Bill Text: NY S04778 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to aid for substantial enrollment growth and growth in enrollment of English language learner students.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S04778 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04778-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4778
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 28, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sens. HANNON, PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  aid  for  substantial
          enrollment growth and growth in enrollment of English language learner
          students
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding  two
     2  new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
     3    22. Aid for substantial enrollment growth. For the two thousand seven-
     4  teen--two  thousand  eighteen school year, each school district shall be
     5  apportioned the greater of:    (a)  the  positive  difference,  if  any,
     6  between the public school enrollment of the district in the two thousand
     7  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year,  as  computed pursuant to
     8  subparagraph two of paragraph n of subdivision one of this section,  and
     9  such  enrollment  in  the  two  thousand  fourteen--two thousand fifteen
    10  school year, subtracted by four tenths of one percentum of the two thou-
    11  sand fourteen--two thousand  fifteen  school  year,  multiplied  by  the
    12  selected  foundation  aid  per pupil; or (b) the positive difference, if
    13  any, between the public school enrollment of the  district  in  the  two
    14  thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school year, as computed pursuant
    15  to  subparagraph  two of paragraph n of subdivision one of this section,
    16  and such enrollment in the two thousand  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen
    17  school  year, divided by three, subtracted by four tenths of one percen-
    18  tum of the two  thousand  twelve--two  thousand  thirteen  school  year,
    19  multiplied by the selected foundation aid per pupil.
    20    23.  Aid  for English language learner pupil growth. For the two thou-
    21  sand seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year, each school  district
    22  shall  be  apportioned  the greater of:  (a) the positive difference, if
    23  any, between the English language learner pupil count of the district in
    24  the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen  school  year,  and  such
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 4778                             2
     1  count  in  the  two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year,
     2  multiplied by two-tenths and multiplied again by the selected foundation
     3  aid per pupil; or (b) the  positive  difference,  if  any,  between  the
     4  public school enrollment of the district in the two thousand twelve--two
     5  thousand  thirteen school year, as computed pursuant to subparagraph two
     6  of paragraph n of subdivision one of this section, and  such  enrollment
     7  in  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year, divided
     8  by three, multiplied by two-tenths and multiplied again by the  selected
     9  foundation aid per pupil.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.