Bill > A09048

This bill amends the New York State education law to modify how school districts calculate their "extraordinary needs count" for the purpose of receiving public funds. Specifically, the bill adds the count of homeless children and children in foster care to the existing calculation, which previously only included English language learner counts and poverty counts. The bill defines the "count of homeless children and children or youth in foster care" as the number of students identified as homeless or in foster care during the most recently completed school year, multiplied by 32 percent. Additionally, the bill adjusts the English language learner (ELL) weight, setting it at 0.50 for the 2024-2025 school year and increasing it to 0.53 for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. This change aims to provide additional financial support to school districts with students who may have extraordinary educational needs due to their housing or care situation, with the new provisions set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9048