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A08225 Summary:

BILL NOA08225 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCarroll P

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COSPNSR

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Amd §§3602-e, 3602-ee & 2102-a, Ed L

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Requires school districts and other facilities providing universal prekindergarten programs utilize all allotted funds for universal prekindergarten programs.

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BILL NOA08225 

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05/05/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8225

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. P. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school
 districts utilize all allotted funds for universal prekindergarten
 programs

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3602-e of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
 3 21. School districts shall utilize the totality of their allotted
 4 funds from the amount set forth for such school districts as "UNIVERSAL
 5 PREKINDERGARTEN" in the school aid computer listing produced by the
 6 commissioner in support of the enacted budget for such year. School
 7 districts shall be exempt from this requirement if they demonstrate that
 8 program utilization rates fall short of allocated slots due to insuffi-
 9 cient demand for state-funded slots. The board of regents and the
 10 commissioner shall be authorized to adopt regulations to implement the
 11 provisions of this subdivision. Any school district which fails to
 12 comply with this subdivision during any school year shall be subject to
 13 the requirements of subdivision five of section twenty-one hundred two-a
 14 of this chapter. If the reason for lack of utilization is due to insuf-
 15 ficient classroom space, then the school district shall also set forth a
 16 plan to address the insufficient space.
 17 § 2. Section 3602-ee of the education law is amended by adding a new
 18 subdivision 18 to read as follows:
 19 18. Facilities providing universal full-day pre-kindergarten under
 20 this section shall utilize the totality of awarded funds for such year.
 21 Such facilities shall be exempt from this requirement if they demon-
 22 strate that program utilization rates fall short of allocated slots due
 23 to insufficient demand for state-funded slots. The board of regents and
 24 the commissioner shall be authorized to adopt regulations to implement

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10561-01-5

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 1 the provisions of this subdivision. Any such facility which fails to
 2 comply with this subdivision during any school year shall be subject to
 3 the requirements of subdivision six of section twenty-one hundred two-a
 4 of this chapter. If the reason for lack of utilization is due to insuf-
 5 ficient classroom space, then the school district shall also set forth a
 6 plan to address the insufficient space.
 7 § 3. Section 2102-a of the education law is amended by adding two new
 8 subdivisions 5 and 6 to read as follows:
 9 5. (a) In every school year where a school district is in violation of
 10 subdivision twenty-one of section thirty-six hundred two-e of this chap-
 11 ter, every trustee or voting member of a board of education of such
 12 school district, shall, by April first of the school year in which the
 13 funds were underutilized, complete a minimum of twelve hours of training
 14 on the importance of early childhood education, learning, and develop-
 15 ment. Every trustee or voting member of such board of education shall
 16 repeat this training for every year in which such school district is in
 17 violation of subdivision twenty-one of section thirty-six hundred two-e
 18 of this chapter.
 19 (b) Each trustee or voting member of a board of education subject to
 20 the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall demonstrate
 21 compliance with the requirem