Grants a waiver in the amount of $52,000 to Adirondack Helping Hands for services rendered during the 2016--2017 school year; provides such waiver shall be allocated to costs associated with special class in an integrated setting spending for the 2016--2017 school year.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2474
SPONSOR: Jones TITLE OF BILL:
An act relating to granting a waiver to Adirondack Helping Hands for the
2016--2017 school year
PURPOSE:
The bill ratifies a waiver for $52,000 in spending by Adirondack Helping
Hands Inc. in the 201617 school year relating to its 9160 program and
prohibits the state from imposing penalties in subsequent years.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1- Grants a waiver for $52,000 relating to a special class in an
integrated setting. The spending shall be offset by $52,000 in recog-
nized surplus at the school, and another $16,000 shall be recouped
through reconciliation.
Section 2 - Directs commissioner of education to calculate and finalize
a reconciliation rate, and directs the budget director to approve it.
Section 3 - Bars any penalties associated with this waiver in subsequent
school years. Section 4 - Effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
Through no fault of its own, Adirondack Helping Hands Inc. in Cadyville
was required in 201617 to transfer funds between special education
programs due to unforeseen changes to its student mix.
Adirondack Helping Hands Inc. is a relatively small facility, and
contracts with Clinton and Essex counties to provide necessary and
important educational services to special needs students. Even a shift
of one or two students from one program to another can drastically alter
its budget.
But the resulting change to the state's calculation for its funding has
punished Adirondack Helping Hands Inc. in the years since and reduced
its capacity.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
11/17/2021 referred to education
01/05/2022 referred to education
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
It could result in additional funding for Adirondack Helping Hands Inc.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2474
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT relating to granting a waiver to Adirondack Helping Hands for the
2016--2017 school year
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regu-
2 lation to the contrary, Adirondack Helping Hands shall be granted a
3 waiver in the amount of $52,000 for services rendered during the
4 2016--2017 school year. Such waiver shall be allocated to costs associ-
5 ated with special class in an integrated setting spending for the 2016-
6 -2017 school year. Adirondack Helping Hands shall reduce any recognized
7 surplus for such school year by $52,000. A final surplus of $16,000
8 shall be recoverable on reconciliation.
9 (b) For purposes of this section, "special class in an integrated
10 setting" shall mean a classroom where students with intellectual and
11 developmental disabilities receive special services and supports while
12 learning alongside students without such disabilities.
13 § 2. The commissioner of education is hereby directed to calculate and
14 finalize any rate reconciliation for Adirondack Helping Hands and shall
15 submit such rate reconciliation to the director of the budget, who is
16 hereby directed to approve such submittal.
17 § 3. No additional penalty associated with such waiver shall be levied
18 against Adirondack Helping Hands in any subsequent school year.
19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06242-01-3
