Bill Text: NY A10366 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
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
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10366 I N A S S E M B L Y May 24, 2012 ___________ 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.