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NY S08006

NY S08006
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2022-2023 state fiscal year; relates to school contracts for excellence; relates to foundation aid; provides for maintenance of equity aid; requires every local educational agency receiving funding from the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund allocated by the American rescue plan act of 2021 to post on its website a plan by school year


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Introduced
01/19/2022
In Committee
04/08/2022
Crossed Over
04/08/2022
Passed
04/09/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/09/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school contracts for excellence; to amend the education law, in relation to foundation aid; to amend the education law, in relation to maintenance of equity aid; to amend chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, relating to funding from the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund allocated by the American rescue plan act of 2021, in relation to every local educational agency receiving funding from the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund allocated by the American rescue plan act of 2021 shall be required to post on its website a plan by school year of how such funds will be expended; to amend the education law, in relation to building aid and the New York state energy research and development authority P-12 schools clean green schools initiative; to amend the education law, in relation to building aid final cost report penalties; transportation contract penalties; to amend the education law, in relation to modifying the length of school sessions; to amend the education law, in relation to supplemental public excess cost aid; to amend the education law, in relation to academic enhancement aid; to amend the education law, in relation to high tax aid; to amend the education law, in relation to extending the state education department's authority to administer the statewide universal full-day prekindergarten program; to amend the education law, in relation to universal prekindergarten expansions; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to reimbursement for the 2022-2023 school year, withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for eligible pupils in certain school districts, in relation to lunch meal state subsidy; to amend chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, relating to certain provisions related to the 1994-95 state operations, aid to localities, capital projects and debt service budgets, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the education law relating to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school, in relation to making certain provisions thereof permanent; to amend the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to making the provisions thereof permanent; to amend chapter 552 of the laws of 1995, amending the education law relating to contracts for the transportation of school children, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; providing for school bus driver training grants; providing for special apportionment for salary expenses; providing for special apportionment for public pension accruals; to amend chapter 121 of the laws of 1996, relating to authorizing the Roosevelt union free school district to finance deficits by the issuance of serial bonds, in relation to extending the school years to which apportionment for salary expenses apply; to amend the education law, in relation to permitting the city school district of the city of Rochester to make certain purchases from the board of cooperative educational services of the supervisory district serving its geographic region; to amend chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, amending the education law and certain other laws relating to state aid to school districts and the appropriation of funds for the support of government, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; providing for set-asides from the state funds which certain districts are receiving from the total foundation aid; providing for support of public libraries; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part A); to amend the education law and the local finance law, in relation to zero-emission school buses (Subpart A); to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the creation of a zero-emission bus roadmap (Subpart B)(Part B); intentionally omitted (Part C); to amend the education law, in relation to state appropriations for reimbursement of tuition credits (Part D); to amend the education law, in relation to the expansion of the part-time tuition assistance program (Part E); to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility requirements and conditions for tuition assistance program awards; and to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating to the ban on incarcerated individuals to be eligible to receive state aid (Part F); to amend the education law, in relation to setting tuition rates charged for recipients of the excelsior scholarship (Part G); to amend the education law, in relation to including certain apprenticeships in the definition of "eligible educational institution" for the New York state college choice tuition savings program (Part H); intentionally omitted (Part I); intentionally omitted (Part J); intentionally omitted (Part K); to amend the social services law, in relation to child care assistance (Part L); to amend part N of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, amending the social services law relating to restructuring financing for residential school placements, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part M); to amend part C of chapter 83 of the laws of 2002, amending the executive law and other laws relating to funding for children and family services, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof (Part N); to amend the social services law, in relation to reimbursement for a portion of the costs of social services districts for care provided to foster children in institutions, group residences, group homes, and agency operated boarding homes (Part O); intentionally omitted (Part P); intentionally omitted (Part Q); to amend the executive law, in relation to increasing the amount of reimbursement the division of veterans' affairs shall provide to local veterans' service agencies for the cost of maintenance of such agencies (Part R); to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part S); to amend part