Relates to school boards approving a budget that exceeds the tax levy limit by a sixty percent vote; requires subsequently it must be approved by a majority of the qualified voters.
Establishes the make our schools safer commission to produce protocols on how to make schools in New York safer from school shootings and bombers; requires the commission to deliver a report of its findings to the legislature and the governor; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Provides that schools need not provide special instruction to delinquent students whose violent behavior poses an unreasonable risk to teachers and students in special day schools or special school rooms; permits shared services in connection with the establishment of such special schools.
Establishes a statewide youth mental health and social media campaign to promote public awareness of the impacts of social media usage on mental health; requires a course of study on social media usage for all students.
Provides for apportionment for charter school tuition payments for any school district that is required to pay tuition to charter schools in the two thousand twenty-three-two thousand twenty-four school year and thereafter.
Establishes a school resource officer unit within the division of state police; permits every school district within the state to request the placement of a member of such unit at any building, structure or facility primarily used for the instruction of students located within such district.
Excludes certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts from the calculation of the tax levy limit.
Increases the per student rate of empire state after school program and advantage after school program grants; requires future per student rates to be modified accounting for any minimum wage adjustments.
Provides that no school district shall be eligible to receive the full apportionment of state aid to which it is entitled if evidence is found by the state comptroller when an audit is conducted and such audit finds that a district has inappropriate excess of their unexpended surplus funds and such school district did not reduce the school tax levy in a proportion equal to the excess of four percent of the current year school budget.