5) I F I T I S DETERMI NED THAT THE UNAUTHORI ZED RELEASE OF STUDENT DATA
OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA ON THE PART OF THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR
OR ASSI GNEE WAS I NADVERTENT AND DONE WI THOUT I NTENT, KNOWLEDGE, RECK-
LESSNESS OR GROSS NEGLI GENCE, THE COMMI SSI ONER MAY DETERMI NE THAT NO
PENALTY BE I SSUED UPON THE THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR.
7. I MPLEMENTATI ON AND ENFORCEMENT. A. THE COMMI SSI ONER, I N CONSULTA-
TI ON WI TH THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER, SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATI ONS ESTAB-
LI SHI NG PROCEDURES TO I MPLEMENT THE PROVI SI ONS OF THI S SECTI ON, I NCLUD-
I NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMI SSI ON OF COMPLAI NTS FROM
PARENTS AND/ OR PERSONS I N PARENTAL RELATI ON TO STUDENTS, CLASSROOM
TEACHERS OR BUI LDI NG PRI NCI PALS, OR OTHER STAFF OF AN EDUCATI ONAL AGEN-
CY, MAKI NG ALLEGATI ONS OF I MPROPER DI SCLOSURE OF STUDENT DATA AND/ OR
TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA BY A THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR OR I TS OFFI CERS,
EMPLOYEES OR ASSI GNEES THAT MAY BE SUBJ ECT TO THE SANCTI ONS SET FORTH I N
SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF THI S SECTI ON. UPON RECEI PT OF A COMPLAI NT OR OTHER
I NFORMATI ON I NDI CATI NG THAT SUCH AN I MPROPER DI SCLOSURE BY A THI RD PARTY
CONTRACTOR MAY HAVE OCCURRED, THE CHI EF PRI VACY OFFI CER SHALL BE AUTHOR-
I ZED TO I NVESTI GATE, VI SI T, EXAMI NE AND I NSPECT THE THI RD PARTY CONTRAC-
TOR' S FACI LI TI ES AND RECORDS AND OBTAI N DOCUMENTATI ON FROM, OR REQUI RE
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THE TESTI MONY OF, ANY PARTY RELATI NG TO THE ALLEGED I MPROPER DI SCLOSURE
OF STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA.
B. EXCEPT AS PROVI DED UNDER PARAGRAPH D OF SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF THI S
SECTI ON, EACH VI OLATI ON OF ANY PROVI SI ON OF THI S SECTI ON BY A THI RD
PARTY CONTRACTOR OR I TS ASSI GNEE SHALL BE PUNI SHABLE BY A CI VI L PENALTY
OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; A SECOND VI OLATI ON BY THE SAME THI RD
PARTY CONTRACTOR I NVOLVI NG THE SAME STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL
DATA SHALL BE PUNI SHABLE BY A CI VI L PENALTY OF UP TO FI VE THOUSAND
DOLLARS; ANY SUBSEQUENT VI OLATI ON BY THE SAME THI RD PARTY CONTRACTOR
I NVOLVI NG THE SAME STUDENT DATE OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA SHALL BE
PUNI SHABLE BY A CI VI L PENALTY OF UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. EACH
VI OLATI ON OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL BE CONSI DERED A SEPARATE VI OLATI ON
FOR PURPOSES OF CI VI L PENALTI ES AND THE TOTAL PENALTY SHALL NOT EXCEED
THE MAXI MUM PENALTY UNDER PARAGRAPH ( A) OF SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF SECTI ON
EI GHT HUNDRED NI NETY- NI NE- AA OF THE GENERAL BUSI NESS LAW.
C. NOTHI NG CONTAI NED I N THI S SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS CREATI NG A
PRI VATE RI GHT OF ACTI ON AGAI NST THE DEPARTMENT OR AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY.
D. NOTHI NG I N THI S SECTI ON SHALL LI MI T THE ADMI NI STRATI VE USE OF
STUDENT DATA OR TEACHER OR PRI NCI PAL DATA BY A PERSON ACTI NG EXCLUSI VELY
I N THE PERSON' S CAPACI TY AS AN EMPLOYEE OF AN EDUCATI ONAL AGENCY OR OF
THE STATE OR ANY OF I TS POLI TI CAL SUBDI VI SI ONS, ANY COURT OR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT I S OTHERWI SE REQUI RED BY LAW.
S 3. Sever abi l i t y cl ause. I f any cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi -
si on, sect i on or subpar t of t hi s act shal l be adj udged by any cour t of
compet ent j ur i sdi ct i on t o be i nval i d, such j udgment shal l not af f ect ,
i mpai r , or i nval i dat e t he r emai nder t her eof , but shal l be conf i ned i n
i t s oper at i on t o t he cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi si on, sect i on
or subpar t t her eof di r ect l y i nvol ved i n t he cont r over sy i n whi ch such
j udgment shal l have been r ender ed. I t i s her eby decl ar ed t o be t he
i nt ent of t he l egi sl at ur e t hat t hi s act woul d have been enact ed even i f
such i nval i d pr ovi si ons had not been i ncl uded her ei n.
S 4. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y, pr ovi ded, however , t hat
t he appl i cabl e ef f ect i ve dat e of Subpar t s A t hr ough L of t hi s act shal l
be as speci f i cal l y set f or t h i n t he l ast sect i on of such Subpar t s.
PART BB
Sect i on 1. Par agr aph ( c) of subdi vi si on 4 of sect i on 2853 of t he
educat i on l aw, as added by chapt er 4 of t he l aws of 1998, i s amended t o
( c) A char t er school may cont r act wi t h [ a school di st r i ct or ] t he
gover ni ng body of a publ i c col l ege or uni ver si t y f or t he use of a school
bui l di ng and gr ounds, t he oper at i on and mai nt enance t her eof . Any such
cont r act shal l pr ovi de such ser vi ces or f aci l i t i es at cost . A SCHOOL
DI STRI CT SHALL PERMI T ANY CHARTER SCHOOL GRANTED APPROVAL TO CO- LOCATE,
TO USE SUCH SERVI CES AND FACI LI TI ES WI THOUT COST.
