Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the education, labor and family assistance budget for state fiscal year 2015 - 2016; relates to school aid (Part A); relates to creating the New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program (Part C); relates to creating a standard financial aid award letter (Part F) ; relates to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part I); relates to certain contracts with the office of children and family services; relates to the possession of a gun on school grounds by a student; relates to persons in need of supervision or youthful offenders; relates to making provisions permanent in relating to authorizing the board of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with the commissioner of children and family services (Part J); relates to state reimbursement and subsidies for the adoption of children (Part K); relates to implementing provisions required by the federal preventing sex trafficking and strengthening families act (Part L); relates to utilizing reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part M); relates to authorized absences by healthcare professionals who volunteer to fight the Ebola virus disease oversees (Part O); relates to eliminating certain fees charged by the department of labor (Part P); relates to requiring experiential learning as a requirement for graduation (Part Q); relates to the New York state higher education matching grant program for independent colleges and the effectiveness thereof (Part R); relates to the project notification fee imposed for asbestos removal (Part S); relates to extending provisions of law relating to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part T); relates to the creation of the SUNY DSRIP escrow fund (Part U); relates to the tuition assistance program for students with disabilities (Part V); relates to the investment of contributions to a family tuition account (Part W); relates to the allocation of funds from the foster youth college success initiative (Part X); relates to the offering of associate of occupational studies degrees by community colleges (Part Y); relates to establishing the New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship (Part Z); relates to a program to provide tax incentives for employers employing at risk youth (Part AA); relates to the eligibility for participation in the brownfield cleanup program, relates to brownfield opportunity areas; relates to brownfield redevelopment tax credits; relates to remediated brownfield credit for real property taxes for qualified sites and environmental remediation insurance credits, in relation to tax credits for certain sites; relates to hazardous waste generator fees and taxes; relates to the environmental restoration program; relates to limitations on liability; relates to certain environmental restoration projects (Part BB); relates to reporting and disclosure and per diem and travel expenses (Part CC); relates to the public integrity reform act and the joint commission on public ethics (Part DD); enacts the education transformation act of 2015 (Part EE).
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3006B
SPONSOR: Budget TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
contracts for excellence, apportionment of school aid, total foundation
aid and the gap elimination adjustment restoration, the teachers of
tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program and waivers from
certain duties; to amend the state finance law, in relation to moneys
appropriated from the commercial gaming revenue fund; to amend chapter
756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force
education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York
city, in relation to reimbursements for the 2015-2016 school year; to
amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for
work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in
New York city, in relation to withholding a portion of employment prepa-
ration education aid and in relation to extending the effectiveness of
such chapter; to amend chapter 169 of the laws of 1994 relating to
certain provisions related to the 1994-95 state operations, aid to
localities, capital projects and debt service budgets; to amend chapter
82 of the laws of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relat-
ing to state aid to school districts and the appropriation of funds for
the support of government; to amend section 7 of chapter 472 of the laws
of 1998 amending the education law relating to the lease of school buses
by school districts; to amend chapter 147 of the laws of 2001 amending
the education law relating to conditional appointment of school
district, charter school or BOCES employees; to amend chapter 425 of the
laws of 2002 amending the education law relating to the provision of
supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school
and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm
at a school, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter
101 of the laws of 2003 amending the education law relating to implemen-
tation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to extending
the expiration of certain provisions of such chapters; to amend part A
of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013 relating to school district eligibil-
ity for an increase in apportionment of school aid and implementation of
standards for conducting annual professional performance reviews to
determine teacher and principal effectiveness, in relation to funds
appropriated in the 2014-15 school year; allocates school bus driver
training grants to school districts and boards of cooperative education
services; allows for eligible school districts to receive special appor-
tionments for salary expenses; allows for eligible school districts to
receive special apportionments for public pension accruals; allows any
moneys appropriated to the state education department to be suballocated
to other state departments or agencies and/or shall be made available
for specific payment of aid; allows the city school district of the city
of Rochester to purchase services as a non-component school district; to
amend chapter 121 of the laws of 1996 relating to authorizing the Roose-
velt union free school district to finance deficits by the issuance of
serial bonds, in relation to certain apportionments; specifies amounts
of state funds set aside for each school district for the purpose of the
development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or magnet school
programs; prohibits moneys appropriated for the support of public
libraries to be used for library construction; to amend the general
municipal law, in relation to authorized withdrawals; and to repeal
certain provisions of the education law relating thereto (Part A);
intentionally omitted (Part B); to amend the education law, in relation
to creating the New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program
(Part C); intentionally omitted (Part D); intentionally omitted (Part
E); to amend the banking law, in relation to creating a standard finan-
cial aid award letter (Part F); intentionally omitted (Part G); inten-
tionally omitted (Part H); to amend the social services law, in relation
to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled
persons living in the community (Part I); to amend the education law, in
relation to certain contracts with the office of children and family
services; to amend the education law, in relation to the possession of a
gun on school grounds by a student; to amend the executive law, in
relation to persons in need of supervision or youthful offenders; to
amend part K of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, amending the education
law, relating to authorizing the board of cooperative educational
services to enter into contracts with the commissioner of children and
family services to provide certain services, in relation to making such
provisions permanent (Part J); to amend the social services law, in
