2003 Green Book
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Adjusted
Appropriation
2002-03 		Executive
Request
2003-04 		Legislative
Appropriation
2003-04 		Change

STATE OPERATIONS
General Fund 46,820,600 38,327,600 43,820,600 5,493,000
Special Revenue-Other 115,320,400 79,842,200 111,752,200 31,910,000
Special Revenue-Federal 195,700,000 234,074,200 274,917,200 40,843,000
Fiduciary 1,400,400 1,400,400 1,400,400 0
Internal Service Fund 20,570,800 19,023,900 19,603,900 580,000
Total for STATE OPERATIONS 379,812,200 372,668,300 451,494,300 78,826,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
General Fund 13,734,766,899 12,972,615,400 13,734,157,900 761,542,500
Special Revenue-Other 4,573,256,000 4,645,292,000 4,661,292,000 16,000,000
Special Revenue-Federal 3,094,795,000 3,210,127,000 3,210,127,000 0
Total for Agency 21,402,817,899 20,828,034,400 21,605,576,900 777,542,500
Total Contingency 9,310,000 8,274,000 8,274,000 0
Total for AID TO LOCALITIES 21,412,127,899 20,836,308,400 21,613,850,900 777,542,500

CAPITAL PROJECTS
Capital Projects Fund 9,765,000 3,750,000 3,750,000 0
Capital Projects Fund - Advances 140,000,000 0 0 0
Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS 149,765,000 3,750,000 3,750,000 0
LEGISLATIVE ACTION

The Legislature provides an All Funds Agency total of $22.06 billion for the State Education Department (SED). This reflects a school year restoration of $1.031 billion of the Governor’s proposed $1.24 billion cut to General Support for Public Schools. This includes a $997 million increase in computerized aid over the Governor’s proposal. Overall spending for Education programs is $1.14 billion over the Governor’s proposed budget. In addition, the Legislature provides for the following program changes from the Executive’s proposed 2003-04 budget for SED:

State Operations

The Executive Budget proposed the reduction of 130 positions through a management efficiency plan for savings of $8.7 million in State funds this year. The Legislature denies this proposal and restores $5.7 million to fund approximately 81 positions. This funding includes the denial of the Executive proposal to eliminate the State contribution for the 38 BOCES district superintendent salaries at a cost of $1.6 million.


The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to transfer the Office of Cultural Education to the New York Institute for Cultural Education (NYICE). This would have transferred 400 associated positions to a new public benefit corporation.

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to transfer the Office of the Professions to the Department of State. This proposal would have resulted in the transfer of 340 positions and their associated special revenue funding.

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to transfer the Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) to the Department of Labor. This proposal would have resulted in the transfer of 804 positions and $393,000 in General Fund support.

The Legislature restores $1.73 million in appropriation authority for the Office of Management Services. This funding will support approximately 22 positions.

The Legislature accepts the Executive proposal to sweep $5 million in funds from the Office of the Professions Account.

Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education Program

The Legislature provides a school year restoration of $1.031 billion in General Support for Public Schools. The major elements of this increase include the following.

    Comprehensive Operating Aid (COA): Aid is restored in the amount of $122 million. The Governor cut Operating Aid by $407 million, resulting in a final reduction to Operating Aid of $285 million. In addition, Operating Standards Aid, Academic Support Aid, and Gifted and Talented Aid, along with the former Comprehensive Operating Aid, are now consolidated. Operating Aid allocations are sensitive to each district’s relative wealth and student needs. Each district was assessed a reduction amount ranging from a 2.25 percent minimum to a 6.3 percent maximum.

    Extraordinary Needs Aid (ENA): An additional $18.6 million over the 2002-03 school year for a total of $704.9 million is provided, which reflects a change in the concentration factor. The Executive’s recommendation to consolidate ENA within COA was denied.

    Tax Limitation Aid: Aid is restored in the amount of $25 million and an additional $4.9 million over the 2002-03 school year is provided for a total of $29.9 million.

