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This bill allows nonpublic schools to be reimbursed for costs related to complying with state immunization and health requirements.
Why it matters
Expands state reimbursement to nonpublic schools for expenses related to complying with immunization and other health requirements. , not just academic data reporting or testing. This means nonpublic schools will have more financial support for following state public health mandates.
May help ensure greater compliance with state health regulations in nonpublic schools. by reducing the financial burden these mandates place on them, potentially increasing overall student immunization rates and public health protections.
Levels the playing field between public and nonpublic schools regarding state health compliance costs. , addressing equity concerns and supporting schools that might otherwise struggle to meet state health mandates due to resource constraints.
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Fund School Immunization Costs
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Fund School Immunization Costs
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Walter T. Mosley
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2743
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2017
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 507 of the laws of 1974, relating to providing for the apportionment of state monies to certain nonpublic schools, to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements for the administration of state testing and evaluation programs and for participation in state programs for the reporting of basic educational data, in relation to the state's immunization program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 507 of the laws of 1974, as amended by chapter 903 of the laws of 1984, relating to providing for the apportionment of state monies to certain nonpublic schools, to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements for the administration of state testing and evaluation programs and for participation in state programs for the reporting of basic educational data, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. Apportionment. a. The commissioner shall annually apportion to each qualifying school, for school years beginning on and after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, an amount equal to the actual cost incurred by each such school during the preceding school year for providing services required by law to be rendered to the state in compliance with the requirements of the state's pupil evaluation program, the basic educational data system, regents examinations, the statewide evaluation plan, the uniform procedure for pupil attendance reporting, the state's immunization program and other health-related requirements and other similar state prepared examinations and reporting procedures.
b. The commissioner shall annually apportion to each qualifying school in the cities of New York, Buffalo and Rochester, for school years
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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beginning on or after July first[, nineteen hundred eighty-four] two thousand seventeen, an amount equal to the actual cost incurred[, up to sixty cents per pupil,] by each such school during the preceding school year in meeting the recording and reporting requirements of the state school immunization program.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 507 of the laws of 1974, relating to providing for the apportionment of state monies to certain nonpublic schools, to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements for the administration of state testing and evaluation programs and for participation in state programs for the reporting of basic educational data, in relation to the state's immunization program
Purpose
To help ensure that the state's immunization program is being fully implemented in nonpublic schools and to ensure that state reimbursement reflects the actual costs incurred by schools.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section three of chapter 507 of the laws of 1974, as amended by chapter 903 of the laws of 1984, to remove the arbitrary cap on reimbursement to nonpublic schools in the cities of Buffalo, Rochester and New York for the cost of complying with the state's immunization program and to ensure that all nonpublic schools are fully reimbursed for implementation of the state's immunization program and similar health related requirements.
Section 2 of the bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
In 1984, lawmakers enacted an amendment to the original Mandated Services statute, to require the state to reimburse nonpublic schools in the Cities of New York, Buffalo and Rochester for their actual costs in complying with the state's immunization verification and reporting program. However, although the original statute requires reimbursement of actual costs of all other mandates, the reimbursement for complying with the immunization program was capped at 60 cents per student and has remained ever since.
The costs associated with the state's immunization program have increased dramatically since 1984, especially considering the rise in staff salaries; the requirement of additional vaccinations; and the mandate to check on intervals between doses and follow-up if the correct intervals were not met. School officials are required to ascertain whether new pupils and those already enrolled in the school have received the adequate doses of a growing list of vaccinations required pursuant to Public Health law 2164, and to check the intervals between doses of vaccinations, and follow-up if a dose was not given at the appropriate time. In addition, schools must record and report this information to the city/state Health Departments annually. In addition, many school districts are unable to provide nonpublic schools with nurses who would otherwise carry out these responsibilities.
The immunization requirement is the only mandate under the Mandated Services Reimbursement program which is not reimbursed based on actual costs. Full reimbursement is necessary to help ensure that schools are properly fulfilling their responsibilities related to immunizations and student health.
Legislative history
2016: S.7664 - Passed the Senate
Fiscal implications
To be determined
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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