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May 6, 2015
Superintendents of Public School Districts
District Superintendents (Information
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Storme Sing-Wai
Form for eligibility for Special Apportionment for Salary Expenses to accrue to 2014-15 from 2015-16 (formerly known as Chapter 1 accrual).
Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2014 provides an apportionment to school districts for salary expenses incurred between April 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015 up to a maximum amount equal to the school district’s Deficit Reduction Assessment of December, 1990 plus the Gap Elimination Adjustments for 2010-11 and 2011-12. Upon application, this apportionment is available to the school district as revenue to the 2014-15 school year and may be used to offset any potential General Fund deficit as of June 30, 2015 resulting from the impact upon district revenues of the Deficit Reduction Assessment and Gap Elimination Adjustments. The apportionment will be paid in September, 2015, and this amount will first be deducted from the following payments in the following orders: the Lottery apportionment followed by the fixed fall payments, followed by the district's payments to the Teacher's Retirement System, and any remainder will be deducted from the individualized payments due the district.
To apply for the apportionment, the school district must complete and submit to the State Aid Unit one copy of the enclosed form SA-1 (
583KB), “Application and Claim for an Apportionment Pursuant to Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2014,” not sooner than June 8, 2015 but not later than June 19, 2015. Applications will be accepted based on the date of postmark. Such application shall be made by a school district after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do so. The application should contain an original signature and must be accompanied by an original copy of the Board Resolution.
Questions regarding the apportionment or the application and claim procedures may be directed to the State Aid Payment Unit at 518-474-2977.