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NY S06284
Bill
Status
1/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
James Seward
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AI Summary
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Amends Education Law Section 3604 to allow the Commissioner of Education to disregard up to 10 days of missed instruction in state aid apportionment calculations for the 2011-2012 school year
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Permits disregard of missed days if schools were closed due to extraordinarily adverse weather, federal natural disaster declarations, state disaster emergencies, transportation route closures, heating/water/fuel/electricity failures, or school building destruction
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Requires the District Superintendent to certify that the missed days cannot be made up by using all scheduled vacation days before the first Regents examination in June for secondary grades or before the last Regents examination in June for elementary grades
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Requires additional certification from the District Superintendent that using vacation days for makeup instruction would imperil students, faculty, and staff while repairs continue
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that school aid shall not be reduced if a school is closed due to extraordinary circumstances, emergency or disaster and such days cannot be made up prior to scheduled regents exams.
Last Action
SUBSTITUTED BY A9442
6/19/2012