What's happening
This bill amends the lottery aid formula for school districts, adding regional cost and pupil need indices to the aid calculation.
Why it matters
Adjusts lottery aid to better reflect local economic conditions. , as the regional cost index accounts for differences in living and operating costs across various parts of New York State. This means aid will be more responsive to the actual expenses that districts face, potentially reducing disparities between high- and low-cost regions.
Incorporates the pupil need index into funding calculations. , which measures factors like poverty rates and the number of students with additional educational needs. This change aims to direct more resources to districts with higher concentrations of disadvantaged students, making funding more equitable.
Updates the aid ratio to align with foundation aid formulas. , tying lottery aid more closely to the main state funding mechanism for schools. This could streamline and simplify the way districts calculate and predict their aid, reducing confusion and administrative burden.
Potentially shifts funding among districts. , as those in high-cost or high-need areas could see increased lottery aid, while others may receive less, reflecting a policy shift toward targeted support rather than flat per-pupil distribution.
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Update School Lottery Funding
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Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
67
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAGEE, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to lottery aid formulas for school districts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance law, as amended by section 64 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(4) each eligible school district shall be entitled to an additional lottery grant equal to the result of multiplying the district's total aidable foundation pupil units for the base year computed pursuant to paragraph g of subdivision two of section thirty-six hundred two of [this act] the education law by:
Base Grant x regional cost index x pupil need index x (1 + aid ratio)
Where, the base grant shall equal the sum of the net total available moneys after making payments pursuant to subparagraphs [(1), (2), (2-a) and (3) above] one, two, two-a and three of this paragraph, plus an amount from the general support for public schools-- general fund local assistance account equal to the June lottery payment, divided by the total aidable foundation pupil units of the state and where the regional cost index shall be the regional cost index defined in subparagraph two of paragraph a of subdivision four of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law, and the pupil need index shall be the pupil need index defined in subparagraph three of paragraph a of subdivision four of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law, and the Aid Ratio is equal to one minus [the pupil wealth ratio of the district as
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06306-01-7
A. 67 2
such term is defined in section thirty-six hundred two of the education law. In no case shall a school district aid ratio exceed one (1) or be less than minus one (-1)] the state sharing ratio for total foundation aid as defined in paragraph g of subdivision three of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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