Authorizes payment of state aid by the commissioner of education for special education services for students with handicapping conditions for costs directly related to such services; provides that the results from savings should be given to school districts to be used to reduce school taxes.

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S3284A-2011 Actions

• Mar 7, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 3284A
• Mar 7, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
• Feb 15, 2011: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S3284A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3284A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for special
education services for students with handicapping conditions

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the education law, in relation to state aid for special
education services for students with handicapping conditions.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This legislation would alleviate the mandate of school districts to pay
for special education. It will instead have payments made by the
commissioner without apportionment, to the school districts and
municipalities for these services. Any money due to the school districts
and municipality would be reduced by the amount of Federal funding. The
money saved by the school district would be directly applied to the
reduction of school taxes.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would take the financial burden off the school district
for the funding of special education.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10:  S.5259 - Referred to Education
A.3700 of 97-98, S.2753 of 2001-2002, S.3858 of 2003-2004,
S.2242 of 2006-2007, S.2839 of 2008-2009

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S3284A-2011 Text

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

                                   3284--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 15, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
    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

  AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for special
    education services for students with handicapping conditions

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


    Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 4411
  to read as follows:

    S 4411. STATE AID FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION  SERVICES  FOR  STUDENTS  WITH
  HANDICAPPING  CONDITIONS.  1.  ON  AND  AFTER  JULY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
  TWELVE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE PAYMENTS, WITHOUT APPORTIONMENT,  TO
  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR
  STUDENTS WITH HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS. THE FULL AMOUNT OF COST  DIRECTLY
  RELATED  TO  THE  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SERVICES RENDERED TO SUCH STUDENTS
  SHALL BE REIMBURSED, PROVIDED THAT ANY PLACEMENT OF  SUCH  STUDENTS  WAS
  APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
    2.  ANY  MONEYS  DUE  TO  A  MUNICIPALITY  OR SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE
  REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF ANY FEDERAL PARTICIPATION,  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE
  XIX  OF  THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED
  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
    3. WHENEVER THE STATE AID PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION CREATES  A
  BUDGETARY  SURPLUS  FOR  A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR MUNICIPALITY, SUCH SURPLUS
  SHALL BE UTILIZED SOLELY TO REDUCE TAXES FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


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