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Relates to payments made to the Oswego board of cooperative educational services for costs of a certain capital project
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor William A. Barclay
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BILL NUMBER:S3320
Title of bill
An act relating to payments made to the Oswego board of cooperative educational services for costs of a certain capital project
Purpose
In the event of a contingency budget, this law would permit school districts in Oswego County to exclude BOCES capital expenses from the statutory cap. In these instances, the Oswego County BOCES capital project would be treated in the same manner as other capital expenses that are currently excluded from the statutory cap under the law.
Summary
This bill authorizes school districts in Oswego County to account for Oswego BOCES capital expenses in the capital component of their district's budget in the event they operate on a contingency budget.
Justification
When the contingency budget statute was originally enacted, the intent was to exclude capital and debt service costs from the calculations. Although Section 2023 of the Education Law provides exemptions for the construction, reconstruction and other improvement of school facilities, the law does not include BOCES capital projects.
Therefore, according to current law, capital projects for BOCES are accounted for in the administrative portion of a school district's budget. In the event of a contingency budget, schools must fund a BOCES capital project even though the state traditionally reimburses 9099% of the project's costs. In turn, this would force the school district to reduce expenditures from the administrative portion of their budget to meet the statutory cap.
For school districts in Oswego County this is a great concern. Several school districts have recently operated on a contingency budget. If a BOCES capital project was approved during this time, the impact on the local school district would have created further financial challenges and possibly job loss.
This legislation seeks to address this issue for school districts in Oswego County by allowing the local district to exclude BOCES capital expenses from their administrative budget in the event they operate on a contingency budget.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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