Excludes certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts from the calculation of the tax levy limit.
Provides an annual tax levy limit allowing for expenditures directly or indirectly related to school safety, including improving district wide emergency response plans, training staff and/or students on school safety and/or conflict mediation, installing and maintaining safety technology and software in school buildings, hiring school resource officers, acquiring emergency medical equipment, installing fencing around the perimeter of school grounds, installing bulletproof doors and windows, acquiring and maintaining technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.
Authorizes certain school districts and their municipalities to sign a memorandum of understanding authorizing a one-time annual increase to the amount of school district expenditures funded by city funds to be excluded from the maintenance of effort calculation.
This bill (A2413) requires tuition rates for private residential and non-residential schools providing special education services to disabled students (and special act school districts) to increase annually by the same percentage as the state's general support for public schools. It directly affects these private schools and districts by tying their reimbursement rates to public school funding growth starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The bill amends existing law to mandate this adjustment mechanism, replacing previous cost-of-living adjustments for these specific programs. It does not apply to general public school tuition or other educational programs. The bill was referred to the Education Committee on January 16, 2025.
This bill requires all public and private schools in the state to include instruction about the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection and its aftermath as part of mandated civic education courses for students over age eight. It amends education law to add this event to required curriculum topics alongside other historical subjects like slavery, the Holocaust, and genocide. Schools must teach the historical context, significance, and consequences of the insurrection, with oversight by the education commissioner. Non-compliance could result in withheld school funding, as the law mandates this instruction be integrated into existing citizenship and history lessons.
This bill creates a new funding formula to help high-need school districts in specific counties address capacity shortages (like overcrowded classrooms). It directly affects districts with populations between 940,000-1 million residents (per 2010 census) that have voter-approved building projects since July 2021. The key mechanism replaces standard funding calculations with a special "high-need secondary supplemental building aid ratio," which boosts aid based on existing rates but caps it at a calculated maximum. This ensures districts with at least 10% capacity shortages receive enhanced funding for construction or repairs.
This bill (S 299) allows school districts with a combined wealth ratio of 35% or less to create a reserve fund. The fund can cover expenses that would otherwise push the district over its tax levy limit without needing voter approval. Districts must return unused funds to the general budget within four years if they’re not needed for future tax-compliant spending. It directly affects low-wealth school districts seeking to manage budget constraints under existing tax cap rules.
This bill adjusts the regional labor cost index used to calculate state funding for schools in New York's Hudson Valley region. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, the Hudson Valley's index increases from 1.314 to 1.425 (matching Long Island/NYC), while other regions' rates remain unchanged. The change directly affects public school districts in the Hudson Valley by increasing their state education funding based on updated labor market cost analysis. The adjustment reflects revised median salary data for professional occupations requiring similar credentials to education roles.
This bill creates a new funding formula to provide supplemental aid to New York school districts that spend less than regional averages while serving high-need student populations, starting in the 2026-2027 school year. It calculates aid per student based on a district's "low spending percent" (how much below regional spending it is) and a "needs resource index" (measuring student needs relative to district wealth). This supplemental aid is added to each district's existing foundation aid, with per-pupil funding capped at $750. The measure directly affects qualifying low-spending, high-need districts across New York's labor force regions.
Increases foundation aid for school districts that meet five variables impacting academic success: free or reduced lunch, English language learners, wealth ratio, enrollment, special education, and being located in a high wealth ratio county.
