STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7146--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Educa- tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the distribution of aid for high cost students with disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3609-b of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new third undesignated paragraph to read as follows: 3 For aid payable in the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen 4 school year and thereafter, "moneys apportioned" shall mean current year 5 aid provided for current year expenses for new high cost students with 6 disabilities that move into the district during the school year with an 7 individualized education program from a committee on special education 8 of another school district. 9 § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 4405 of the education 10 law, as amended by chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 c. The apportionments to each school district pursuant to this subdi- 13 vision shall be based on excess cost paid and attendance during the base 14 year except, beginning in the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nine- 15 teen school year and thereafter, "moneys apportioned" shall be based on 16 excess cost paid and attendance during the current year for new students 17 with disabilities that move into the district during the school year 18 with an individualized education program from a committee on special 19 education of another school district requiring attendance at approved 20 private special education programs. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 22 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06228-03-8