NY Educ L § 753 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 16 - Computer Technology 753 - Instructional Computer Hardware and Technology Equipment Apportionment.

§  753.  Instructional  computer  hardware  and  technology  equipment   apportionment. 1. In addition to  any  other  apportionment  under  this   chapter,  a school district shall be eligible for an apportionment under   the provisions of  this  section  for  approved  expenses  for  (i)  the   purchase  or  lease of micro and/or mini computer equipment or terminals   for instructional purposes or (ii) technology equipment, as  defined  in   paragraph  c  of subdivision two of this section, used for instructional   purposes, or (iii) for the repair of such  equipment  and  training  and   staff development for instructional purposes as provided hereinafter, or   (iv)  for expenses incurred on or after July first, two thousand eleven,   any items of expenditure that are eligible for an apportionment pursuant   to sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven and/or seven hundred   fifty-one of this title, where such items are designated by  the  school   district  as  eligible  for  aid  pursuant  to  this  section, provided,   however, that if aided pursuant to this section, such expenses shall not   be aidable pursuant to any other section  of  law.  Such  aid  shall  be   provided pursuant to a plan developed by the district which demonstrates   to  the satisfaction of the commissioner that the instructional computer   hardware needs of  the  district's  public  school  students  have  been   adequately met and that the school district has provided for the loan of   instructional  computer hardware to students legally attending nonpublic   schools pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-four  of  this  article.   The apportionment shall equal the lesser of such approved expense in the   base  year or, the product of (i) the technology factor, (ii) the sum of   the  public  school  district  enrollment  and  the   nonpublic   school   enrollment in the base year as defined in subparagraphs two and three of   paragraph n of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this   chapter,  and  (iii)  the  building aid ratio, as defined in subdivision   four of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter. For aid  payable   in   the   two  thousand  seven--two  thousand  eight  school  year  and   thereafter, the technology  factor  shall  be  twenty-four  dollars  and   twenty  cents.  A  school  district  may use up to twenty percent of the   product of (i) the technology factor, (ii) the sum of the public  school   district enrollment and the nonpublic school enrollment in the base year   as  defined in subparagraphs two and three of paragraph n of subdivision   one of section thirty-six hundred two of this  chapter,  and  (iii)  the   building aid ratio for the repair of instructional computer hardware and   technology   equipment   and   training   and   staff   development  for   instructional purposes pursuant to a plan submitted to the commissioner.2. As used in this article:a. "Current year" shall have the same meaning as that term is  defined   in subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter;b.  "Base year" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in   subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this article; andc. "Technology equipment", for the purposes  of  this  article,  shall   mean equipment with a useful life used in conjunction with or in support   of  educational  programs  including  but  not  limited  to video, solar   energy, robotic, satellite,  laser  and  such  other  equipment  as  the   commissioner  shall  approve  provided that expenses for the purchase or   lease of such equipment shall not be eligible for aid  under  any  other   provisions of this chapter.3.  No  school  district  shall  be  required to purchase or otherwise   acquire instructional computer hardware  or  technology  equipment,  the   cost  of which exceeds the amount of state aid provided pursuant to this   section.4. The apportionment provided for in this section  shall  be  paid  at   such  times as may be determined by the commissioner and approved by the   director of the budget, during the school year in which the expenditures    are reported to the department prior  to  such  apportionment,  but  not   earlier than the school year after the school year in which expenses are   incurred.5.  Expenses  aided pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for   aid pursuant to any other provision of this chapter.