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NY A08708

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

John McDonald

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the Commissioner of Education to deduct overpayments of state aid from a school district's first apportionment of the subsequent school year, rather than the next available payment

  • Allows school districts to request a three-year recovery period for overpayments only when the amount exceeds 1% of the district's total general fund expenditures, removing the documentation requirement for this threshold

  • Mandates that prior year state aid payments owed to school districts be paid in the first apportionment of the school year following notification, rather than through a queue-based appropriation system

  • Establishes that for eligible claims approved by June 30, 2025, the state must annually appropriate and pay the lesser of $50 million or the total amount owed to school districts

  • Takes effect immediately and applies to school years beginning on or after July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Requires any state aid owed to a school district from a prior year adjustment be paid as part of the first state aid payment of the following school year following the notification of such payments.

Last Action

print number 8708a

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education6/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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