A 5547: Authorizes school districts to establish an extraordinary needs reserve fund for the expenses of providing special education.
What A 5547 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed legislation allows school districts to establish a reserve fund for unexpected costs related to teaching students with exceptional needs. This fund can be used to cover expenses incurred throughout the fiscal year. The reserve fund is intended to help districts prepare for and manage unanticipated costs associated with providing instruction to students with specific needs. The fund can be established by any school district, and the legislation takes effect one year after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5547
- What is the current status of A 5547?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5547 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 5547 pass?
- Not yet. A 5547 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5547, and where is it now?
- A 5547 was authored by Asm. Paul Bologna with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| May. 20, 2025 | held for consideration in education |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5547 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BOLOGNA -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of an extraordinary needs reserve fund The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3651 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 1-c to read as follows: 3 1-c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this 4 section, any school district may establish a reserve fund for the 5 payment of unanticipated costs related to the instruction of students as 6 defined in subparagraph one of paragraph i of subdivision one of section 7 thirty-six hundred two and pursuant to subdivision two of section thir- 8 ty-two hundred four of this chapter incurred throughout the fiscal year. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 10 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02824-01-5
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