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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for an additional annual apportionment of building aid for certain school facilities
Purpose
The bill provides these districts with a mechanism to claim the appropriate amount of state aid for school construction, based upon the enrollment of the nonresident pupils, and the wealth of both districts.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Section 3602 to add a new subdivision 6-g to allow receiving districts, in circumstances where nonresident pupils constitute more than 50% of the total secondary enrollment of the educating district, to claim a portion of approved school building expenses based upon the aid ratio of the sending district, and the proportion of nonresident pupils in the receiving district.
Justification
In circumstances where a district educates a significant number of nonresident pupils from an adjacent kindergarten through grade eight district it is difficult, if not impossible, for the voters of the educating district to approve a bond referendum for the construction of new school buildings. There is uncertainty whether the nonresident pupils will remain in the educating district for a period of time sufficient to retire the bonds attributable to such school construction, and concern about supporting nonresident pupils through the taxpayer contribution towards retiring the school construction debt. In some cases, district reorganization is also not a viable option, as the reorganized district would not generate an incentive significant enough to effectuate a quality educational program, or provide proper educational facilities, with appropriate taxpayer support.
Therefore, this bill provides the statutory means for districts in this unique situation to continue to provide high caliber education programs in suitable facilities, with a proper level of support from the taxpayers in both the educating and sending districts.
Legislative history
2008-07: S.1892 Reported and Committed to Finance 2006-05: S.6962 Reported and Committed to Finance 2004-03: S.2862 Reported and Committed to Finance 2002: S.358 (Similar) Referred to Education
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
Immediately.
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