S 2. Not wi t hst andi ng any pr ovi si on of l aw t o t he cont r ar y, any
appr oval pr i or t o J anuar y 1, 2014, pur suant t o par agr aph ( h) of subdi vi -
si on 1 of sect i on 2590- g of t he educat i on l aw, of a si gni f i cant change
i n school ut i l i zat i on r el at i ng t o t he co- l ocat i on of a school aut hor i zed
pur suant t o ar t i cl e 56 of t he educat i on l aw or t o al l ocat e such school
space i n a di st r i ct school bui l di ng made pr i or t o t he i mpl ement at i on of
t he r equi r ement s of par agr aph ( h) of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 2590- g of
t he educat i on l aw shal l not , on or af t er t he ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s act ,
be al t er ed, r evi sed, amended, r evoked, over t ur ned, or wi t hdr awn, nor
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shal l any such deci si on or appr oval t hat has not been al t er ed, r evi sed,
amended, over t ur ned or wi t hdr awn by t he boar d of educat i on or t he chan-
cel l or as of t he ef f ect i ve dat e of t hi s act f ai l t o be i mpl ement ed wi t h-
out t he consent of t he char t er school appr oved f or co- l ocat i on i n a
publ i c school bui l di ng unl ess such char t er school i s no l onger aut hor -
i zed pur suant t o ar t i cl e 56 of t he educat i on l aw.
S 3. Par agr aph ( a) of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 2856 of t he educat i on
2013, i s amended and a new par agr aph ( d) i s added t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( a) The enr ol l ment of st udent s at t endi ng char t er school s shal l be
i ncl uded i n t he enr ol l ment , at t endance, member shi p and, i f appl i cabl e,
count of st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es of t he school di st r i ct i n whi ch t he
pupi l r esi des. The char t er school shal l r epor t al l such dat a t o t he
school di st r i ct s of r esi dence i n a t i mel y manner . Each school di st r i ct
shal l r epor t such enr ol l ment , at t endance and count of st udent s wi t h
di sabi l i t i es t o t he depar t ment . The school di st r i ct of r esi dence shal l
pay di r ect l y t o t he char t er school f or each st udent enr ol l ed i n t he
char t er school who r esi des i n t he school di st r i ct t he char t er school
basi c t ui t i on, whi ch shal l be:
( i ) f or school year s pr i or t o t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en
school year and f or school year s f ol l owi ng t he [ t wo t housand t hi r t een- -
t wo t housand f our t een school year ] TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, an amount equal t o one hundr ed per cent of t he
amount cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph f of subdi vi si on one of sect i on
t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s chapt er f or t he school di st r i ct f or t he
year pr i or t o t he base year i ncr eased by t he per cent age change i n t he
st at e t ot al appr oved oper at i ng expense cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph
t of subdi vi si on one of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s chapt er
f r omt wo year s pr i or t o t he base year t o t he base year ;
( i i ) f or t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en school year , t he
char t er school basi c t ui t i on shal l be t he amount payabl e by such
di st r i ct as char t er school basi c t ui t i on f or t he t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo
t housand ni ne school year ;
( i i i ) f or t he t wo t housand t en- - t wo t housand el even t hr ough t wo t hou-
sand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een school year s, t he char t er school
basi c t ui t i on shal l be t he basi c t ui t i on comput ed f or t he t wo t housand
t en- - t wo t housand el even school year pur suant t o t he pr ovi si ons of
subpar agr aph ( i ) of t hi s par agr aph[ . ] ;
( I V) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN, TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEARS, THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON SHALL BE THE
SUM OF THE LESSER OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON COMPUTED FOR THE
TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO THE
PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH OR THE CHARTER SCHOOL
BASI C TUI TI ON COMPUTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVI SI ONS
OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH PLUS THE SUPPLEMENTAL BASI C
TUI TI ON.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, THE " SUPPLEMENTAL BASI C TUI TI ON"
SHALL BE ( A) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FOR WHI CH THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C
TUI TI ON COMPUTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR I S GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF
THI S PARAGRAPH, ( 1) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN
SCHOOL YEAR TWO HUNDRED AND FI FTY DOLLARS, AND ( 2) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN SCHOOL YEAR THREE HUNDRED AND FI FTY
DOLLARS, AND ( 3) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN
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SCHOOL YEAR FI VE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND ( B) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FOR
WHI CH THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR I S GREATER THAN THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C
TUI TI ON FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH
( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH, THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL
BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR
MI NUS THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO
THE PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH.
( D) SCHOOL DI STRI CTS SHALL BE ELI GI BLE FOR AN ANNUAL APPORTI ONMENT
EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL BASI C TUI TI ON PAI D TO THE CHAR-
TER SCHOOL I N THE BASE YEAR FOR THE EXPENSES I NCURRED I N THE TWO THOU-
SAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN, TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
SI XTEEN, AND TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEARS.
