Bill Text: NY A04498 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the governing body of each school district which eliminates teaching positions and costs to decrease a proportional amount in administrative costs.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-07 - held for consideration in education [A04498 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04498-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4498
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 5, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAIA, COLTON, McDONOUGH, TENNEY -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.  CERETTO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the  govern-
         ing  body of each school district, which eliminates teaching positions
         for any school year, to decrease a proportional amount of  administra-
         tive costs
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.   The education law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
    2  1527-a to read as follows:
    3    S  1527-A.  SCHOOL  BUDGET  REDUCTIONS.  DURING  THE CONSIDERATION AND
    4  ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET FOR ANY SCHOOL  YEAR  IN
    5  WHICH  THERE  IS  THE PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF ANY TEACHING POSITION OR A
    6  DECREASE IN SALARY OR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH POSITIONS, THE  GOVERN-
    7  ING  BODY  OF  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL MAKE A PROPORTIONAL DECREASE IN
    8  THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS  INCLUDING  COST
    9  ASSOCIATED  WITH  POSITIONS AND SALARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN SUCH
   10  PROPOSED BUDGET.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided  however,  that
   12  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
   13  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
   14  tive  date  are  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or
   15  before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05233-01-3