relation to state reimbursement and subsidies for the adoption of chil-
dren (Part K); to amend the social services law, the surrogate's court
procedure act, the family court act, the public health law and the exec-
utive law, in relation to implementing provisions required by the feder-
al preventing sex trafficking and strengthening families act (Part L);
to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing
purposes (Part M); intentionally omitted (Part N); to amend the labor
law, in relation to authorized absences by healthcare professionals who
volunteer to fight the Ebola virus disease overseas; and providing for
the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part O); to amend
the labor law, the workers' compensation law and chapter 784 of the laws
of 1951, constituting the New York state defense emergency act, in
relation to eliminating certain fees charged by the department of labor;
and to repeal certain provisions of the labor law and the workers'
compensation law relating thereto (Part P); to amend the education law,
in relation to requiring experiential learning as a requirement for
graduation (Part Q); to amend part U of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005
relating to the New York state higher education capital matching grant
program for independent colleges, in relation to the New York state
higher education matching grant program for independent colleges and the
effectiveness thereof (Part R); to amend the labor law, in relation to
the project notification fee imposed for asbestos removal (Part S); to
amend chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, amending the legislative law and
the state finance law relating to the operation and administration of
the legislature, in relation to extending such provisions (Part T); to
amend the state finance law, in relation to the creation of the SUNY
DSRIP escrow fund (Part U); to amend the education law, in relation to
the tuition assistance program for students with disabilities (Part V);
to amend the education law, in relation to the investment of contrib-
utions to a family tuition account (Part W); to amend the education law,
in relation to the allocation of funds from the foster youth college
success initiative (Part X); to amend the education law, in relation to
the offering of associate of occupational studies degrees by community
colleges (Part Y); to amend the education law, in relation to establish-
ing the New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship
(Part Z); to amend the labor law and the tax law, in relation to a
program to provide tax incentives for employers employing at risk youth
(Part AA); to amend the environmental conservation law, the tax law and
the general municipal law, in relation to eligibility for participation
in the brownfield cleanup program, assignment of the brownfield redevel-
opment tax credits and brownfield opportunity areas; to amend part H of
chapter 1 of the laws of 2003, amending the tax law relating to brown-
field redevelopment tax credits, remediated brownfield credit for real
property taxes for qualified sites and environmental remediation insur-
ance credits, in relation to tax credits for certain sites; to amend the
environmental conservation law, in relation to hazardous waste generator
fees and taxes; to amend the environmental conservation law and the
state finance law, in relation to the environmental restoration program;
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to limitations
on liability; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to
certain environmental restoration projects; and to repeal certain
provisions of the environmental conservation law and the tax law relat-
ing thereto (Part BB); to amend the public officers law, the legislative
law, the election law and the retirement and social security law, in
relation to reporting and disclosure; and to repeal subdivision 2 of
section 5 of the legislative law relating to per diem and travel
expenses (Part CC); to amend part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011,
relating to establishing the public integrity reform act of 2011, in
relation to the joint commission on public ethics (Part DD); and to
amend the education law, in relation to establishing the New York state
masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program (Subpart A);
to amend the education law, in relation to admission requirements for
graduate-level teacher education programs (Subpart B); to amend the
education law, in relation to institution deregistration and suspension,
teacher registration and continuing teacher education requirements
(Subpart C); to amend the education law, in relation to the appointment
of teachers, principals, administrators, supervisors and all other
members of the teaching and supervising staff of school districts
(Subpart D); to amend the education law, in relation to annual perform-
ance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals (Subpart E);
relating to testing reduction reports (Subpart F); to amend the educa-
tion law, in relation to disciplinary procedures for ineffective teach-
ing or performance by building principal or teacher and to streamlined
removal procedures for teachers rated ineffective (Subpart G); and to
amend the education law, in relation to takeover and restructuring fail-
ing schools (Subpart H) (Part EE)
SUMMARY: This bill would enact into law major components of legis-
lation that are necessary to implement the Education, Labor and Family
Assistance Budget. Among its provisions are the following proposals:
A Modify the Education Law and make other changes necessary to authorize
School Aid and implement education-related programs in the Executive
Budget.
B Intentionally omitted.
C Enact the Get On Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program.
D Intentionally omitted.
E Intentionally omitted.
F Standardize college financial aid award letters.
G Intentionally omitted. Intentionally omitted.
J Modify the Raise the Age of juvenile jurisdiction.
K Provides for the issuance of adoption assistance payments for the
private adoption of children with special needs only when the adoptive
parents reside in New York State at the time of application.
L Make statutory changes to comply with the recent federal Prevent Sex
Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act.
M Utilizes excess Mortgage Insurance Fund reserves.
N Intentionally omitted.
O Provide a leave of absence for healthcare professionals who volunteer
to fight the Ebola virus overseas.
P Repeal various Department of Labor fees.
Q Make experiential learning a graduation requirement at SUNY and CUNY.
R Makes statutory changes to the Higher Education Capital matching
program.
S Repeals the asbestos project notification fee waiver in certain
instances.
T Extend the Legislative Commissions for one year.
U Create the SUNY DSRIP Escrow Fund.
V Clarify TAP eligibility for disabled students.
W Conform the State 529 plan program to the Federal requirements.
X Conform Foster care initiatives with Federal requirements.
Y Provide information to students about career paths.
Z Create a new Merit Scholarship Program.
AA Change the name of the Youth Tax Credit to Urban Youth Job Program
Tax Credit and increase the annual credit from $10 million to $20
million.
BB Extend Brownfields tax credit for ten years.
CC Improve current disclosures law to require greater disclosure of
outside income by public officials, and expand current forfeiture
provisions.
DD Revise and extends the Commission to review and evaluate JCOPE and
the Legislative Ethics Commission.
EE Create the Education Transformation Act of 2015.
JUSTIFICATION: This bill is necessary for the enactment of portions
of the SFY 2015-16 Education, Labor and Family Assistance budget, as
contained in the State Operations, Capital Projects and Aid to Locali-
ties appropriations bills.
FISCAL IMPACT The provisions contained in this legislation are related
to appropriations proposed for SFY 2015-16.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective April 1, 2015, with exceptions.
