S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5088
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the estab-
         lishment of regional high school districts in certain counties
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new article 39-A
    2  to read as follows:
    3                                ARTICLE 39-A
    4                            REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS
    5  SECTION 1920. REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; ESTABLISHMENT.
    6          1921. OPERATION BY BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
    7          1922. ADDITIONAL STATE AID.
    8    S 1920. REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; ESTABLISHMENT.  A REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL
    9  MAY  BE  FORMED  BY  A  CONTRACT  ENTERED  INTO  BY  TWO  OR MORE SCHOOL
   10  DISTRICTS, WHICH ARE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION
   11  OF LESS THAN  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS,  CENTRAL
   12  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  UNION  FREE  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND/OR COMMON SCHOOL
   13  DISTRICTS, PROVIDED THAT ALL SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE WHOLLY  CONTAINED
   14  WITHIN  THE  SAME  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUPERVISORY
   15  DISTRICT, AND IS WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN ANY COUNTY HAVING  BETWEEN  ONE
   16  HUNDRED  THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THREE AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-
   17  FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVEN INHABITANTS ACCORDING TO THE TWO  THOU-
   18  SAND TEN DECENNIAL FEDERAL CENSUS.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
   19  ARTICLE,  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AS TO THE COURSES OF STUDY, THE
   20  QUALIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF, AND THE MAIN-
   21  TENANCE, CONDUCT AND SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  IN  CENTRAL  SCHOOL
   22  DISTRICTS  SHALL  APPLY  TO  A  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. ANY CONTRACT FOR A
   23  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
   24  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO  APPROVAL BY THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09067-01-5
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    1  DISTRICTS ELECTING TO FORM THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,  AND  THE  REGIONAL
    2  HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CONTRACT SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
    3    1.  THE  CONTRACT  SHALL  BE  FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWO SCHOOL
    4  YEARS AND, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE  COMMISSIONER,  MAY  BE  RENEWED  BY
    5  MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION;
    6    2.  THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL COMMENCE OPERATIONS ON THE FIRST OF
    7  JULY, AND SHALL NOT CEASE OPERATIONS BEFORE THE THIRTIETH OF JUNE IN ANY
    8  SCHOOL YEAR;
    9    3. THE CONTRACT SHALL STATE WHETHER THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL  WILL  BE
   10  OPERATED  BY  ONE  OF  THE  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HEREINAFTER
   11  REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE AS THE "HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT," OR BY  THE
   12  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT AUTHOR-
   13  IZED BY SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   14    4. THE CONTRACT SHALL SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE STUDENTS OF EACH
   15  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE REGIONAL HIGH
   16  SCHOOL, AND THE COST OF SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE  A  CHARGE  AGAINST
   17  EACH SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BE FUNDED IN THE SAME MANNER
   18  AS  TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED THIR-
   19  TY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER;
   20    5. SUCH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL OPERATE  ITS  OWN  EXTRA-CURRICULAR
   21  ACTIVITIES  AND  INTER-SCHOLASTIC  ATHLETICS, AND THE STUDENTS ATTENDING
   22  SUCH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH
   23  ACTIVITIES  AND  ATHLETICS  AND  SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
   24  SUCH ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS OF THEIR PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   25    6. IF THE REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL  IS  OPERATED  BY  A  HOSTING  SCHOOL
   26  DISTRICT,  THE  REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL  AND  THE CONTRACT SHALL MEET THE
   27  FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   28    A. THE CONTRACT SHALL DESIGNATE THE SITE OF THE REGIONAL HIGH  SCHOOL,
   29  WHICH  SHALL BE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL
   30  DISTRICTS. THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
   31  OPERATION, SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE REGIONAL HIGH  SCHOOL,  AS
   32  SHALL BE DESIGNATED IN THE CONTRACT,
   33    B.  THE CONTRACT SHALL SPECIFY THAT THE STUDENTS OF EACH PARTICIPATING
   34  SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REMAIN AS STUDENTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTICIPAT-
   35  ING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THEY SHALL BE TREATED AND COUNTED AS SUCH  FOR
   36  PURPOSES OF ALL STATE AID CALCULATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER,
   37    C.    THE  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL OPERATE ITS OWN EXTRA-CURRICULAR
   38  ACTIVITIES AND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AND THE STUDENTS ATTENDING SUCH
   39  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES
   40  AND ATHLETICS AND SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE  IN  SUCH  ACTIV-
   41  ITIES AND ATHLETICS OF THEIR PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT,
   42    D.    THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT
   43  PRINCIPALS,  OTHER  SUPERVISORY  PERSONNEL,  TEACHERS  AND  OTHER  STAFF
   44  MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EXCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT
   45  OF  SCHOOLS, WHOSE SERVICES IN THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NO
   46  LONGER NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL  OR  THE
   47  TRANSFERENCE  OF  STUDENTS TO AN EXISTING REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, SHALL BE
   48  GRANTED EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS IN THE HOST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
   49  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND  IN  THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  IS
   50  PROVIDED  IN SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-A AND THREE THOUSAND FOUR-
   51  TEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER,
   52    E.   IN ANY CASE  IN  WHICH  A  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SENDS
   53  STUDENTS  TO  A  REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL  OPERATED  BY  A  HOSTING SCHOOL
   54  DISTRICT,  EACH  SCHOOL  PRINCIPAL,  ASSISTANT  PRINCIPAL,   SUPERVISORY
   55  EMPLOYEE,  TEACHER  AND  ALL  OTHER EMPLOYEES PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED IN THE
   56  EDUCATION OF SUCH STUDENTS BY SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL  DISTRICT  PRIOR
