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History
- Print number 5159a
- Amend and recommit to education
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Relates to the payment of state aid to school districts providing an education to Native American pupils
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Marcos Crespo
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the payment of aid to school districts providing an education to Native American pupils
Purpose
Relates to the payment of state aid to school districts providing an education to Native American pupils
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 4115 of the education law require State to make payment to school districts for the education of Native American students within 130 days of the date that the number of Native American pupils in a school district is determined by the State Education Department.
Section 2. provides the effective date.
Justification
As of 2014-2015 School Year, there are approximately 2,500 Native American Students who are being educated in public schools across the State of New York. There are thirteen school districts throughout the State that are serving this specific population of students from Long Island to Northern, Central, and Western New York.
Recently, the State Education Department was successfully pressured to make overdue payments that were owed to these school districts, which included the Lake Shore Central School District (Evans-Brant) for providing educational services to Native American students since 2010. These back payments totaled millions of dollars including $2.9 million just to Lake Shore Central School District.
The State of New York needs to make timely payments to these school districts so that they can continue to serve Native American students at a high level. Passage of this legislation will ensure that school districts simply receive what they are owed in a reasonable timeframe.
Legislative history
This is a New Bill.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and apply to any school year, beginning on or after July 1st, 2016.
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