S 4. Par agr aph ( a) of subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 2856 of t he educat i on
2013, i s amended and a new par agr aph ( c) i s added t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( a) The enr ol l ment of st udent s at t endi ng char t er school s shal l be
i ncl uded i n t he enr ol l ment , at t endance and, i f appl i cabl e, count of
st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es of t he school di st r i ct i n whi ch t he pupi l
r esi des. The char t er school shal l r epor t al l such dat a t o t he school
di st r i ct s of r esi dence i n a t i mel y manner . Each school di st r i ct shal l
r epor t such enr ol l ment , at t endance and count of st udent s wi t h di sabi l i -
t i es t o t he depar t ment . The school di st r i ct of r esi dence shal l pay
di r ect l y t o t he char t er school f or each st udent enr ol l ed i n t he char t er
school who r esi des i n t he school di st r i ct t he char t er school basi c
t ui t i on whi ch shal l be:
( i ) f or school year s pr i or t o t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en
school year and f or school year s f ol l owi ng t he [ t wo t housand t hi r t een- -
t wo t housand f our t een school year ] TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, an amount equal t o one hundr ed per cent of t he
amount cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph f of subdi vi si on one of sect i on
t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s chapt er f or t he school di st r i ct f or t he
year pr i or t o t he base year i ncr eased by t he per cent age change i n t he
st at e t ot al appr oved oper at i ng expense cal cul at ed pur suant t o par agr aph
t of subdi vi si on one of sect i on t hi r t y- si x hundr ed t wo of t hi s chapt er
f r omt wo year s pr i or t o t he base year t o t he base year ;
( i i ) f or t he t wo t housand ni ne- - t wo t housand t en school year , t he
char t er school basi c t ui t i on shal l be t he amount payabl e by such
di st r i ct as char t er school basi c t ui t i on f or t he t wo t housand ei ght - - t wo
t housand ni ne school year ;
( i i i ) f or t he t wo t housand t en- - t wo t housand el even t hr ough t wo t hou-
sand t hi r t een- - t wo t housand f our t een school year s, t he char t er school
basi c t ui t i on shal l be t he basi c t ui t i on comput ed f or t he t wo t housand
t en- - t wo t housand el even school year pur suant t o t he pr ovi si ons of
subpar agr aph ( i ) of t hi s par agr aph[ . ] ;
( I V) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN, TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEARS, THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON SHALL BE THE
SUM OF THE LESSER OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON COMPUTED FOR THE
TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO THE
PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH OR THE CHARTER SCHOOL
BASI C TUI TI ON COMPUTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVI SI ONS
OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH PLUS THE SUPPLEMENTAL BASI C
TUI TI ON.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, THE " SUPPLEMENTAL BASI C TUI TI ON"
SHALL BE ( A) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FOR WHI CH THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C
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TUI TI ON COMPUTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR I S GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND
ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF
THI S PARAGRAPH, ( 1) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN
SCHOOL YEAR TWO HUNDRED AND FI FTY DOLLARS, AND ( 2) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN SCHOOL YEAR THREE HUNDRED AND FI FTY
DOLLARS, AND ( 3) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN
SCHOOL YEAR FI VE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND ( B) FOR A SCHOOL DI STRI CT FOR
WHI CH THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR I S GREATER THAN THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C
TUI TI ON FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH
( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH, THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL
BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TEN- - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SCHOOL YEAR
MI NUS THE CHARTER SCHOOL BASI C TUI TI ON FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO
THE PROVI SI ONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF THI S PARAGRAPH.
( C) SCHOOL DI STRI CTS SHALL BE ELI GI BLE FOR AN ANNUAL APPORTI ONMENT
EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL BASI C TUI TI ON PAI D TO THE CHAR-
TER SCHOOL I N THE BASE YEAR FOR THE EXPENSES I NCURRED I N THE TWO THOU-
SAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN, TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND
SI XTEEN, AND TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEARS.
S 5. Subdi vi si on 3 of sect i on 2853 of t he educat i on l aw i s amended by
addi ng a new par agr aph ( e) t o r ead as f ol l ows:
( E) I N A CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT I N A CI TY HAVI NG A POPULATI ON OF ONE
MI LLI ON OR MORE I NHABI TANTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT FI RST COMMENCE
I NSTRUCTI ON OR THAT REQUI RE ADDI TI ONAL SPACE DUE TO AN EXPANSI ON OF
GRADE LEVEL, PURSUANT TO THI S ARTI CLE, APPROVED BY THEI R CHARTER ENTI TY
FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR OR THER-
EAFTER AND REQUEST CO- LOCATI ON I N A PUBLI C SCHOOL BUI LDI NG SHALL BE
PROVI DED ACCESS TO FACI LI TI ES PURSUANT TO THI S PARAGRAPH FOR SUCH CHAR-
TER SCHOOLS THAT FI RST COMMENCE I NSTRUCTI ON OR THAT REQUI RE ADDI TI ONAL
SPACE DUE TO AN EXPANSI ON OF GRADE LEVEL, PURSUANT TO THI S ARTI CLE,
APPROVED BY THEI R CHARTER ENTI TY FOR THOSE GRADES NEWLY PROVI DED.
( 1) NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY OTHER PROVI SI ON OF LAWTO THE CONTRARY, WI THI N
THE LATER OF ( I ) FI VE MONTHS AFTER A CHARTER SCHOOL' S WRI TTEN REQUEST
FOR CO- LOCATI ON AND ( I I ) THI RTY DAYS AFTER THE CHARTER SCHOOL' S CHARTER
I S APPROVED BY I TS CHARTER ENTI TY, THE CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL
EI THER: ( A) OFFER AT NO COST TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL A CO- LOCATI ON SI TE I N
A PUBLI C SCHOOL BUI LDI NG APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATI ON AS PROVI DED
BY LAW, OR ( B) OFFER THE CHARTER SCHOOL SPACE I N A PRI VATELY OWNED OR
OTHER PUBLI CLY OWNED FACI LI TY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT
AND AT NO COST TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL. THE SPACE MUST BE REASONABLE,
APPROPRI ATE AND COMPARABLE AND I N THE COMMUNI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT TO BE
SERVED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND OTHERWI SE I N REASONABLE PROXI MI TY.
( 2) NO LATER THAN THI RTY DAYS AFTER APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATI ON
OR EXPI RATI ON OF THE OFFER PERI OD PRESCRI BED I N SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THI S
PARAGRAPH, THE CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL EI THER ACCEPT THE CI TY SCHOOL
DI STRI CT' S OFFER OR APPEAL I N ACCORDANCE WI TH SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THI S
PARAGRAPH. I F NO APPEAL I S TAKEN, THE CI TY' S OFFER OR REFUSAL TO MAKE
AN OFFER SHALL BE FI NAL AND NON- REVI EWABLE. THE CHARTER SCHOOL MAY
APPEAL AS EARLY AS I SSUANCE OF AN EDUCATI ONAL I MPACT STATEMENT FOR THE
PROPOSED CO- LOCATI ON.
( 3) THE CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL HAVE THE OPTI ON OF APPEALI NG THE CI TY
SCHOOL DI STRI CT' S OFFER OR FAI LURE TO OFFER A CO- LOCATI ON SI TE THROUGH
BI NDI NG ARBI TRATI ON I N ACCORDANCE WI TH SUBPARAGRAPH SEVEN OF THI S PARA-
GRAPH, AN EXPEDI TED APPEAL TO THE COMMI SSI ONER PURSUANT TO SECTI ON THREE
HUNDRED TEN OF THI S CHAPTER AND THE PROCEDURES PRESCRI BED I N PARAGRAPH
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( A- 5) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, OR A SPECI AL PROCEEDI NG PURSUANT TO ARTI CLE
SEVENTY- EI GHT OF THE CI VI L PRACTI CE LAWAND RULES. I N ANY SUCH APPEAL,
THE STANDARD OF REVI EWSHALL BE THE STANDARD PRESCRI BED I N SECTI ON
SEVENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED THREE OF THE CI VI L PRACTI CE LAWAND RULES.
