Allows BOCES to serve as a clearinghouse for substitute teachers; allows BOCES to provide career services to students in border states.

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S6303C-2011 Actions

• Jun 6, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 6303C
• Jun 6, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• May 30, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 6303B
• May 30, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• Mar 22, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 6303A
• Mar 22, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• Jan 24, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S6303C-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6303C

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to
providing mandate relief to local school districts

PURPOSE:
This bill provides New York school districts with mandate relief.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. This section allows BOCES to enter into contracts with
bordering states in order to allow student residing in these states
to have access to the BOCES' career education programs and technical
services and special education services.

Section 2. This section allows Boards of cooperative Educational
Services (BOCES) to serve as the central administrator for substitute
teachers, prekindergarten teachers, special education and human
services personnel for two or more school districts.

JUSTIFICATION:
This bill seeks to provide real mandate relief to school districts.
New York school districts already face an enormous financial burden,
especially in light of the recent school aid cuts. By allowing BOCES
to administer certain services this will consolidate services and
reduce the cost to school districts. This bill will hopefully, be a
first step, in providing much needed mandate relief to school
districts.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Needs to be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act takes effect immediately.

S6303C-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                   6303--C

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 24, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
    discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
    to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
    reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
    discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
    to said committee

  AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to providing mandate
    relief to local school districts

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the educa-
  tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:

    (10) TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OTHER  STATES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
  PROVIDING  CAREER  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS, TECHNICAL SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL
  DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PURCHASE OF  CURRICULUM  DEVELOPED  BY  BOCES  AND
  SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO STUDENTS RESIDING IN SUCH STATE.
    S  2. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by
  adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:

    OO. UPON APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
  SERVICES,  SERVE  AS THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, PRE-KIN-
  DERGARTEN  TEACHERS,  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SERVICES  AND  HUMAN  SERVICES
  PERSONNEL FOR TWO OR MORE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD13472-13-2