Bill > A05770

This bill provides that any special act school districts established pursuant to Chapter 566 of the Laws of 1967 shall be held harmless from any reduction in tuition revenue or any tuition rate calculation and/or rate reconciliation arising out of intake closure or limits on the entry of new student placements during the 2021-2022 or 2022-2023 school years. The Commissioner of Education is directed to use the 2020-2021 school year pupil counts to calculate and finalize the tuition rate and/or tuition rate reconciliation for these special act school districts, and the Director of the Budget is directed to approve such submissions. If these special act school districts sustain a reduction in tuition revenue for the 2021-2022 or 2022-2023 school years, they may submit a claim for reimbursement to the Commissioner of Education by July 31, 2023, and the Director of the Budget is directed to approve and pay such claims.