    Limited English Proficiency (LEP): An additional $20.6 million over the 2002-03 school year for a total of $86.5 million is provided, which reflects a change in the weighting factor. The Executive’s recommendation to consolidate LEP within COA was denied.

    Building Aid: An additional $56 million over the Governor’s proposal for a total of $1.155 billion is provided. The Legislature denies the Executive’s recommendation to create a priority pool and abolish the selected aid ratio. In addition, projects without a signed contract which have not been verified as due and payable in 2003- 04 will be paid in July, 2004.


Other General Support for Public School Programs

The Legislature provides restorations for the following programs.

    Public Excess Cost Aid: A $35.8 million increase over 2002-03 for a total of $2.15 billion is provided. The Executive’s recommendation to consolidate Public Excess Cost Aid within COA was denied.

    Private Excess Cost Aid: A $7.1 million increase over 2002-03 for a total of $180.4 million is provided, which reflects a $89.6 million increase over the Governor’s proposal. The Governor’s recommendation to alter the State’s reimbursement for these projects was denied.

    Transportation Aid: A $93.4 million increase over 2002-03 for a total of $1.1 billion is provided. This reflects a $102 million increase over the Governor’s proposal.

    BOCES Aid: A $27.4 million increase over 2002-03 for a total of $522 million is provided. This reflects a $134.4 million increase over the Governor’s proposal.

    Special Services Aid: Funding is provided at the present law level of $122.16 million.

    Instructional Materials Aid (Hardware, Software, Library and Textbook Aids): These aid categories are increased by $360,000 over 2002-03 for a total of $283.5 million, which reflects present law.

    Educationally Related Support Services Aid (ERSSA): A $2.1 million increase over 2002-03 for a total of $72.5 million is provided. The Executive’s recommendation to consolidate ERSSA within COA was denied.

    Growth Aid: A $6.7 million increase over 2002-03 for a total of $29.5 million is provided. This reflects a $13.7 million increase over the Governor’s proposal.

    Employment Preparation Education (EPE) Aid: $84 million is provided for EPE Aid, which reflects a $7.3 million increase over the Governor’s proposal.

    Summer School Aid: Funding is provided at the present law level of $35.8 million. The Executive’s recommendation to consolidate Summer School Aid within COA was denied.

    Reorganization Aids: Building Reorganization Incentive Aid is funded at the present law level of $13.88 million. Operating Reorganization Incentive Aid is funded at the present law level of $17.52 million.


LADDER Programs

The Legislature fully funds the LADDER Program, totaling $429.8 million. This includes the following.

    Universal Prekindergarten: The Universal Prekindergarten Program is funded at $201.03 million for the 2003-04 school year. Additionally, $3.64 million is available in the 2003-04 school year for school districts that were eligible for the Universal Prekindergarten Program during the 2002-03 school year, but had not fully implemented the Program.

    Class Size Reduction: The Class Size Reduction Program is funded at $136.4 million for the 2003-04 school year. Additionally, $3.57 million is available in the 2003-04 school year for school districts that were eligible for the Class Size Reduction Program during the 2002-03 school year, but had not fully implemented the Program.

    Minor Maintenance and Repair Aid: The Minor Maintenance and Repair Aid Program is funded at $50 million for the 2003-04 school year.

    Full-Day Kindergarten: The Full-Day Kindergarten Program is funded at the present law level of $5.6 million for the 2003-04 school year.

    Extended Day/School Violence Prevention: The Extended Day/School Violence Prevention Program is funded $30.2 million for the 2003-04 school year.


Teacher Programs

The Legislature restores aid to the following teacher programs.

    Teacher Support Aid: The Legislature restores $44.99 million in Teacher Support Aid to reach the 2002-03 funding level of $67.48 million.

    Teacher Resource and Computer Training Centers: The Legislature restores $20 million in Teacher Center Funding, as well as the additional $1 million provided in 2002-03, to total $31 million for the 2003-04 school year.

    Teacher Mentor-Intern Program: The Legislature restores $2.33 million for the Teacher Mentor-Intern Program, totaling $4 million for the 2003-04 school year.

