Bill Text: NY A10366 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to experimental alternative institutional support programs for school districts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-24 - referred to education [A10366 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10366-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10366
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 24, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education
       AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to alternative institu-
         tional support programs
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  3641 of the education law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
    3    16. ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AID. A.  BOARDS OF EDUCATION  OF
    4  CITY,  COMMON,  UNION FREE AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE AUTHOR-
    5  IZED  TO  CONTRACT  WITH  APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL   SUPPORT
    6  SERVICES  PROGRAMS  TO  PROVIDE  INSTRUCTIONAL  AND  SUPPORT SERVICES TO
    7  SPECIAL EDUCATION AND/OR NON-SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WHO  ARE  DEEMED
    8  BY THE DISTRICT TO BE AT-RISK.
    9    B. PAYMENT PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE FROM THE DISTRICT TO THE
   10  APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAM FOR THE
   11  ACTUAL COST OF THE APPROVED ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES
   12  PROGRAM'S  PROVISION  OF  SERVICES AND INCLUDE COSTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,
   13  INSTRUCTIONAL, OPERATING AND SUPPORT SERVICES EXPENSES PROPORTIONATE  TO
   14  THE  STUDENT'S  ATTENDANCE  IN  THE  PROGRAM.  STUDENTS  WHO  ATTEND THE
   15  APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAM   SHALL
   16  CONTINUE  TO  BE  COUNTED  BY  THE DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF
   17  DETERMINING FEDERAL AND STATE AID TO THE DISTRICT RELATIVE  TO  STUDENTS
   18  WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES.
   19    C.  DISTRICTS  MAY ALSO CONTRACT WITH AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE INSTITU-
   20  TIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM  TO  SERVE  AS  AN  INTERIM  ALTERNATIVE
   21  EDUCATIONAL SETTING, AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
   22  ITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT AND CONCURRENT STATE LAW. A DISTRICT MAY
   23  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  APPROVED ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
   24  PROGRAM FOR SERVICES AS AN INTERIM ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SETTING WHEN-
   25  EVER A STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH PLACEMENT IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  LAW,
   26  SUCH AS IN CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15552-01-2
       A. 10366                            2
    1    D. THE DISTRICT SHALL COMPENSATE AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL
    2  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAM  SERVING  AS AN INTERIM ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
    3  SETTING ON AN ACTUAL COST BASIS.
    4    E. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR AND MAINTAIN A LIST
    5  OF  APPROVED  ALTERNATIVE  INSTITUTIONAL  SUPPORT  SERVICES PROGRAMS. AN
    6  ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM SHALL BE APPROVED  IF
    7  IT  IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES
    8  CERTIFIED PERSONNEL AND HAS DEMONSTRATED  A  MINIMUM  OF  TEN  YEARS  OF
    9  IMPROVED STUDENT PERFORMANCE FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.