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                                         3331
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 5, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to direct the commissioner of education to re-classify the Canton
         central school district as a high need-rural category
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regu-
    2  lation, for the purposes of the calculation of state aid  under  article
    3  73  of the education law, based on 2010 census data, the commissioner of
    4  education shall re-classify the Canton central school district as a high
    5  need-rural category as defined  by  such  commissioner  based  upon  the
    6  need/resource capacity index applicable to such school districts.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07653-01-5