W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016 amending the social services law relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of social services relating to the appointment of a temporary operator, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part T); to amend the social services law, in relation to the public benefits and requirements; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto (Part U); intentionally omitted (Part V); intentionally omitted (Part W); intentionally omitted (Part X); intentionally omitted (Part Y); to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part Z); intentionally omitted (Part AA); intentionally omitted (Part BB); intentionally omitted (Part CC); intentionally omitted (Part DD); intentionally omitted (Part EE); intentionally omitted (Part FF); to amend the executive law, in relation to the state's language access policy (Part GG); to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to waiving approval and income limitations on retirees employed in school districts and board of cooperative educational services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part HH); intentionally omitted (Part II); to amend chapter 277 of the laws of 2021 amending the labor law relating to the calculation of weekly employment insurance benefits for workers who are partially unemployed, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part JJ); directing the office of temporary and disability assistance to conduct a public outreach program regarding utilities assistance (Part KK); to amend the social services law, in relation to the savings plan demonstration project in the city of New York; and to amend part K of chapter 58 of the laws of amending the social services law relating to establishing the savings plan demonstration project, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part LL); to repeal section 106 of the social services law relating to mortgage repayment liens for public assistance beneficiaries (Part MM); requiring the state university of New York and the city university of New York to report on the hiring of faculty pursuant to any state funding appropriated for such purposes (Part NN); to amend the education law, in relation to removing the limit on the total annual costs of the Senator Patricia K. McGee nursing faculty scholarship program and relates to the number of awards that may be given under the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program (Part OO); in relation to constituting chapter 13 of the consolidated laws establishing the veterans' services law and the department of veterans' services; to amend the domestic relations law, the education law, the election law, the environmental conservation law, the executive law, the general municipal law, the labor law, the mental hygiene law, the not-for-profit corporation law, the public health law, the social services law, the state finance law, the New York state defense emergency act, the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city charter, the cannabis law, the state technology law, the county law, the economic development law, the correction law, the civil service law, the general business law, the general construction law, the highway law, the insurance law, the judiciary law, the military law, the public housing law, the public officers law, the private housing finance law, the real property tax law, the tax law, the town law, the vehicle and traffic law, and the workers' compensation law, in relation to replacing all instances of the term "division of veterans services" with the term "department of veterans' services" and making related conforming technical changes; and to repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating to veterans' services and of the military law relating to certain awards and medals (Part PP); to establish the "ethics commission reform act of 2022"; to amend the executive law, in relation to creating a commission on ethics and lobbying in government; to amend the legislative law, the public officers law, and the executive law, in relation to making technical corrections thereto; and to repeal certain provisions of the executive law relating thereto (Part QQ); to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to gaming facility determinations and licensing (Part RR); to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to enacting reforms related to public service performed during the COVID-19 pandemic (Part SS); to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing reforms to Tier 5 and Tier 6 of the retirement system (Part TT); to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal sale of firearms (Subpart A); to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to appearance tickets issued to certain persons (Subpart B); to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to certain information the court must consider and take into account for securing an order (Subpart C); to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the failure to comply with a discovery order and certificates of compliance (Subpart D); to amend the family court act, in relation to the statute of limitations and jurisdiction for juvenile delinquency proceedings; and community based treatment referrals (Subpart E); and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to release for mental health assessment and evaluation and involuntary commitment pending release (Subpart F); and to amend the judiciary law and the executive law, in relation to certain reports on pretrial release and detention (Subpart G); to amend Kendra's law, in relation to extending the expiration thereof; and to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to extending Kendra's law and assisted outpatient treatment (Subpart H) (Part UU); in relation to enacting the private activity bond allocation act of ; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part VV); to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part WW); to amend the public health law, in relation to the minimum wage of home care aides (Part XX); to amend chapter 252 of the laws of 1968 relating to the construction and financing of a stadium by the county of Erie and authorizing, in aid of such financing, the leasing of such stadium and exemption from current funds requirements, in relation to confirming the intention of the legislature that the purposes mentioned therein are public and governmental purposes of the county of Erie for which exemption shall be allowed from real property taxation (Part YY); to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses (Part ZZ); to amend the social