New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S7788: Permits the establishment of reserve funds for costs relating to special education
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Permits the establishment of reserve funds for unanticipated costs relating to special education, provided that the amount in such fund shall not exceed four percent of the district's current school year budget.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing reserve funds for costs relating to special education.
From the introduced text, May 6, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing reserve funds for costs relating to special education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3-a of section 3651 of the education law, as added by chapter 588 of the laws of 1988, is amended and a new subdivision 1-c is added to read as follows: 1-C. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ESTABLISH A RESERVE FUND FOR PAYMENT OF UNANTICIPATED COSTS RELATED TO PROVIDING SPECIAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, PROVIDED THAT THE AMOUNT IN SUCH FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR BUDGET. SPECIAL EDUCATION AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ONLY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT. 3-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision three of this section, any school district which establishes a reserve fund in accordance with subdivision one-a OR ONE-C of this section may make expenditures from such fund for the purposes specified in such subdivision without authorization of the voters. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next …
Sponsors
- Shelley Mayer (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Robert Rolison (R, 39)
- Mark Walczyk (R, 49)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.905
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1403
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Votes
- Senate Education Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Education Committee Vote (May 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Education Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 28, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Education Committee (May 28, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is S7788?
- S7788 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Permits the establishment of reserve funds for costs relating to special education.
- What does S7788 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing reserve funds for costs relating to special education.
- What is the status of S7788?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S7788?
- Shelley Mayer (D, 37), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S7788?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7788
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