Bill Text: NY A04515 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the governing body of each school district which eliminates teaching positions and costs to decrease a proportional amount in administrative costs.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-11 - held for consideration in education [A04515 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04515-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4515
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. RAIA, COLTON, McDONOUGH, TENNEY, LALOR, FINCH --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, CERETTO -- read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Education
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the govern-
         ing body of each school district, which eliminates teaching  positions
         for  any school year, to decrease a proportional amount of administra-
         tive costs
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.    The  education  law  is amended by adding a new section
    2  1527-a to read as follows:
    3    S 1527-A. SCHOOL  BUDGET  REDUCTIONS.  DURING  THE  CONSIDERATION  AND
    4  ADOPTION  OF  THE PROPOSED SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET FOR ANY SCHOOL YEAR IN
    5  WHICH THERE IS THE PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF ANY TEACHING  POSITION  OR  A
    6  DECREASE  IN SALARY OR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH POSITIONS, THE GOVERN-
    7  ING BODY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL MAKE A  PROPORTIONAL  DECREASE  IN
    8  THE  AMOUNT  OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCLUDING COST
    9  ASSOCIATED WITH POSITIONS AND SALARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF  IN  SUCH
   10  PROPOSED BUDGET.
   11    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided however, that
   12  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
   13  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
   14  tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
   15  before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07150-01-5