S3017-2013 Actions

• Jan 28, 2013: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S3017-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3017

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to provide an apportionment to the Yonkers city
school district based upon universal prekindergarten enrollment

PURPOSE:  To provide the Yonkers City School District with additional
aid equal to the District's Universal Prekindergarten enrollment for
the 2012-2013 school year multiplied by the difference between the
District's selected Foundation Aid per pupil and the District's
Universal Prekindergarten Grant per pupil.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:  This bill would add a new section to
unconsolidated law to provide the Yonkers City School District with
additional aid equivalent to the District's 2012-2013 Universal
Prekindergarten enrollment multiplied by the difference between the
District's selected Foundation Aid pre pupil and the District's
Universal Prekindergarten Grant per pupil.

JUSTIFICATION:  The Yonkers City School District has a fully
implemented Universal Prekindergarten Program in its schools that has
been regarded as a model for other districts and had a significant
positive impact on improving student performance in the District. This
measure would provide additional aid to the District in support of
their commitment to serving the needs of its prekindergarten
population totaling $4.8 million.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2010 - S7190 - Passed Senate 2011 - S1011 - Died
Local Government Committee 2012 - S1011A - Died Local Government
Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: $4.8 million to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

S3017-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3017
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 28, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 

AN ACT to provide an apportionment to the Yonkers city  school  district
 based upon universal prekindergarten enrollment
 

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

 

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 effective July 1, 2014, there shall be  an  apportionment  made  to  the
 Yonkers  city  school  district,  and such apportionment shall be for an
 amount equivalent to the base year total  of  universal  prekindergarten
 pupils served multiplied by the value calculated by subtracting from the
 selected  foundation  aid per pupil, the quotient calculated by dividing
 the base year universal prekindergarten grant by the base year total  of
 universal prekindergarten pupils.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01783-01-3

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