New York S 8129: Relates to excess differential offsets for paraprofessionals employed by board of education

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S08129 Summary:

BILL NOS08129 

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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Add §12-143, NYC Ad Cd

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Provides that for each fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2025, the city of New York shall provide an excess differential offset to each person who was employed by the board of education as a paraprofessional for all or part of such year.

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8129

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to excess differential offsets for paraprofessionals employed
 by board of education

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

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding a new section 12-143 to read as follows:
 3 § 12-143 Excess differential offsets for paraprofessionals employed by
 4 board of education. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section,
 5 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 6 1. Base differential. The term "base differential" means, with respect
 7 to a given fiscal year, the amount obtained by subtracting (i) the mini-
 8 mum salary for paraprofessionals employed by the board of education,
 9 effective on the first day of the twentieth preceding fiscal year, from
 10 (ii) the highest salary for principals employed by such board, effective
 11 on such day.
 12 2. Covered fiscal year. The term "covered fiscal year" means a fiscal
 13 year for which the excess differential is greater than zero.
 14 3. Current differential. The term "current differential" means, with
 15 respect to a given fiscal year, the amount obtained by subtracting (i)
 16 the minimum salary for paraprofessionals employed by the board of educa-
 17 tion, effective on the first day of such fiscal year, from (ii) the
 18 highest salary for principals employed by such board, effective on such
 19 day.
 20 4. Excess differential. The term "excess differential" means, with
 21 respect to a given fiscal year, the amount obtained by dividing (i) the
 22 difference obtained by subtracting the base differential for such fiscal
 23 year from the current differential for such fiscal year by (ii) the
 24 dividend obtained by dividing the average highest salary for principals

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13006-01-5

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 1 for each year for the preceding 20 fiscal years by the average minimum
 2 salary for paraprofessionals for each year for the preceding 20 fiscal
 3 years.
 4 5. Excess differential offset. The term "excess differential offset"
 5 means, with respect to a person employed by the board of education as a
 6 paraprofessional or substitute paraprofessional for any given fiscal
 7 year, a payment equal to the amount obtained by multiplying (i) the
 8 excess differential for such fiscal year divided by one hundred eighty-
 9 five by (ii) the number of school days that such person was so employed.
 10 b. For each covered fiscal year commencing on or after July first, two
 11 thousand twenty-five, the city shall provide an excess differential
 12 offset to each person who was employed by the board of education as a
 13 paraprofessional for all or part of such year.
 14 c. The excess differential offset required by this section shall not
 15 be considered a salary or wage paid by the board of education nor shall
 16 it otherwise be considered a term and condition of employment with such
 17 board, as defined by section two hundred one of the civil service law.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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