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Legislative Action Concerning Flexibility with Instructional Materials Aid. The Department will issue additional guidance on implementing this flexibility.

 

 

Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2011 (A04008D-S02808D) Enacted ELFA Article VII

PART A-1

23    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  701  of  the  education  law,  as
24  amended  by  section  8 of part L of chapter 405 of the laws of 1999, is
25  amended to read as follows:
26    2. A text-book, for the purposes of this section shall mean:  (i)  any
27  book,  or  a book substitute, which shall include hard covered or paper-
28  back books, work books, or manuals and (ii) for expenses incurred  after
29  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine,  any  courseware  or other
30  content-based instructional materials in an electronic format,  as  such
31  terms  are defined in the regulations of the commissioner, which a pupil
32  is required to use as a text, or  a  text-substitute,  in  a  particular
33  class  or program in the school he or she legally attends.  For expenses
34  incurred on or after July first, two thousand eleven, a text-book  shall
35  also  mean  items  of expenditure that are eligible for an apportionment
36  pursuant to sections  seven  hundred  eleven,  seven  hundred  fifty-one
37  and/or  seven  hundred  fifty-three  of this title, where such items are
38  designated by the school district as eligible for aid pursuant  to  this
39  section, provided, however, that if aided pursuant to this section, such
40  expenses  shall  not  be  aidable  pursuant to any other section of law.
41  Expenditures aided pursuant to this section shall not  be  eligible  for
42  aid pursuant to any other section [seven hundred eleven or seven hundred
43  fifty-one]  of  [this  chapter] law.   Courseware or other content-based
44  instructional materials in an electronic format included  in  the  defi-
45  nition  of textbook pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to the
46  same limitations on content as apply to books or book substitutes  aided
47  pursuant to this section.
48    §  2.  Subdivision  2 of section 711 of the education law, as added by
49  chapter 53 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
50    2. School library materials, for the purposes of  this  article  shall
51  mean  both  audio/visual materials and printed materials that may or may
52  not require magnification which meet all of the following criteria:  (1)
53  materials  which  are  catalogued  and  processed  as part of the school
54  library or media center for use by elementary  and/or  secondary  school
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1  children  and teachers; (2) materials which with reasonable care and use
2  may be expected to last more than one  year;  and  (3)  materials  which
3  would not be eligible for aid pursuant to sections seven hundred one and
4  seven hundred fifty-one of this [chapter] title.  School library materi-
5  als  meeting  these  criteria  may  include (i) hard cover and paperback
6  books, periodicals, that is, publications which appear at regular inter-
7  vals of less than one year on a continuing basis for an indefinite peri-
8  od, documents other than books, pamphlets, musical scores, other printed
9  and published materials, and  (ii)  for  school  year  nineteen  hundred
10  eighty-six--eighty-seven  and thereafter, audio/visual materials includ-
11  ing films, film strips, micro-film, sound recordings, processed  slides,
12  transparencies,  [kinescopieskinescopes,  video  tapes, maps, charts,
13  globes, pictorial works, including pictures and  picture  sets,  reprod-
14  uctions,  photographs, graphic works, and any other audio/visual materi-
15  als of a similar nature made.
16    § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 751 of the education law, as amended  by
17  section  6  of  part  A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
18  read as follows:
19    2. A software program, for the purposes of this article shall mean (a)
20  a computer program which a pupil is required to use as a learning aid in
21  a particular class in the school the pupil legally attends, or  (b)  for
22  expenses incurred after July first, two thousand nine, any content-based
23  instructional  materials  in  an electronic format that are aligned with
24  state standards which are accessed or  delivered  through  the  internet
25  based  on  a  subscription  model.  Such electronic format materials may
26  include a variety of media assets and learning tools,  including  video,
27  audio,  images,  teacher guides, and student access capabilities as such
28  terms are defined in the regulations of the commissioner.  For  expenses
29  incurred on or after July first, two thousand eleven, a software program
30  shall also mean items of expenditure that are eligible for an apportion-
31  ment pursuant to sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven and/or
32  seven hundred fifty-three of this title, where such items are designated
33  by  the  school  district  as eligible for aid pursuant to this section,
34  provided, however, that if aided pursuant to this section, such expenses
35  shall not be aidable pursuant to any other section of law.
36    § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 753 of the education law,  as  added  by
37  section  7-a  of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
38  read as follows:
39    1. In addition to any other apportionment under this chapter, a school
40  district shall be eligible for an apportionment under the provisions  of
41  this  section  for  approved  expenses  for (i) the purchase or lease of
42  micro and/or mini computer  equipment  or  terminals  for  instructional
43  purposes  or  (ii)  technology  equipment,  as defined in paragraph c of
44  subdivision two of this section, used  for  instructional  purposes,  or
45  (iii)  for  the repair of such equipment and training and staff develop-
46  ment for instructional purposes as provided  hereinafter,  or  (iv)  for
47  expenses incurred on or after July first, two thousand eleven, any items
48  of  expenditure  that  are  eligible  for  an  apportionment pursuant to
49  sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven  and/or  seven  hundred
50  fifty-one  of  this title, where such items are designated by the school
51  district as eligible for aid pursuant to this section, provided,  howev-
52  er,  that  if aided pursuant to this section, such expenses shall not be
53  aidable pursuant to any other  section  of  law.    Such  aid  shall  be
54  provided pursuant to a plan developed by the district which demonstrates
55  to  the satisfaction of the commissioner that the instructional computer
56  hardware needs of  the  district's  public  school  students  have  been
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1  adequately met and that the school district has provided for the loan of
2  instructional  computer hardware to students legally attending nonpublic
3  schools pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-four  of  this  article.
4  The apportionment shall equal the lesser of such approved expense in the
5  base  year or, the product of (i) the technology factor, (ii) the sum of
6  the public school district enrollment and the nonpublic  school  enroll-
7  ment in the base year as defined in subparagraphs two and three of para-
8  graph  n  of  subdivision  one of section thirty-six hundred two of this
9  chapter, and (iii) the building aid ratio,  as  defined  in  subdivision
10  four  of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter. For aid payable
11  in the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year and  thereaft-
12  er, the technology factor shall be twenty-four dollars and twenty cents.
13  A school district may use up to twenty percent of the product of (i) the
14  technology factor, (ii) the sum of the public school district enrollment
15  and  the  nonpublic  school  enrollment  in  the base year as defined in
16  subparagraphs two and three of paragraph n of subdivision one of section
17  thirty-six hundred two of this chapter, and (iii) the building aid ratio
18  for the repair of instructional computer hardware and technology  equip-
19  ment  and  training  and  staff  development  for instructional purposes
20  pursuant to a plan submitted to the commissioner.
21    § 5. This act shall take effect April 1, 2011.

Last Updated: May 26, 2011