NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2361A

Senate Bill S2361A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 22, 2016	print number 2361a
Feb 22, 2016	amend and recommit to education
Jan 06, 2016	referred to education
Jan 22, 2015	referred to education

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2015-S2361 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3113
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6545, A9365
2013-2014: S4002, A5584
2017-2018: S2979, A2340
2019-2020: S3687, A5416
2021-2022: S5173, A5805
2023-2024: S2090, A4292

2015-S2361 - Summary

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts.

2015-S2361 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2361

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and
special students residing in such school districts

PURPOSE:

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general
education and special students residing, in such school districts.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision 2 of
Section 2023-a of the Education Law, as added by Section 2 of part A
of Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2011, are amended and a new paragraph (v)
is added to exclude from the tax levy limit a tax levy necessary for
expenditures for the coming fiscal school year for a school district
with makes payments to one or more school districts to pay for tuition
for general education and special students residing in such school
district.

JUSTIFICATION:

Many school districts without a middle school and/or high school pay
tuition for their secondary students to attend another school

district. As a result of annual fluctuations in enrollment in general
education and special education tuition students and because the rates
are computed by the State Education Department's Seneca Falls formula,
the budgetary increases that many of these school districts are
incurring in just tuition payments alone are placing them
significantly over the current allowable tax levy limit. This
legislation is necessary to exclude from the tax levy limit a tax levy
which is necessary to support expenditures for the coming fiscal
school year for a school district which makes payments one or more
school districts to pay for tuition for general education and special
students residing in such school district.  Similar to the exemption
for pension costs, school districts have no direct control over these
costs.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14: S.4002A/A.5584A
2012: S.6545/A.9365

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to school
district budgets and the budget adoption process for the 2015-16
school year; and shall continue to apply to school district budgets
and the budget adoption process for any school year beginning in any
calendar year during which this act is in effect; provided, however,
that the amendments to Section 2023-a of the Education Law made by


Section 1 of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

2015-S2361 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2361                                                  A. 3113

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. SKARTADOS  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to certain tuition
  payments  by  school  districts  for  general  education  and  special
  students residing in such school districts

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

  Section 1. Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of  subdivision
2  of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of part
A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new paragraph (v)
is added to read as follows:
  (iii) in years in which the normal contribution rate of the  New  York
state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by
more  than  two  percentage  points  from  the previous year, a tax levy
necessary for  expenditures  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  for  school
district  employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retire-
ment system caused by growth in the normal contribution rate  minus  two
percentage points; [and]
  (iv) a capital tax levy[.]; AND
  (V) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE COMING FISCAL SCHOOL
YEAR  FOR  A  SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH MAKES PAYMENTS TO ONE OR MORE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO PAY FOR TUITION FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL  STUDENTS
RESIDING IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to
school district budgets  and  the  budget    adoption  process  for  the
2015-2016  school  year;  and shall continue to apply to school district

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07188-01-5

S. 2361                             2                            A. 3113

budgets and the budget adoption process for any school year beginning in
any calendar year during which this act is in effect; provided, however,
that the amendments to section 2023-a  of  the  education  law  made  by
section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

2015-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3113
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6545, A9365
2013-2014: S4002, A5584
2017-2018: S2979, A2340
2019-2020: S3687, A5416
2021-2022: S5173, A5805
2023-2024: S2090, A4292

2015-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts.

2015-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2361A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition
payments by school districts for general education and special
students residing in such school districts

 PURPOSE :

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general
education and special students residing in such school districts.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision 2 of
Section 2023-a of the Education Law, as added by Section 2 of part A
of Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2011, are amended and a new paragraph (v)
is added to exclude from the tax levy limit a tax levy necessary for
expenditures for the coming fiscal school year for a school district
with makes payments to one or more school districts to pay for tuition
for general education and special students residing in such school
district.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Many school districts without a middle school and/or high school pay
tuition for their secondary students to attend another school
district. As a result of annual fluctuations in enrollment in general
education and special education tuition students and because the rates
are computed by the State Education Department's Seneca Falls formula,
the budgetary increases that many of these school districts are
incurring in just tuition payments alone are placing them
significantly over the current allowable tax levy limit. This
legislation is necessary to exclude from the tax levy limit a tax levy
which is necessary to support expenditures for the coming fiscal
school year for a school district which makes payments one or more
school districts to pay for tuition for general education and special
students residing in such school district. Similar to the exemption
for pension costs, school districts have no direct control over these
costs.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-2014 S.4002A/A.5584A;
2012 S.6545/A.9365.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to school
district budgets and the budget adoption process for the 2016-17
school year; and shall continue to apply to school district budgets
and the budget adoption process for any school year beginning in any
calendar year during which this act is in effect; provided, however,
that the amendments to Section 2023-a of the Education Law made by
Section 1 of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

2015-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2361--A                                            A. 3113--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --
  recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, MONTESANO  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  certain  tuition
  payments  by  school  districts  for  general  education  and  special
  students residing in such school districts

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

  Section  1. Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision
2 of section 2023-a of the education law, as added by section 2 of  part
A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new paragraph (v)
is added to read as follows:
  (iii)  in  years in which the normal contribution rate of the New York
state teachers' retirement system, as defined by paragraph a of subdivi-
sion two of section five hundred seventeen of this chapter, increases by
more than two percentage points from  the  previous  year,  a  tax  levy
necessary  for  expenditures  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  for school
district employer contributions to the New York state teachers'  retire-
ment  system  caused by growth in the normal contribution rate minus two
percentage points; [and]
  (iv) a capital tax levy[.]; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07188-02-6

S. 2361--A                          2                         A. 3113--A

  (V) A TAX LEVY NECESSARY FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE COMING FISCAL SCHOOL
YEAR FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH MAKES PAYMENTS TO ONE  OR  MORE  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  TO PAY FOR TUITION FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL STUDENTS
RESIDING IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to
school district budgets  and  the  budget    adoption  process  for  the
2016-2017  school  year;  and shall continue to apply to school district
budgets and the budget adoption process for any school year beginning in
any calendar year during which this act is in effect; provided, however,
that the amendments to section 2023-a  of  the  education  law  made  by
section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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