( 4) I F THE APPEAL RESULTS I N A DETERMI NATI ON I N FAVOR OF THE CI TY
SCHOOL DI STRI CT, THE CI TY' S OFFER SHALL BE FI NAL AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL
MAY EI THER ACCEPT SUCH OFFER AND MOVE I NTO THE SPACE OFFERED BY THE CI TY
SCHOOL DI STRI CT AT THE CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT' S EXPENSE, OR LOCATE I N
ANOTHER SI TE AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL' S EXPENSE.
( 5) FOR A NEWCHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE CHARTER I S GRANTED OR FOR AN EXI ST-
I NG CHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE EXPANSI ON OF GRADE LEVEL, PURSUANT TO THI S
ARTI CLE, I S APPROVED BY THEI R CHARTER ENTI TY BEFORE OCTOBER FI RST, TWO
THOUSAND SI XTEEN, I F THE APPEAL RESULTS I N A DETERMI NATI ON I N FAVOR OF
THE CHARTER SCHOOL, THE CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL PAY THE CHARTER
SCHOOL AN AMOUNT ATTRI BUTABLE TO THE GRADE LEVEL EXPANSI ON OR THE FORMA-
TI ON OF THE NEWCHARTER SCHOOL THAT I S EQUAL TO THE LESSER OF:
( A) THE ACTUAL RENTAL COST OF AN ALTERNATI VE PRI VATELY OWNED SI TE
SELECTED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL OR
( B) TWENTY PERCENT OF THE PRODUCT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL' S BASI C
TUI TI ON FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR AND ( I ) FOR A NEW CHARTER SCHOOL
THAT FI RST COMMENCES I NSTRUCTI ON ON OR AFTER J ULY FI RST, TWO THOUSAND
FOURTEEN, THE CHARTER SCHOOL' S CURRENT YEAR ENROLLMENT; OR ( I I ) FOR A
CHARTER SCHOOL WHI CH EXPANDS I TS GRADE LEVEL, PURSUANT TO THI S ARTI CLE,
BEFORE OCTOBER FI RST, TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN, THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE OF
THE CHARTER SCHOOL' S ENROLLMENT I N THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR MI NUS THE
CHARTER SCHOOL' S ENROLLMENT I N THE SCHOOL YEAR PRI OR TO THE FI RST YEAR
OF THE EXPANSI ON.
( 6) FOR A NEWCHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE CHARTER I S GRANTED OR FOR AN EXI ST-
I NG CHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE EXPANSI ON OF GRADE LEVEL, PURSUANT TO THI S
ARTI CLE, I S APPROVED BY THEI R CHARTER ENTI TY ON OR AFTER OCTOBER FI RST,
TWO THOUSAND SI XTEEN, I F THE APPEAL RESULTS I N A DETERMI NATI ON I N FAVOR
OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL, THE CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT SHALL PAY THE CHARTER
SCHOOL AN AMOUNT ATTRI BUTABLE TO THE GRADE LEVEL EXPANSI ON OR THE FORMA-
TI ON OF THE NEWCHARTER SCHOOL THAT I S EQUAL TO THE MAXI MUM COST ALLOW-
ANCE ESTABLI SHED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER FOR LEASES AI DABLE UNDER SUBDI VI -
SI ON SI X OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO OF THI S CHAPTER.
( 7) AN ARBI TRATI ON I N AN APPEAL PURSUANT TO THI S PARAGRAPH SHALL BE
CONDUCTED BY A SI NGLE ARBI TRATOR SELECTED I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THI S
SUBPARAGRAPH FROM A LI ST OF ARBI TRATORS FROM THE AMERI CAN ARBI TRATI ON
ASSOCI ATI ON' S PANEL OF LABOR ARBI TRATORS, WI TH RELEVANT BI OGRAPHI CAL
I NFORMATI ON, SUBMI TTED BY SUCH ASSOCI ATI ON TO THE COMMI SSI ONER PURSUANT
TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWENTY- A
OF THI S CHAPTER. UPON REQUEST BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL, THE COMMI SSI ONER
SHALL FORTHWI TH SEND A COPY OF SUCH LI ST AND BI OGRAPHI CAL I NFORMATI ON
SI MULTANEOUSLY TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT. THE
PARTI ES SHALL, BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT, SELECT AN ARBI TRATOR FROM THE LI ST
WI THI N FI FTEEN DAYS FROM RECEI PT OF THE LI ST, AND I F THE PARTI ES FAI L TO
AGREE ON AN ARBI TRATOR WI THI N SUCH FI FTEEN DAY PERI OD OR FAI L WI THI N
SUCH FI FTEEN DAY PERI OD TO NOTI FY THE COMMI SSI ONER THAT AN ARBI TRATOR
HAS BEEN SELECTED, THE COMMI SSI ONER SHALL APPOI NT AN ARBI TRATOR FROM THE
LI ST TO SERVE AS THE ARBI TRATOR. THE ARBI TRATI ON SHALL BE CONDUCTED I N
ACCORDANCE WI TH THE AMERI CAN ARBI TRATI ON ASSOCI ATI ON' S RULES FOR LABOR
ARBI TRATI ON, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBI TRATOR SHALL CONDUCT A PRE- HEARI NG
CONFERENCE WI THI N TEN TO FI FTEEN DAYS OF AGREEI NG TO SERVE AND THE ARBI -
TRATI ON SHALL BE COMPLETED AND A DECI SI ON RENDERED WI THI N THE TI ME
FRAMES PRESCRI BED FOR HEARI NGS PURSUANT TO SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWEN-
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TY- A OF THI S CHAPTER. THE ARBI TRATOR' S FEE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RATE
ESTABLI SHED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER FOR HEARI NGS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO
SECTI ON THREE THOUSAND TWENTY- A OF THI S CHAPTER, AND THE COST OF SUCH
FEE, THE ARBI TRATOR' S NECESSARY TRAVEL AND OTHER REASONABLE EXPENSES,
AND ALL OTHER HEARI NG EXPENSES SHALL BE BORNE EQUALLY BY THE PARTI ES TO
THE ARBI TRATI ON.
subdi vi si on 6- g t o r ead as f ol l ows:
6- G. CHARTER SCHOOLS FACI LI TI ES AI D. A. THE CI TY SCHOOL DI STRI CT OF
THE CI TY OF NEWYORK, UPON DOCUMENTI NG THAT I T HAS I NCURRED TOTAL AGGRE-
GATE EXPENSES OF FORTY MI LLI ON DOLLARS OR MORE PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS
FI VE AND SI X OF PARAGRAPH ( E) OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF SECTI ON
TWENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED FI FTY- THREE OF THI S CHAPTER, SHALL BE ELI GI BLE FOR
AN APPORTI ONMENT PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON FOR I TS ANNUAL APPROVED
EXPENDI TURES FOR THE LEASE OF SPACE FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS I NCURRED I N THE
BASE YEAR I N ACCORDANCE WI TH PARAGRAPH ( E) OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF
SECTI ON TWENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED FI FTY- THREE OF THI S CHAPTER.
