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- Print number 2361a
- Amend and recommit to education
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts
Purpose
Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts.
Summary of provisions
Sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision 2 of Section 2023-a of the Education Law, as added by Section 2 of part A of Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2011, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to exclude from the tax levy limit a tax levy necessary for expenditures for the coming fiscal school year for a school district with makes payments to one or more school districts to pay for tuition for general education and special students residing in such school district.
Justification
Many school districts without a middle school and/or high school pay tuition for their secondary students to attend another school district. As a result of annual fluctuations in enrollment in general education and special education tuition students and because the rates are computed by the State Education Department's Seneca Falls formula, the budgetary increases that many of these school districts are incurring in just tuition payments alone are placing them significantly over the current allowable tax levy limit. This legislation is necessary to exclude from the tax levy limit a tax levy which is necessary to support expenditures for the coming fiscal school year for a school district which makes payments one or more school districts to pay for tuition for general education and special students residing in such school district. Similar to the exemption for pension costs, school districts have no direct control over these costs.
Legislative history
2013-2014 S.4002A/A.5584A; 2012 S.6545/A.9365.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to school district budgets and the budget adoption process for the 2016-17 school year; and shall continue to apply to school district budgets and the budget adoption process for any school year beginning in any calendar year during which this act is in effect; provided, however, that the amendments to Section 2023-a of the Education Law made by Section 1 of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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