STATE OF NEW YORK
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3627
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, ENGLEBRIGHT, BARNWELL, BRABENEC, BUTTENS-
CHON, CUSICK, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, TAYLOR, BYRNES, TAGUE, McDONOUGH,
STERN, THIELE, EICHENSTEIN, GOODELL, WOERNER -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT relating to requiring the state to reimburse non-public and
private schools where COVID testing is mandated
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 where COVID-19 testing of students, teachers and staff is mandated by
3 the state pursuant to executive order or other directive relating to
4 in-person instruction and settings, the state shall reimburse all non-
5 public and private schools that are subject to such mandate for the
6 costs associated with such testing requirements. The commissioner of
7 education shall adopt necessary rules and/or regulations and provide a
8 process and procedure to ensure the reimbursement of eligible costs
9 pursuant to this act.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01781-01-1