B. THE APPORTI ONMENT SHALL EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF ( 1) THE SUM OF:
( A) FOR AI D PAYABLE FOR EXPENSES I NCURRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH
FI VE OF PARAGRAPH ( E) OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF SECTI ON TWENTY- EI GHT
HUNDRED FI FTY- THREE OF THI S CHAPTER WHERE THE CHARTER SCHOOL PREVAI LS ON
APPEAL, THE ANNUAL APPROVED EXPENSES I NCURRED BY THE CI TY SCHOOL
DI STRI CT PURSUANT TO SUCH SUBPARAGRAPH FI VE; AND
( B) FOR AI D PAYABLE FOR EXPENSES I NCURRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH SI X
OF PARAGRAPH ( E) OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF SECTI ON TWENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED
FI FTY- THREE OF THI S CHAPTER WHERE THE CHARTER SCHOOL PREVAI LS ON APPEAL,
THE ACTUAL ANNUAL APPROVED RENTAL EXPENSES I NCURRED PURSUANT TO SUCH
SUBPARAGRAPH SI X MULTI PLI ED BY
( 2) SI X- TENTHS.
C. FOR PURPOSES OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON, THE APPROVED EXPENSES ATTRI BUT-
ABLE TO A LEASE BY A CHARTER SCHOOL OF A PRI VATELY OWNED SI TE SHALL BE
THE LESSER OF THE ACTUAL RENT PAI D UNDER THE LEASE OR THE MAXI MUM COST
ALLOWANCE ESTABLI SHED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER FOR LEASES AI DABLE UNDER
SUBDI VI SI ON SI X OF THI S SECTI ON.
D. NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY PROVI SI ON OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AMOUNTS
APPORTI ONED PURSUANT TO THI S SUBDI VI SI ON SHALL NOT BE I NCLUDED I N: ( 1)
THE ALLOWABLE GROWTH AMOUNT COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH DD OF SUBDI -
VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON, ( 2) THE PRELI MI NARY GROWTH AMOUNT COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FF OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF THI S SECTI ON, AND ( 3) THE
ALLOCABLE GROWTH AMOUNT COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH GG OF SUBDI VI SI ON
ONE OF THI S SECTI ON, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSI DERED, AND SHALL NOT BE
AVAI LABLE FOR I NTERCHANGE WI TH, GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLI C SCHOOLS.
S 7. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y; pr ovi ded t hat t he amend-
ment s t o subdi vi si on 1 of sect i on 2856 of t he educat i on l aw made by
sect i on t hr ee of t hi s act shal l be subj ect t o t he expi r at i on and r ever -
si on of such subdi vi si on pur suant t o subdi vi si on d of sect i on 27 of
chapt er 378 of t he l aws of 2007, as amended, when upon such dat e t he
pr ovi si ons of sect i on f our of t hi s act shal l t ake ef f ect ; and pr ovi ded
f ur t her t hat sect i on si x of t hi s act shal l t ake ef f ect J ul y 1, 2014.
PART CC
Sect i on 1. The educat i on l aw i s amended by addi ng a new sect i on 3602-
ee t o r ead as f ol l ows:
S 3602- EE. STATEWI DE UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM. 1.
THE PURPOSE OF THE UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM I S TO
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PROGRAMS AND TO ENCOURAGE PROGRAM CREATI VI TY THROUGH COMPETI TI ON.
2. ALL UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS SHALL DEMONSTRATE
QUALI TY ON THE FOLLOWI NG ELEMENTS:
( A) CURRI CULUM;
( B) LEARNI NG ENVI RONMENT, MATERI ALS AND SUPPLI ES;
( C) FAMI LY ENGAGEMENT;
( D) STAFFI NG PATTERNS;
( E) TEACHER EDUCATI ON AND EXPERI ENCE;
( F) FACI LI TY QUALI TY;
( G) PHYSI CAL WELL- BEI NG, HEALTH AND NUTRI TI ON; AND
( H) PARTNERSHI PS WI TH NON- PROFI T, COMMUNI TY AND EDUCATI ONAL I NSTI -
TUTI ONS.
3. ( A) THE UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM SHALL MAKE
AWARDS TO ( I ) CONSOLI DATED APPLI CATI ONS SUBMI TTED BY SCHOOL DI STRI CTS
WHI CH I NCLUDE PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS OFFERED BY SCHOOLS, NON- PROFI T
ORGANI ZATI ONS, COMMUNI TY- BASED ORGANI ZATI ONS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, LI BRARI ES
AND/ OR MUSEUMS, WHI CH SHALL DEMONSTRATE GEOGRAPHI C DI VERSI TY WI THI N THE
AREA TO BE SERVED AS WELL AS DI VERSI TY OF PROVI DERS; AND ( I I ) NON- PROFI T
ORGANI ZATI ONS, COMMUNI TY- BASED ORGANI ZATI ONS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, LI BRARI ES
AND MUSEUMS, WHI CH MAY APPLY I NDI VI DUALLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER
PARAGRAPH ( B) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON. ANY CONSOLI DATED APPLI CATI ON MUST
I NCLUDE, BUT I S NOT LI MI TED TO, THE NAMES OF I NDI VI DUAL LOCATI ONS AND
PROVI DERS, APPLI CABLE LI CENSES, FACI LI TY LEASE I NFORMATI ON, AND I NTENDED
STAFFI NG PLANS AND CERTI FI CATI ONS.
