New York A 6242: Relates to apportioning funds to the East Ramapo central school district for services and expenses

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A06242 Summary:

BILL NOA06242 

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SPONSORBrabenec

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Provides that the East Ramapo central school district shall be eligible to receive an apportionment of funds to be used for services and expenses; directs certain reports to be submitted.

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BILL NOA06242 

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02/27/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6242

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT in relation to apportioning funds to the East Ramapo central
 school district for services and expenses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 2 declares that the East Ramapo central school district faces a substan-
 3 tial budgetary shortfall and absent legislative intervention, the
 4 district is at risk of being unable to pay its staff, and students
 5 attending the public schools in the district will suffer. In recognition
 6 of this crisis, the legislature hereby provides the East Ramapo central
 7 school district with an accelerated payment of twenty million dollars
 8 ($20,000,000) to provide the funds necessary for the district to meet
 9 its payroll obligations.
 10 § 2. The East Ramapo central school district shall be paid on an
 11 accelerated schedule as follows:
 12 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, for aid payable
 13 in the school years 2025-2026 through 2054-2055 upon application to the
 14 commissioner of education, submitted not sooner than the second Monday
 15 in July of the school year in which such aid is payable and not later
 16 than the Friday following the third Monday in July of the school year in
 17 which such aid is payable, or ten days after the effective date of this
 18 act, whichever shall be later, the East Ramapo central school district
 19 shall be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this act in an
 20 amount equal to the product of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) and
 21 the quotient of the positive difference of thirty minus the number of
 22 school years elapsed since the 2025-2026 school year divided by thirty.
 23 (2) Funds apportioned pursuant to this subdivision shall be used for
 24 services and expenses of the East Ramapo central school district and
 25 shall be applied in support of its educational programs and any liabil-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07602-01-5

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 1 ity incurred by such central school district in carrying out its func-
 2 tions and responsibilities under the education law.
 3 (b) The claim for an apportionment to be paid to the East Ramapo
 4 central school district pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section
 5 shall be submitted to the commissioner of education on a form prescribed
 6 for such purpose, and shall be payable upon determination by such
 7 commissioner that the form has been submitted as prescribed and that the
 8 school district has complied with the reporting requirements of this
 9 act. For each school year in which application is made pursuant to
 10 subdivision (a) of this section, such approved amount shall be payable
 11 on or before July thirty-first of such school year upon the audit and
 12 warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by
 13 the commissioner of education in the manner prescribed by law from
 14 moneys appropriated from the general fund for general support for public
 15 schools due such school district pursuant to section 3609-a of the
 16 education law.
 17 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 18 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to the East Ramapo central
 19 school district during the current year pursuant to subdivisions (a) and
 20 (b) of this section shall first be deducted from paym