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NY A04283
Bill
Status
2/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
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AI Summary
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Requires school districts that propose eliminating teaching positions in science, mathematics, special education, language arts, or English language learners due to economic conditions to first eliminate funding for interscholastic sports programs instead.
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Directs the New York Education Department to develop and implement rules by December 1, 2011, requiring all school districts reducing budgets due to economic conditions to cut interscholastic sports funding before eliminating core subject teachers.
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Applies to budget consideration and adoption processes for any school year when core teaching positions would be cut for financial reasons.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires governing body of a school district which proposed the elimination of any position of a teacher of science, mathematics, special education, language arts or English language learners, because of economic conditions, to first propose elimination of funding for interscholastic sports; directs the education department to develop and implement plans for the elimination of funding for interscholastic sports programs in school districts which have budget reductions which entail elimination of teaching positions in such subjects.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012