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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Authorizes the reimbursement of non-public schools and teachers
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Michael Simanowitz
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4386
Title of bill
An act in relation to reimbursing non-public schools and teachers for training
Purpose
To reimburse non-public schools for costs associated with preparing teachers to handle various facets of state-prepared examinations.
Summary of provisions
This bill would require the state to directly reimburse non-public schools for the costs associated with two days of training for teachers to prepare them in the areas of administering, grading, compiling, and reporting the results of state-prepared examinations. In addition, the state would be required to directly reimburse non-public school teachers the lesser of (i) the pro rata portion of their salary that they are foregoing in order to obtain such training or (ii) an amount equivalent to the pro rata share of the aver- age salary of public school teachers in the school districts in which the non-public school is located.
Existing law
None.
Justification
Non-public schools receive far less in government aid than do public schools. As such, they shoulder an enormous financial burden that public schools do not have to bear. The overall operating costs of non-public schools are extremely high and far surpass any revenue generated from tuition payments. When a non-public school is forced to bear additional costs associated with testing mandates imposed upon them by the State, the State should be responsible for alleviating that additional burden. This concept was unveiled by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in a May 2002 report on non-public education. The findings in the Attorney General's report were based on recommendations put forth by members of his Advisory Committee on Non-Public Education. The committee was comprised of individuals representing the Archdiocese of New York, the New York State Board of Regents, the United Federation of Teachers, the UJA Federation of New York, as well as several other distinguished institutions and organizations.
Legislative history
2011-2: S.1740 - Referred to Education 2009-10: S.2127 - Referred to Education 2007-08: S.3721 - Referred to Education 2006-7: S.2201 - Referred to Education 2004: S.6296 - Referred to Education
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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