What's happening
This bill requires the governor's annual budget to list proposed education funding amounts for each individual school district.
Why it matters
Improves transparency and accountability. by requiring the governor to disclose exactly how much funding each individual school district is proposed to receive, making it easier for the public, school officials, and lawmakers to track and scrutinize education spending.
Empowers local communities and stakeholders. such as parents, teachers, and school boards—by giving them clear information on their district’s proposed funding, which could help them advocate more effectively for their needs.
Facilitates better-informed policy debates and decisions. by making granular funding data available early in the budget process, potentially leading to fairer and more equitable distribution of education resources across the state.
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Who cares
Governor’s office and budget staff
They would have to include each school district’s share of every appropriation for district support in annual budget bills and any gubernatorial amendments.
School district administrators and school boards
They would gain district-by-district figures showing their proposed shares of state school-support appropriations.
State legislators and legislative staff
They could review each district’s proposed allocation in the governor’s budget bills and amendments.
Headline styles
List School Funding by District
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
History
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
List School Funding by District
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Amy Paulin
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4729
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 22, 2019
Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, GALLIVAN, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring itemization, by school district, of proposed appropriations to the education department for the support of school districts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 24 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. In each budget bill submitted annually by the governor, and in every amendment thereof submitted by the governor, which appropriates moneys to the education department for the support of school districts, there shall be included for each such appropriation, the apportionment thereof to each individual school district in the state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03774-01-9
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring itemization, by school district, of proposed appropriations to the education department for the support of school districts
Purpose
Requires the budget submitted by the governor to include an itemization, by each individual school district, of appropriations for the support of school districts.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Section 24 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: In each budget bill submitted annually by the governor, and in every amendment thereof submitted by the governor, which appropriates moneys to the education department for the support of school districts, there shall be included for each such appropriation, the apportionment thereof to each individual school district in the state. Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
Prospective school aid runs are vitally important to the formulation of school budgets. Unfortunately, the release of these projections is not mandated by law. Their release as a part of the Executive Budget Proposal has served as an acknowledgment of the complex and time-consum- ing nature of school budgets. Due to the fact that they are not mandated by law, the governor has the ability to unfairly withhold them from his/her budget proposal and subject schools to a shorter amount of time in which to formulate a budget to be presented and voted upon by their district's voters. This bill would mandate the release of school aid run projections as a part of the executive's budget proposal. This would assure superintendents, school boards, teachers and parents of the projections that they rely on the state to provide to them to develop their school's budget.
Legislative history
2017-18 - S. 2281 Passed Senate/A. 2631 Way and Means 2016 - S. 4603 Passed Senate/A. 6964 - Ways and Means
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
Immediate.
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