services law, in relation to expanding Medicaid eligibility requirements for seniors and disabled individuals; and relating to expanding eligibility for the medicare savings program (Part AAA); to amend the public health law and the social services law, in relation to permitting the commissioner of health to submit a waiver that expands eligibility for New York's basic health program and increases the federal poverty limit cap for basic health program eligibility from two hundred to two hundred fifty percent; to amend the social services law, in relation to allowing pregnant individuals to be eligible for the basic health program and maintain coverage in the basic health program for one year post pregnancy and to deem a child born to an individual covered under the basic health program to be eligible for medical assistance; to amend the social services law, in relation to cost-sharing obligations for certain services and supports; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof (Part BBB); to amend the social services law, in relation to including expanded pre-natal and post-partum care as standard coverage when determined to be necessary; and to repeal section 369-hh of the social services law (Part CCC); to amend the public health law, in relation to expanding benefits in the Child Health Plus Program, eliminating the premium contribution for certain households and transferring Child Health Plus rate setting authority from the Department of Financial Services to the Department of Health (Part DDD); to amend part E of chapter 55 of the laws of 2020, amending the state finance law relating to establishing the criminal justice discovery compensation fund; amending the criminal procedure law relating to monies recovered by county district attorneys before the filing of an accusatory instrument; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof; and to amend the judiciary law and the state finance law, in relation to monies allocated to the chief administrator of the courts and the division of criminal justice services for the purpose of completing certain reports (Part EEE); and to provide for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2022-2023 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the administration of certain funds and accounts; to amend part D3 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 amending the general business law and other laws relating to implementing the state fiscal plan for the 2003-2004 state fiscal year, in relation to the deposit provisions of the tobacco settlement financing corporation act; to amend part D of chapter 389 of the laws of 1997 relating to the financing of the correctional facilities improvement fund and the youth facility improvement fund, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend chapter 81 of the laws of 2002 relating to providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2002-2003 budget, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds & notes; to amend part Y of chapter 61 of the laws of , relating to providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2005-2006 budget, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the New York state medical care facilities finance agency act, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, amending the state finance law and other laws relating to the establishment of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to housing program bonds and notes; to amend part D of chapter 63 of the laws of , relating to the composition and responsibilities of the New York state higher education capital matching grant board, in relation to increasing the amount of authorized matching capital grants; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the nonprofit infrastructure capital investment program; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to personal income tax notes for 2022, in relation to authorizing the dormitory authority of the state of New York and the urban development corporation to enter into line of credit facilities for , and in relation to state-supported debt issued during the 2022 fiscal year; to amend the state finance law, in relation to payments of bonds; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the mental health services fund; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the issuance of revenue bonds; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to permitting the dormitory authority, the New York state urban development corporation, and the thruway authority to issue bonds for the purpose of refunding obligations of the power authority of the state of New York to fund energy efficiency projects at state agencies; to repeal subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 16 of part T of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, relating to providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2007-2008 budget; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part FFF)

AI Summary

This bill enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2022-2023 state fiscal year. The key provisions of this bill include: - Amends the education law to require school districts to only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses when purchasing or leasing new buses, to include requirements in transportation service contracts for zero-emission buses, and to only operate zero-emission school buses by 2035. It also provides for building aid and maintenance support for zero-emission school bus infrastructure. - Establishes the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government to administer and enforce the state's ethics and lobbying laws, including provisions for the nomination and appointment of commission members, the commission's powers, and the creation of an executive director and commission staff. - Amends the public officers law and legislative law to make changes related to financial disclosure statements, training requirements, advice and guidance, investigations and enforcement, and confidentiality. - Enacts various other provisions related to education funding, child care assistance, veteran services, housing programs, utilities assistance, and public pensions. Overall, this bill makes a number of changes to state laws and programs across several policy areas, primarily focused on education, ethics and lobbying, and benefits for veterans, as part of the state budget process for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Budget (Senate)

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.56 (on 04/09/2022)

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