Relates to supplementary funding for dedicated programs for public school students in the East Ramapo Central School District; appropriates funds therefor.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10723
SPONSOR: Rules (Jaffee) TITLE OF BILL: An act relating to supplementary funding for dedicated
programs for public school students in the East Ramapo central school
district; providing an appropriation therefor; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would appoint up to 3 state monitors to the East Ramapo
Central School District and provide supplementary funding for the public
school students.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Legislative intent
Section 2: Definitions
Section 3: Requires the Commissioner of Education to appoint up to 3
state monitors for the East Ramapo Central School District
Section 4: Describes the duties of the monitors
Section 5: Appropriates $1 million for the 201647 school year; Describes
the long term strategic improvement plan and comprehensive expenditure
plan that the East Ramapo Central School District must complete in order
to be eligible to receive funds from the State Education Department for
the reimbursement of approved expenditures on services to improve and
enhance the educational opportunities of students attending the public
schools in the school district
Section 6: Describes the fiscal and operational oversight duties of the
commissioner
Section 7: Describes the process of complying with the comprehensive
expenditure plan in the event of a reduction in budget appropriations
Section 8: Effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
"Over the course of many years there have been dramatic changes in the
demographics in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County. The number of resi-
dents in the town has dramatically increased, swelling the size of the
East Ramapo Central School District to over 30,000 students. Nearly,
2/3 of those students do not, however, attend the public school system.
In 2015, the State Education Department, pursuant to its powers and
duties, appointed three monitors to the East Ramapo School District. In
order to continue moving the dialogue in the right direction, with the
ultimate goal of improving the outcomes of all students within the
district, the appointment of monitors should continue. This legislation,
which has received general support from the school board and the commu-
nity as a whole, continues the appointment of monitors in the East Rama-
po Central School District."
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Appropriates $1 million for the 2016-17 school year
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill takes effect July 1, 2016 and shall expire and be repealed
June 30, 2017.
