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S 8867: Relates to additional apportionment of building aid for certain projects; defines an eligible school construction project as one that is entirely funded from capital outlays and has a total project cost of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less.
What S 8867 does, verified April 28, 2026
The bill aims to amend the education law to provide additional building aid for certain projects. The aid amount will be based on a modified county or multi-county labor market composite wage rate, which will be established by the commissioner of labor. The aid will be indexed to the median of such county or multi-county rates, but not less than one and not more than five hundred thousand dollars. School districts can combine up to five years of project allowances and apply for a single project approval for the entire apportionment. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-12)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8867
- What is the current status of S 8867?
- As of April 28, 2026, S 8867 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 12, 2026, was "REFERRED TO EDUCATION".
- Did S 8867 pass?
- Not yet. S 8867 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8867, and where is it now?
- S 8867 was authored by Sen. Chris Ryan with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
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| Jan. 12, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 12, 2026 · 313 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8867 IN SENATE January 12, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the additional appor- tionment of building aid for certain projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 6-f of section 2 3602 of the education law, as added by section 19 of part H of chapter 3 83 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) has a total project cost of [one hundred] two hundred fifty thou- 5 sand dollars or less[; provided however, that for any district, no more6than one project shall be eligible pursuant to this subparagraph for an7apportionment within the same school year] modified by an annual county 8 or multi-county labor market composite wage rate, established by the 9 commissioner of labor in consultation with the commissioner, for July 10 first of the base year, indexed to the median of such county or multi- 11 county rates, but not less than one, up to a maximum of five hundred 12 thousand dollars, as determined by the building aid regional cost 13 factor; and provided further a school district may combine up to five 14 years of project allowances pursuant to this subparagraph and apply to 15 the commissioner for project approval for the entire apportionment and 16 such apportionment may be used for one or more projects; and/or 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08466-01-5
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