A8279-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jun 9, 2011: referred to education

A8279-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         8279
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 June 9, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAIA, CONTE, N. RIVERA, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH -
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, SAYWARD  --  read  once
 and referred to the Committee on Education
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to continuing school aid
 for certain school districts for conversion to full day kindergarten
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Subdivision  9  of  section 3602 of the education law, as
 amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2007,  is
 amended to read as follows:

 9.  Aid  for conversion to full day kindergarten. School districts may
 make available full day kindergarten programs for all  children  wishing
 to  attend such programs[,].  For aid payable in the two thousand seven
 -two thousand eight school year and thereafter, school  districts  which
 provided  any  half-day  kindergarten  programs  or  had no kindergarten
 programs in the nineteen hundred  ninety-six--ninety-seven  school  year
 and  in  the base year shall be eligible for aid equal to the product of
 the district's selected foundation aid calculated pursuant  to  subdivi
 sion  four of this section multiplied by the positive difference result
 ing when the full day  kindergarten  enrollment  of  children  attending
 programs  in  the  district  in  the  base  year is subtracted from such
 enrollment in the current year.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  SECTION  OF
 LAW,  FOR  AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL
 YEAR AND THEREAFTER, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH RECEIVED AID FOR  CONVERSION
 TO  FULL  DAY KINDERGARTEN SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUCH AID UNTIL SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FOUNDATION AID PHASE-IN IS IMPLEMENTED.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11710-01-1

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