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1 Co-sponsor
History
- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to education
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3624 REVISED 02/28/11
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to salaries of administrators
Purpose
To limit the salaries of school administrators on the basis of school district enrollment.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill creates a tiered salary cap structure for school administrators based on district enrollment; it provides for a waiver after a school board vote for district with an enrollment of 10,000 or more.
For purposes of calculating salary, a school district may pay for insurance benefits, but cash value life insurance policies shall count against the salary limit; a district may pay for actual travel expenses, but any other transportation costs shall count against the salary limit; any other lump sum payment shall be counted against the salary limit.
An administrator shall not be permitted to accrue sick or vacation credits in excess of that allowed for managerial/confidential employees under the Civil Service Law.
Section 2 provides the effective date
Justification
The pay of school superintendents and other school administrators in many school districts across the state is grossly out of line with the present economic realities of those districts and the state. In some districts in Long Island, the superintendent's salary is twice that of the state's governor. By placing sensible caps on administrative salaries based on district enrollment, this bill intends to ease market pressures and bring administrative salaries back in line with reality, allowing school districts to better manage these difficult economic times.
To make meaningful the salary cap, this bill would limit other forms of payments beyond salary. A district may pay for an administrator's insurance benefits (health, disability, life, etc.) outside of the cap, but any payment for cash value life insurance shall be counted against the salary cap. If a district chose to pay for employee insurance contributions, co-pays, etc., that too would be counted against the cap. A district may pay for actual transportation/travel costs, but any other transportation/travel costs shall be counted against the cap. Additionally, administrators would be prohibited from accruing vacation and sick leave above what is permitted to
managerial/confidential employees of the state. Finally, any other payment, not explicitly permitted, would be counted against the salary cap.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Local fiscal implications
This bill will allow many school districts across the state to either to save money or to reallocate vital resources. The estimated statewide cost savings for salary alone are $26,765,858.
Effective date
Immediately, with provisions.
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