( B) PRI OR TO SUBMI SSI ON OF A CONSOLI DATED APPLI CATI ON, A SCHOOL
DI STRI CT SHALL WI DELY SOLI CI T NON- PROFI T ORGANI ZATI ONS, COMMUNI TY- BASED
ORGANI ZATI ONS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, LI BRARI ES AND MUSEUMS LOCATED WI THI N THE
SCHOOL DI STRI CT TO BE I NCLUDED I N I TS APPLI CATI ON. THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT
SHALL NOTI FY ANY APPLI CANT WHO HAS BEEN DENI ED FOR I NCLUSI ON I N THE
CONSOLI DATED APPLI CATI ON NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRI OR TO SUBMI SSI ON OF
SUCH APPLI CATI ON. SUCH ELI GI BLE PROVI DERS DENI ED FOR I NCLUSI ON MAY APPLY
I NDI VI DUALLY AS PROVI DED I N PARAGRAPH ( A) OF THI S SUBDI VI SI ON.
( C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLI SH TWO APPLI CATI ON PERI ODS I N ADVANCE
OF A SCHOOL YEAR.
( D) PROVI DERS AWARDED SLOTS UNDER THI S SECTI ON THAT THEY ACTUALLY
UTI LI ZED WOULD CONTI NUE TO HAVE SUCH SLOTS RENEWED I N SUBSEQUENT YEARS
PROVI DED THE PROGRAM MEETS QUALI TY STANDARDS AND ALL APPLI CABLE REQUI RE-
MENTS.
4. PROGRAMS THAT PROVI DE MORE STI MULATI ON, ENHANCE CHI LD DEVELOPMENT
AND DEMONSTRATE CREATI VE APPROACHES TO I MPROVE EARLY CHI LDHOOD EDUCATI ON
WI LL HAVE A COMPETI TI VE ADVANTAGE I N THE APPLI CATI ON PROCESS.
5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP A SCORI NG SYSTEM, WHI CH I T SHALL USE
TO EVALUATE WHI CH APPLI CATI ONS SHALL BE FUNDED ON A COMPETI TI VE BASI S
BASED ON MERI T AND FACTORS I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT LI MI TED TO THE CRI TERI A
LI STED ABOVE AND STUDENT AND COMMUNI TY NEED. UPON REVI EW OF APPLI CA-
TI ONS, I F THE PROGRAM I S OVERSUBSCRI BED I N ANY REGI ON OR REGI ONS OF THE
STATE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTI FY THE DI VI SI ON OF THE BUDGET, WHI CH
SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN FOR DI STRI BUTI ON OF AVAI LABLE SLOTS WI THI N ANY
OVERSUBSCRI BED REGI ON. THE SUBSCRI PTI ON FOR THE NEWYORK CI TY REGI ON I S
THREE HUNDRED MI LLI ON DOLLARS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE FULL- DAY
PRE- KI NDERGARTEN CONVERSI ON SLOTS AND NEW FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN
SLOTS BASED ON AVAI LABLE FUNDI NG AND SHALL MAKE PAYMENTS UPON DOCUMENTA-
TI ON OF ELI GI BLE EXPENDI TURES I N THE BASE YEAR, WHI CH SHALL BE LI MI TED
TO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SLOTS OPERATED AND PAI D ON A PER- PUPI L BASI S
PURSUANT TO SUBDI VI SI ON FOURTEEN OF THI S SECTI ON.
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6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP A STATEWI DE I NSPECTI ON PROTOCOL, WHI CH
SHALL PROVI DE FOR ANNUAL I NSPECTI ONS OF ALL UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI N-
DERGARTEN PROVI DERS, AND SHALL DEVELOP A QUALI TY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL AND
PHYSI CAL PLANT REVI EWPROTOCOL FOR SUCH REVI EWS.
7. STATEWI DE UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN SLOTS SHALL ONLY BE
AWARDED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVI DE I NSTRUCTI ON FOR AT LEAST FI VE
HOURS PER SCHOOL DAY FOR THE FULL SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT OTHERWI SE COMPLY
WI TH THE RULES AND REQUI REMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED
TWO- E OF THI S PART EXCEPT AS OTHERWI SE PROVI DED I N THI S SECTI ON.
8. ALL TEACHERS I N THE UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM
SHALL MEET THE SAME TEACHER CERTI FI CATI ON STANDARDS APPLI CABLE TO PUBLI C
SCHOOLS. PRE- KI NDERGARTEN TEACHERS PROVI DI NG I NSTRUCTI ON THROUGH THI S
SECTI ON SHALL POSSESS:
( A) A TEACHI NG LI CENSE OR CERTI FI CATE VALI D FOR SERVI CE I N THE EARLY
CHI LDHOOD GRADES; OR
( B) A TEACHI NG LI CENSE OR CERTI FI CATE FOR STUDENTS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES
VALI D FOR SERVI CE I N EARLY CHI LDHOOD GRADES; OR
( C) FOR ELI GI BLE AGENCI ES AS DEFI NED I N PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE
OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO- E OF THI S PART THAT ARE NOT SCHOOLS, A
BACHELOR' S DEGREE I N EARLY CHI LDHOOD EDUCATI ON OR A RELATED FI ELD AND A
WRI TTEN PLAN TO OBTAI N A CERTI FI CATI ON VALI D FOR SERVI CE I N THE EARLY
CHI LDHOOD GRADES AS FOLLOWS:
( I ) FOR TEACHERS HI RED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF THI S SECTI ON
AS THE TEACHER FOR A UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN CLASSROOM,
WI THI N THREE YEARS AFTER COMMENCI NG EMPLOYMENT, AT WHI CH TI ME SUCH
CERTI FI CATI ON SHALL BE REQUI RED FOR EMPLOYMENT; AND
( I I ) FOR TEACHERS HI RED BY SUCH PROVI DER PRI OR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE
OF THI S SECTI ON FOR OTHER EARLY CHI LDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATI ON PROGRAMS,
NO LATER THAN J UNE THI RTI ETH, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AT WHI CH TI ME SUCH
CERTI FI CATI ON SHALL BE REQUI RED FOR EMPLOYMENT.
