Textbook, Software, Library Materials and Computer Hardware & Equipment Information
Contact: State Aid (518) 474-2977
03-15-2023
Important Reminder
2022-23 Textbook, Software and Library Materials Aid will be Frozen April 30, 2023
This is a reminder to all districts that the 2022-2023 Textbook, Software and Library Materials Aid will be Frozen April 30, 2023. Therefore, districts are encouraged to review the 2022-2023 IMA output report on the Web and submit any necessary ST-3 changes as well as Form A Schedule C changes relating to the Textbook, Software & Library Aid calculations to State Aid via 2022-2023 SAMS by April 19, 2023.
12-05-2019
Information regarding New York State Textbook Loan Program: Recommended Procedures for State Purchases, Loans, and Inventory Control (Updated Dec. 2019)
Textbook Loan Program Procedures
Guidelines for State Aid Programs that Reimburse Districts for Computer Technology Expenses (Updated Nov. 2017) (
96 KB)2011-12 Amendments to Textbook, Software and Instructional Computer Hardware Aids Statutes
Information for School Districts regarding the reporting of Textbook Expenditures that are Ineligible for Textbook Aid
Reporting of Textbook Expenditures Ineligible for Textbook Aid
Instructional Computer Hardware and Equipment Aid - Comparison of 2006-07 Aid to the New Aid that was enacted in 2007-08.
Comparison of Instr. Comp. Hardware and Equip. Aid
Requirements for the Loan of Instructional Computer Hardware to Nonpublic School Students for the 2007-08 School Year and thereafter pursuant to new Education Law Section 754
Procedures and Requirements for the Loan of Instr. Computer Hardware
Questions & Answers Concerning Calculators and K-12 Education
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/mgtserv/free_appropriate/calulator_qa.htm