What's happening
This bill allows certain school districts facing large building aid penalties to repay them over six years instead of all at once.
Why it matters
Eases sudden financial pressure on eligible school districts. by allowing them to spread large, unexpected state-imposed penalties over six years, reducing the risk of budget cuts or disruptions to student services in any single year.
Targets districts facing especially significant penalties. those over $2.2 million and more than 2% of their 2013-14 general fund—helping those most likely to experience hardship from immediate repayment.
Provides flexibility and local control. by allowing districts to make an upfront payment, which can lessen the annual financial burden and assist with budget planning.
May help maintain educational quality and staffing. in affected districts by preventing sudden large financial losses that could otherwise force layoffs, program cuts, or tax increases.
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Ease Building Aid Penalties
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STATE OF NEW YORK
622
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT relating to the recovery of certain building aid penalties by the state education department
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for a school district with a penalty pursuant to a notice of building aid recovery where such penalty exceeds $2,200,000 and also exceeds 2 percent of such district's total general fund expenditures for the 2013-14 school year, the commissioner of education shall recover such penalty in six equal annual installments beginning the later of June, 2020 or June of the school year in which such district is notified of the penalty. Provided further that such district may elect to make an initial payment no later than thirty days in advance of the first annual installment which shall reduce the amount of each annual installment.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04390-01-9
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Title of bill
An act relating to the recovery of certain building aid penalties by the state education department
Purpose or general idea of bill
Relates to the recovery of certain building aid penalties by the state education department from East Islip School District.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Allows the East Islip School District to repay building aid overpayments totaling $2,200,000 to the State Education Department over a period of six years.
Section 2. Effective Date.
Justification
The State Education Department (SED) notified the East Islip school district of a building aid recovery due to overpayments to the district. SED officials are allowing the district to make the payments over a three-year period. A longer timeframe would further diminish the impact of this repayment on the taxpayers of the East Islip School District, identified by the New York State Comptroller as being under moderate fiscal stress. The six year repayment schedule would ease the financial burden of this repayment on the school district.
Prior legislative history
2015-16: S.2177 Died in Education 01/04/17 REFERRED TO EDUCATION 01/03/18 REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
Immediately
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