What's happening
This bill delays new costly regulatory mandates on school districts until the following school year unless exceptions apply.
Why it matters
Gives school districts more time to plan for costly changes. by ensuring that new state-imposed mandates—which require new programs, expanded services, or operational changes that increase expenses—cannot take effect in the middle of a school year after budgets are set.
Limits unexpected budget impacts. , allowing districts to avoid scrambling for additional funds or cutting other programs to cover unforeseen regulatory costs that might otherwise arise after annual budgets are adopted.
Provides exceptions for urgent or federally required changes. the delay does not apply if the mandate is optional, issued under emergency powers by the governor, or needed to comply with federal law (unless the state imposes extra costs beyond federal requirements).
Could influence future state policymaking. , as it creates a disincentive for state agencies to introduce new costly mandates outside of the regular school budgeting cycle, potentially leading to more deliberate and transparent regulatory processes.
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Delay New School Mandates
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STATE OF NEW YORK
855
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, JAFFEE, HOOPER, COOK, McKEVITT, KOLB, CURRAN, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, GIGLIO, RAIA, STEC, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to regulatory mandates
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 308-a to read as follows:
§ 308-a. Regulatory mandates. 1. As used in this section, "regulatory mandate" means any rule, regulation, order, or administrative guidance by the board of regents, commissioner, or an employee of the department that requires a school district to create a new program, requires a higher level of service for an existing program, or alters a program or a service in a manner that increases the operational cost to a school district.
2. In the event that a regulatory mandate that imposes a cost upon a school district and is acted upon or promulgated by the regents, commissioner, or an employee of the department after the adoption of a school budget, such regulatory mandate shall not take effect until the subsequent school year for which such school budget was adopted.
3. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, a regulatory mandate may be imposed if:
(a) the regulatory mandate is provided at the option of the school district under a regulation, rule, order, or administrative guidance that is permissive rather than mandatory;
(b) the regulatory mandate is required by, or arises from, an executive order of the governor exercising his or her emergency powers; or
(c) the regulatory mandate is required by statute or executive order that implements a federal law or regulation and results from costs mandated by the federal government to be borne at the local level, unless the statute or executive order imposes costs which exceed the costs mandated by the federal government.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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