    Teachers of Tomorrow: The Legislature maintained the Governor’s recommended level of funding of $20 million. This represents a $5 million decrease from school year 2002-03.


Other Programs

The Legislature restores aid to the following programs.

  • Experimental Prekindergarten: Restores $3.765 million
  • Primary Mental Health Project (PMHP): Restores $570,000
  • SURR Schools: Restores $2 million
  • Transferring Success: Restores $629,800
  • AIDS Education: Restores $693,000
  • Education of Children of Migrant Workers: Restores $90,000
  • School Health Demonstration: Restore $150,000
  • Comprehensive School Health Demonstration: Restores $367,500
  • Workplace Literacy: Restores $140,000
  • Consortium for Worker Education: Restores $318,500
  • Interpreters for the Deaf: Restores $70,000
The Legislature restores $1 million, for a total of $9 million, to the Consortium for Worker Education Program as an offset within Employment Preparation Education (EPE) Aid.

The Legislature denies the Governor’s proposal to cap STAR and provides an additional $16 million for a total of $2.796 billion in 2003-04.

Higher Education

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to eliminate the STEP/CSTEP Program and provides $10,000,000 to fully restore State support to SFY 2002-03 levels. In addition, the Legislature denies the Executive proposal for the following programs:

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to eliminate Aid to Independent Colleges and Universities for graduate degrees conferred and provides an additional $18,700,000 to fully restore State support to SFY 2002-03 levels;

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to reduce the Higher Educational Opportunity Program (HEOP) by 50 percent and provides an additional $11,000,000 to fully restore State support to SFY 2002-03 levels;

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to reduce the Liberty Partnerships Program by 50 percent and provides an additional $6,500,000 to fully restore State support to SFY 2002-03 levels;

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to eliminate funding for the Teacher Opportunity Corps and provides an additional $750,000 to fully restore State support to SFY 2002-03 levels.

Cultural Education Programs

The Legislature restores aid to the following cultural education programs.

    Aid to Public Libraries: An additional $13.3 million is provided for public libraries. This restores aid to public libraries to last year’s total of $88.9 million.

    Public Broadcasting: An additional $2.1 million is provided for public broadcasting. This restores aid to public broadcasting to last year’s total of $13.8 million.


VESID Programs

The Legislature restores aid to the following VESID programs.

    Case Services: A $2 million restoration for Case Services is provided, along with an additional increase of $1.5 million to address order of selection.

    Independent Living Centers: A $1.2 million restoration for Independent Living Centers is provided.


Additional Reductions

The Legislature denies funding for the following programs from the Governor’s proposed budget.

  • School Evaluation Services: $600,000
  • Center for School Safety: $500,000
  • Civility and Character Education: $500,000
  • Charter School Stimulus Fund: $6 million
Article VII Provisions Pertaining to Elementary and Secondary Education

The Legislature provides flexibility in the use of up to 70 percent of Teacher of Tomorrow funding for the City School District of the City of New York.

The Legislature provides for the use of $50 million in TANF funds to offset the General Fund expense of the Universal Prekindergarten Program.

The Legislature provides an additional $30 million Chapter One advance to the City School District of the City of New York.

The Legislature denies the Governor’s proposal to place a cap on school budget spending increases limiting districts to 4 percent or 120 percent of the increase in the CPI for the prior year, whichever is less.

The Legislature denies the Governor’s proposal to include new performance measurements for programs providing literacy and job training to adults.

The Legislature provides for a one-time use of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) discretionary funds for the prevention of teacher turnover at 4401 schools and other related costs. The Legislature denies Executive Budget language including a new requirement that all of the State Education Department’s federal discretionary funding be subject to plans approved by the Director of the Budget.

The Legislature denies the Governor’s proposal to discontinue the State functions and duties of the District Superintendents of the Boards of Cooperative Educational Service (BOCES), and restores the proposed reduction in salary received by these Superintendents due to the discontinuation of these functions.

The Legislature denies the Governor’s recommended changes to the appointment process and membership of the State Board of Regents.