9. THE PROCESS BY WHI CH APPLI CANTS SUBMI T PROPOSALS TO COLLABORATE
WI TH THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT OR I NDI VI DUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE
RENEWAL PROCESS FOR SUCH PROVI DERS, SHALL TAKE I NTO ACCOUNT ANY RECORD
OF VI OLATI ONS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES AND/ OR LI CENSURE OR REGI STRA-
TI ON REQUI REMENTS. I N ADDI TI ON, ANY AGENCY THAT I S CI TED FOR A VI OLATI ON
CLASSI FI ED AS AN " I MMI NENT DANGER" BY THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY
SERVI CES OR AS A " PUBLI C HEALTH HAZARD" BY THE NEWYORK CI TY DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGI ENE WHI CH I S NOT I MMEDI ATELY CORRECTED AND
WHI CH I S NOT OF A LI FE THREATENI NG OR OF A GRAVE AND SERI OUS NATURE
SHALL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE PROGRAM AND, UPON FI NAL DETERMI NATI ON OF
SUCH VI OLATI ON BY THE REGULATI NG AGENCY, SUSPENDED OR TERMI NATED FROM
PARTI CI PATI NG I N THE PROGRAM UNDER THI S SECTI ON BASED ON THE SEVERI TY OF
THE VI OLATI ON. PROVI DED FURTHER, THAT ELI GI BLE AGENCI ES WI TH A RECORD OF
OTHER SERI OUS OR CRI TI CAL AND/ OR REPEATED VI OLATI ONS THAT POSE A RI SK TO
HEALTH OR SAFETY SHALL, UPON FI NAL DETERMI NATI ON OF SUCH VI OLATI ONS, BE
SUSPENDED OR TERMI NATED FROM PARTI CI PATI NG I N THE PROGRAM UNDER THI S
SECTI ON, AND THE OFFI CE OF CHI LDREN AND FAMI LY SERVI CES SHALL ESTABLI SH
STATEWI DE STANDARDS FOR DETERMI NI NG SUCH GROUNDS FOR SUCH SUSPENSI ON OR
TERMI NATI ON BASED ON VI OLATI ONS I SSUED BY THE APPLI CABLE REGULATORY
AGENCY.
10. NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY PROVI SI ON OF LAWTO THE CONTRARY, A UNI VERSAL
FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROVI DER SHALL BE I NSPECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT,
THE SCHOOL DI STRI CT WI TH WHI CH I T PARTNERS, I F ANY, AND I TS RESPECTI VE
LI CENSI NG, PERMI TTI NG, REGULATORY, OVERSI GHT, REGI STRATI ON OR ENROLLI NG
AGENCY OR ENTI TY NO FEWER THAN TWO TI MES PER SCHOOL YEAR, AT LEAST ONE
I NSPECTI ON OF WHI CH SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE ELI GI BLE AGENCY' S RESPEC-
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TI VE LI CENSI NG, PERMI TTI NG, REGULATORY, OVERSI GHT, REGI STRATI ON OR
ENROLLI NG AGENCY, AS APPLI CABLE.
11. FACI LI TI ES PROVI DI NG UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN UNDER
THI S SECTI ON SHALL MEET ALL APPLI CABLE FI RE SAFETY AND BUI LDI NG CODES
AND ANY APPLI CABLE FACI LI TY REQUI REMENTS OF A STATE OR LOCAL LI CENSI NG
OR REGI STERI NG AGENCY AND AT ALL TI MES SHALL MAI NTAI N BUI LDI NG AND
CLASSROOM SPACE I N A MANNER THAT ENSURES AND PROTECTS THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF STUDENTS I N ALL PROGRAMS STATEWI DE, NOTWI THSTANDI NG ANY CHANG-
ES I N SUCH APPLI CABLE CODES OR REQUI REMENTS.
12. NOTWI THSTANDI NG PARAGRAPH ( A) OF SUBDI VI SI ON ONE OF SECTI ON TWEN-
TY- EI GHT HUNDRED FI FTY- FOUR OF THI S CHAPTER AND PARAGRAPH ( C) OF SUBDI -
VI SI ON TWO OF SECTI ON TWENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED FI FTY- FOUR OF THI S CHAPTER,
CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL BE ELI GI BLE TO PARTI CI PATE I N UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY
PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS UNDER THI S SECTI ON, PROVI DED THAT ALL SUCH
MONI TORI NG, PROGRAMMATI C REVI EWAND OPERATI ONAL REQUI REMENTS UNDER THI S
SECTI ON SHALL BE THE RESPONSI BI LI TY OF THE CHARTER ENTI TY AND SHALL BE
CONSI STENT WI TH THE REQUI REMENTS UNDER ARTI CLE FI FTY- SI X OF THI S CHAP-
TER. THE PROVI SI ONS OF PARAGRAPH ( B) OF SUBDI VI SI ON TWO OF SECTI ON
TWENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED FI FTY- FOUR OF THI S CHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO THE
ADMI SSI ON OF PRE- KI NDERGARTEN STUDENTS, EXCEPT PARENTS OF PRE- KI NDERGAR-
TEN CHI LDREN MAY SUBMI T APPLI CATI ONS FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN- - TWO
THOUSAND FI FTEEN SCHOOL YEAR BY A DATE TO BE DETERMI NED BY THE CHARTER
SCHOOL UPON SELECTI ON TO PARTI CI PATE I N THE UNI VERSAL FULL- DAY PRE- KI N-
DERGARTEN PROGRAM. THE LI MI TATI ONS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNCERTI FI ED
TEACHERS UNDER PARAGRAPH ( A- 1) OF SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF SECTI ON
TWENTY- EI GHT HUNDRED FI FTY- FOUR OF THI S CHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO ALL
TEACHERS FROM PRE- KI NDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE.
13. APPORTI ONMENTS UNDER THI S SECTI ON SHALL ONLY BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT
AND NOT SUPPLANT CURRENT LOCAL EXPENDI TURES OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL
FUNDS ON PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AND THE NUMBER OF SLOTS I N SUCH
PROGRAMS FROM SUCH SOURCES. CURRENT LOCAL EXPENDI TURES SHALL I NCLUDE ANY
LOCAL EXPENDI TURES OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT
OR EXTEND SERVI CES PROVI DED DI RECTLY OR VI A CONTRACT TO ELI GI BLE CHI L-
DREN ENROLLED I N A UNI VERSAL PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO- E OF THI S PART.
