A 3431: 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.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3431 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ 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. LBD04495-01-5