What's happening
This bill removes the funding cap for teacher resource and computer training centers in New York City, allowing for unlimited funding.
Why it matters
Removes a strict funding ceiling for New York City teacher resource and computer training centers. , potentially allowing the city to receive significantly more state resources for teacher development, based on need and available funding rather than an arbitrary cap.
Could lead to greater investment in teacher professional development in NYC. , which may help address unique challenges such as large class sizes, high student diversity, and rapid technological changes in the city’s schools.
Might create disparities between New York City and other regions. , as the cap remains for other districts, potentially giving NYC a competitive advantage for state educational funds unless overall funding is increased for all.
Signals legislative recognition of the scale and complexity of New York City’s educational system. , possibly paving the way for future policy changes that differentiate funding formulas for large urban districts compared to smaller or rural ones.
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Remove Teacher Training Fund Cap
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- Referred to education
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Remove Funding Cap for Teacher Training
In Senate Committee · New York City Education · Sponsor Gustavo Rivera
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1825
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to funds for teacher resource and computer training centers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 316 of the education law, as amended by section 4-a of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
8. Funds provided each school year to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services by the commissioner to plan, establish and operate teacher resource and computer training centers shall not exceed two million dollars per center, except that for the city school district for the city of New York such [center] funding limitation shall not [exceed sixteen million eight hundred thousand dollars] apply; and provided further that each approved center shall receive not less than twenty thousand dollars. In any year in which there is a statewide increase in funding for teacher resource and computer training centers, such increase shall be distributed proportionately among existing centers that have satisfactorily fulfilled the requirements of such centers' current grant. A portion of the increase shall be made available to new applicants to establish new teacher centers, and to current teacher centers to develop and implement regional and statewide teacher center activities.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05456-01-9
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