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to merge the functions of the Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) and of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) into the Department of Labor.

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to transfer the Office of the Professions from the State Education Department to the Department of State.

The Legislature denies the Executive proposal to create a public benefit corporation, the New York Institute for Cultural Education, which would assume certain activities previously administered by the State Library, the State Museum and the State Archives under the jurisdiction of the State Education Department.

The Legislature denies the following Executive proposals related to Building Aid:

  • projects that were approved by the voters after July 1, 2003 would receive Building Aid based on a district’s current Building Aid ratio;
  • school district exemption from Wicks Law requirements for school construction projects;
  • replacement of the existing building aid program with priority based project selection for projects approved after February 1, 2003;
  • the 10 percent building aid enrichment would be limited to instruction related projects only; and
  • the use of a simplified rated capacity determination in the calculation of building aid allowable costs.
The Legislature also denies the following Executive proposals: a requirement that the Board of Regents receive approval from the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform for new regulations that would involve costs for schools, the State or local governments; the removal of the members of the Committee on Special Education not mandated by Federal requirements; and the placement of a moratorium on the approval of any new or expanded programs serving only preschool children with disabilities.

Legislative Additions

The Legislature provides funding for the following:




PROGRAM APPROPRIATION VETO #

GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS $603,000,000 18
GRANTS-IN-AID - SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND NOT FOR PROFITS $41,498,700 33
LADDER - EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY/SCHOOL VIOLENCE PROGRAM $30,200,000 25
HIGHER ED - BUNDY AID $18,700,000 36
SCHOOL TAX RELIEF (STAR) - REJECT BENEFIT FREEZE $16,000,000
CULTURAL - PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES $13,300,000 40
GRANTS-IN-AID - CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,000,000 31
HIGHER ED - OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (HEOP) $11,000,000 37
HIGHER ED - STEP/CSTEP $10,000,000 38
HIGHER ED - LIBERTY PARTNERSHIPS $6,500,000 35
PERSONAL SERVICE AND NON-PERSONAL SERVICE - OPERATING BUDGET $5,700,000 44
GRANT-IN-AID BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT $5,000,000 32
TARGETED (EXPERIMENTAL) PRE-KINDERGARTEN $3,765,000 20
PUBLIC BROADCASTING (RADIO AND TELEVISION) $2,100,000 41
SURR SCHOOLS $2,000,000 27
VESID - CASE SERVICES $2,000,000 42
VESID - ADDITIONAL CASE SERVICES $1,500,000 97
VESID-INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS $1,200,000 43
EPE/WORK FORCE EDUCATION - CONSORTIUM FOR WORKER EDUCATION $1,000,000 29
HIGHER ED - TEACHER OPPORTUNITY CORPS $750,000 39
TEACHER CENTERS $700,000 19
CATEGORICAL - AIDS EDUCATION $693,000 23
ADDITIONAL PERSONAL SERVICE - INDIRECT COST RECOVERY ACCOUNT $652,000
CATEGORICAL - TRANSFERRING SUCCESS $629,800 22
PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT $570,000 28
ADDITIONAL NONPERSONAL SERVICE - INDIRECT COST RECOVERY ACCOUNT $502,000
ADDITIONAL PERSONAL SERVICE FOR AUTOMATION AND PRINTING CHARGEBACK ACCOUNT $466,000
CATEGORICAL - COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH DEMO $367,500 24
CONSORTIUM FOR WORKER EDUCATION $318,500 95
GRANTS-IN-AID- GREENBURGH MAGNET SCHOOL $300,000 30
CATEGORICAL - SCHOOL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION $150,000 26
WORKPLACE LITERACY $140,000 94
ADDITIONAL NONPERSONAL SERVICE FOR AUTOMATION AND PRINTING CHARGEBACK $114,000
ACCOUNT
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS $90,000 21
INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF $70,000 96

*All program appropriations vetoed by the Executive, as indicated by a veto message number, were subsequently overridden by the Legislature.


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