Bill Text: NY S00433 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 433 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes school districts to utilize funding subject to contract for excellence requirements in subsequent school years.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S00433 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S00433-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________
                                          433
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to authorizing school
         districts to  utilize  funding  subject  to  contract  for  excellence
         requirements in subsequent school years
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 211-d of the educa-
    2  tion law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (vii) and (viii)  to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (VII)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW,
    5  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, COMMENCING  WITH  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
    6  SEVEN - TWO THOUSAND EIGHT SCHOOL YEAR, IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRED TO
    7  SUBMIT  A  CONTRACT  FOR  EXCELLENCE  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
    8  SECTION IS UNABLE TO  UTILIZE  A  PORTION  OF  FUNDS  DEDICATED  TO  THE
    9  DISTRICT  BECAUSE  THE  CONTRACT  FOR EXCELLENCE WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE
   10  COMMISSIONER UNTIL AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SAID DISTRICT MAY
   11  UTILIZE SUCH FUNDS DURING THE NEXT TWO SUCCEEDING SCHOOL YEARS.
   12    (VIII) COMMENCING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND NINE - TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL
   13  YEAR, NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE ANY DEDICATED  FUNDING  CUT,  DIMIN-
   14  ISHED,  OR  DECREASED IN ANY MANNER DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH SUCH
   15  CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FUNDS WERE DEDICATED.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01809-02-9