14. ( A) THE AWARD PER PUPI L FOR AN ELI GI BLE ENTI TY PURSUANT TO SUBDI -
VI SI ON THREE OF THI S SECTI ON SHALL EQUAL: ( I ) FOR EACH NEW FULL- DAY
PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PLACEMENT THE LESSER OF THE FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN
PER PUPI L AMOUNT OR THE TOTAL APPROVED EXPENDI TURES PER PUPI L AND ( I I )
FOR EACH EXI STI NG HALF- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PLACEMENT CONVERTED I NTO A
FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PLACEMENT THE LESSER OF ( A) THE POSI TI VE
DI FFERENCE OF THE FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PER PUPI L AMOUNT MI NUS THE
DI STRI CT' S SELECTED AI D PER PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PUPI L PURSUANT TO SUBPARA-
GRAPH ( I ) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDI VI SI ON TEN OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X
HUNDRED TWO- E OF THI S PART OR ( B) THE POSI TI VE DI FFERENCE OF THE TOTAL
APPROVED EXPENDI TURES PER PUPI L MI NUS THE DI STRI CT' S SELECTED AI D PER
PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PUPI L PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ( I ) OF PARAGRAPH B OF
SUBDI VI SI ON TEN OF SECTI ON THI RTY- SI X HUNDRED TWO- E OF THI S PART. EACH
PARTI CI PATI NG ELI GI BLE ENTI TY PURSUANT TO SUBDI VI SI ON THREE OF THI S
SECTI ON SHALL PROVI DE I TS EXPENSES UNDER THI S PROVI SI ON I N A FORMAT
PRESCRI BED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER.
( B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THI S SECTI ON, "FULL- DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PER
PUPI L AMOUNT" SHALL MEAN ( I ) FOR PUPI LS ENROLLED I N PROGRAMS WHERE THE
TEACHER OF RECORD FOR SUCH PUPI L HOLDS A TEACHI NG CERTI FI CATE I SSUED BY
THE COMMI SSI ONER I N AN APPROPRI ATE CERTI FI CATE TI TLE, TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS, AND ( I I ) FOR PUPI LS ENROLLED I N PROGRAMS WHERE THE TEACHER OF
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RECORD FOR SUCH PUPI L DOES NOT HOLD A TEACHI NG CERTI FI CATE I SSUED BY THE
COMMI SSI ONER I N AN APPROPRI ATE CERTI FI CATE TI TLE, SEVEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
( C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THI S SECTI ON, " TEACHER OF RECORD" SHALL MEAN
THE TEACHER WHO I S PRI MARI LY AND DI RECTLY RESPONSI BLE FOR A STUDENT' S
LEARNI NG ACTI VI TI ES, AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT I N A MANNER
PRESCRI BED BY THE COMMI SSI ONER.
15. DEFI NI TI ONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THI S SECTI ON, THE FOLLOWI NG DEFI -
NI TI ONS SHALL APPLY:
( A) " REGI ONS OF THE STATE" SHALL MEAN:
( I ) CAPI TAL REGI ON: I NCLUDES ALBANY, COLUMBI A, GREENE, RENSSELAER,
SARATOGA, SCHENECTADY, WARREN, AND WASHI NGTON COUNTI ES.
( I I ) CENTRAL NEWYORK REGI ON: I NCLUDES CAYUGA, CORTLAND, MADI SON,
ONONDAGA AND OSWEGO COUNTI ES.
( I I I ) FI NGER LAKES REGI ON: I NCLUDES GENESEE, LI VI NGSTON, MONROE,
ONTARI O, ORLEANS, SENECA, WAYNE, WYOMI NG AND YATES COUNTI ES.
( I V) LONG I SLAND REGI ON: I NCLUDES NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTI ES.
( V) MI D- HUDSON REGI ON: I NCLUDES DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND,
SULLI VAN, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER COUNTI ES.
( VI ) MOHAWK VALLEY REGI ON: I NCLUDES FULTON, HERKI MER, MONTGOMERY,
ONEI DA, OTSEGO AND SCHOHARI E COUNTI ES.
( VI I ) NEWYORK CI TY REGI ON: I NCLUDES BRONX, KI NGS, NEW YORK, QUEENS
AND RI CHMOND COUNTI ES.
( VI I I ) NORTH COUNTRY REGI ON: I NCLUDES CLI NTON, ESSEX, FRANKLI N, HAMI L-
TON, J EFFERSON, LEWI S AND ST. LAWRENCE COUNTI ES.
( I X) SOUTHERN TI ER REGI ON: I NCLUDES BROOME, CHEMUNG, CHENANGO, DELA-
WARE, SCHUYLER, STEUBEN, TI OGA AND TOMPKI NS COUNTI ES.
( X) WESTERN NEWYORK REGI ON: I NCLUDES ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAU-
QUA, ERI E AND NI AGARA COUNTI ES.
( B) " COMMUNI TY- BASED ORGANI ZATI ON" SHALL MEAN A PROVI DER OF CHI LD CARE
AND EARLY EDUCATI ON, A DAY CARE PROVI DER, EARLY CHI LDHOOD PROGRAM OR
CENTER, APPROVED PRESCHOOL SPECI AL EDUCATI ON PROGRAM, HEAD START OR
OTHER SUCH COMMUNI TY- BASED ORGANI ZATI ON.
16. THE AUTHORI TY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO ADMI NI STER THE UNI VERSAL FULL-
DAY PRE- KI NDERGARTEN PROGRAM SHALL EXPI RE J UNE THI RTI ETH, TWO THOUSAND
SI XTEEN; PROVI DED THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL CONTI NUE AND REMAI N I N FULL
EFFECT.
S 2. Sever abi l i t y cl ause. I f any cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi -
si on, sect i on or par t of t hi s act shal l be adj udged by any cour t of
compet ent j ur i sdi ct i on t o be i nval i d, such j udgment shal l not af f ect ,
i mpai r , or i nval i dat e t he r emai nder t her eof , but shal l be conf i ned i n
i t s oper at i on t o t he cl ause, sent ence, par agr aph, subdi vi si on, sect i on
or par t t her eof di r ect l y i nvol ved i n t he cont r over sy i n whi ch such j udg-
ment shal l have been r ender ed. I t i s her eby decl ar ed t o be t he i nt ent of
t he l egi sl at ur e t hat t hi s act woul d have been enact ed even i f such
i nval i d pr ovi si ons had not been i ncl uded her ei n.
S 3. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y pr ovi ded, however , t hat
t he appl i cabl e ef f ect i ve dat e of Par t s A t hr ough CC of t hi s act shal l be
as speci f i cal l y set f or t h i n t he l ast sect i on of such Par t s.
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