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BILL NUMBER:S1160 REVISED 1/8/13
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to charter school tuition
Purpose or general idea of bill
To restore the tuition freeze for charter schools to the 2008-2009 school year level for the City of Albany School District.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2856 of the education law, as added by section 21 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011.
Section 2: Amends subdivision 1 of section 2856 of the education law, as amended by section 22 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011.
Section 3: Effective date.
Justification
On July 7, 2010 Governor Paterson vetoed S.6607B, the Article VII bill for the Education, Labor and Family assistance budget (ELFA). By doing so he lifted the freeze on per pupil "tuition" paid by school districts to charter schools, This freeze would mean that charter schools would receive tuition based on the district's operating expenses for the 2006-2007 school year. This charter school tuition freeze was included in last year's budget. By vetoing the freeze districts now have to send more money per student to charter schools than they had allocated within their school budgets. For the City School District of Albany this means a shortfall of between $4.5- $5 million dollars. In order to make up for this loss they may have to cut up to 100 positions. This is not fair to the students and faculty of the City School District of Albany.
This legislation would correct this veto by extending the effective date of the charter school tuition freeze.
Prior legislative history
2011/2012 - S.2007C/A.4975C Remained in the Senate Committee on Education and referred to the Assembly Committee on Rules
Fiscal implications
Neutral.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 2856 of the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision as provided in chapter 378 of the laws of 2007, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.
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