What's happening
This bill directs the education commissioner to waive a state aid reduction for Fallsburg Central School District for missing one school day in 2016-2017.
Why it matters
Prevents a funding penalty for the Fallsburg Central School District. , ensuring it receives its full state aid for 2016-2017 despite missing the legal minimum number of instructional days by one day.
Sets a precedent for flexibility in state education funding. , which could be referenced by other districts facing similar attendance shortfalls due to emergencies or unforeseen events.
Supports district financial stability. , helping Fallsburg avoid unexpected budget shortfalls that could impact staffing, programs, or student services for a minor, one-day deviation from state rules.
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Protect Fallsburg School Aid
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- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to education
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Protect Fallsburg School Funding
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor John J. Bonacic
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10290
IN ASSEMBLY
April 10, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT authorizing and directing the commissioner of education to disregard any reduction in aid to Fallsburg central school district due to attendance
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the fact that the pupils attending the Fallsburg central school district were only in attendance for one hundred seventy-nine days in the 2016--2017 school year, the commissioner of education is authorized and directed to disregard the reduction of state aid required pursuant to section 3604 of the education law and shall pay such school district its apportionment as if the Fallsburg central school district had been in session for the required one hundred eighty days.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13593-02-8
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