What's happening
This bill allows state aid payments due to school districts from prior years to be paid from excess aid deductions or designated appropriations.
Why it matters
Helps districts receive overdue state aid more reliably. By allowing payments from both excess aid deductions and specific appropriations, the bill gives the state more flexibility to fulfill outstanding obligations to school districts, potentially speeding up the resolution of unpaid claims.
Reduces financial uncertainty for schools. School districts owed money from prior years can now count on more consistent partial payments, even if full funding isn’t immediately available, helping them better manage budgets and plan for future expenses.
Prioritizes fairness and transparency in payment order. The bill keeps the rule that claims are paid in the order approved and prevents any single claim from using up too much of the yearly allocation, aiming to treat school districts equitably and prevent delays for others waiting for overdue funds.
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Fix Old School Aid Payments
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7010
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid to school districts which is due for prior years
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education law, as added by chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
c. Payment of moneys due for prior years. State aid payments due for prior years in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision shall be paid either: (1) from funds available in the general support for public school appropriation as a result of the deduction of excess payments of aid pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision, or (2) within the limit of the appropriation designated therefor provided, however, that each eligible claim shall be payable in the order that it has been approved for payment by the commissioner, but in no case shall a single claim draw down more than forty percent of the appropriation so designated for a single year, and provided further that no claim shall be set aside for insufficiency of funds to make a complete payment, but shall be eligible for a partial payment in one year and shall retain its priority date status for appropriations designated for such purposes in future years.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10794-01-7
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