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    1  TO  THE  TIME  THAT  SUCH  COMPONENT  DISTRICT SENDS ITS STUDENTS TO THE
    2  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE CONSIDERED EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSTING SCHOOL
    3  DISTRICT, WITH THE SAME TENURE STATUS HELD IN SUCH  COMPONENT  DISTRICT,
    4  AND  IN  THE SAME MANNER AS IS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND FOUR-
    5  TEEN-A AND THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
    6  THIS  SECTION,  WHEN A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES BACK STUDENTS
    7  THAT IT SENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT ON  A  TUITION  BASIS  AND  SENDS  SUCH
    8  STUDENTS  TO  A  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,
    9  THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE  DEEMED
   10  TO  BE  THE  SENDING DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF THE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
   11  PROVIDED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER,
   12    F. IF THE NUMBER OF SUPERVISORY, TEACHING AND OTHER  POSITIONS  NEEDED
   13  TO  PROVIDE  THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED BY A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
   14  IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER  OF  SCHOOL  PRINCIPALS,  ASSISTANT  PRINCIPALS,
   15  SUPERVISORY  EMPLOYEES,  TEACHERS  AND  OTHER  EMPLOYEES  ELIGIBLE TO BE
   16  CONSIDERED EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSTING SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF  SUCH  REGIONAL
   17  HIGH SCHOOL AS PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH E OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE SERVICES
   18  OF  THE  SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES,
   19  TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES HAVING THE LEAST SENIORITY IN  THE  PARTIC-
   20  IPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TENURE AREA OF THE POSITION SHALL BE
   21  DISCONTINUED.  SUCH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY
   22  EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES SHALL BE PLACED ON  A  PREFERRED
   23  ELIGIBLE LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO A VACANCY THAT MAY THERE-
   24  AFTER  OCCUR  IN  AN  OFFICE  OR  POSITION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
   25  PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE "RECEIVING DISTRICT"  AS  DEFINED  IN
   26  SECTION  THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER, FROM WHICH A PARTIC-
   27  IPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TAKEN BACK STUDENTS, AND THE HOSTING  SCHOOL
   28  DISTRICT  OF  THE  REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL SIMILAR TO THE ONE SUCH SCHOOL
   29  PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE, TEACHER  OR  OTHER
   30  EMPLOYEE  FILLED  IN  SUCH  COMPONENT  DISTRICT.  THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS,
   31  ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER  EMPLOY-
   32  EES  ON  SUCH  PREFERRED  LISTS SHALL BE REINSTATED OR APPOINTED TO SUCH
   33  VACANCIES IN SUCH CORRESPONDING OR SIMILAR POSITIONS UNDER THE JURISDIC-
   34  TION OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT
   35  OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ORDER OF THEIR LENGTH OF  SERVICE  IN
   36  SUCH  PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITHIN SEVEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
   37  THE PLACEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE ON SAID LIST, AND
   38    G. FOR ANY SUCH SCHOOL  PRINCIPAL,  ASSISTANT  PRINCIPAL,  SUPERVISORY
   39  EMPLOYEE,  TEACHER  OR OTHER EMPLOYEE AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS D AND E
   40  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR SALARY, SICK LEAVE AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES,  THE
   41  LENGTH  OF  SERVICE CREDITED IN SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
   42  BE CREDITED AS EMPLOYMENT TIME WITH THE HOSTING SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   43    7. THE CONTRACT SHALL SPECIFY THAT THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL  SHALL  BE
   44  SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF ALL ACADEMIC
   45  ACHIEVEMENT   STANDARDS   FOR   THE  STUDENTS  OF  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL
   46  DISTRICTS; AND
   47    8. THIS SECTION SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT  THE  RIGHTS  OF
   48  ANY OF SUCH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISORY EMPLOY-
   49  EES,  TEACHERS  OR  OTHER EMPLOYEES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION GRANTED BY
   50  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
   51    S 1921.  OPERATION  BY  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES.
   52  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARDS
   53  OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT  TO  OPERATE  A  REGIONAL
   54  HIGH  SCHOOL,  WITH  THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, MAY CONTRACT WITH
   55  THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  OF  THE  SUPERVISORY
   56  DISTRICT  IN  WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF
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    1  THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE FOR  A  PERIOD  OF  NOT
    2  LESS  THAN  TWO SCHOOL YEARS AND, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER,
    3  MAY BE RENEWED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE BOARDS OF  EDUCATION  AND  THE
    4  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.   EVERY SUCH CONTRACT SHALL
    5  PROVIDE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS OF THE REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL
    6  ON  THE  FIRST OF JULY, AND SHALL ONLY CEASE OPERATIONS ON THE THIRTIETH
    7  OF JUNE OF ANY SCHOOL YEAR.
    8    1. UPON ENTRY INTO SUCH CONTRACT, THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
    9  SERVICES SHALL TAKE OVER ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE REGIONAL
   10  HIGH SCHOOL AND ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH  ACADEMIC
   11  ACHIEVEMENT  STANDARDS, AND ANY EMPLOYEES OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OR
   12  OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL  BECOME
   13  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND THE
   14  PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-A OF  THIS  CHAPTER  SHALL
   15  APPLY.  SUCH  EMPLOYEES  SHALL  BE EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
   16  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED EMPLOYEES OF  THE  REGIONAL
   17  HIGH  SCHOOL OR THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR ANY PURPOSE. UPON
   18  TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT, THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OR THE PARTICIPAT-
   19  ING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL  TAKE  OVER  THE  EDUCA-
   20  TIONAL  PROGRAMS AND THE EMPLOYEES SHALL BECOME EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSTING
   21  SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL,  AND  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
   22  SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOURTEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY.
   23    2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF
   24  THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRA-
   25  TIVE  EXPENSES  ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PROGRAMS OF THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
   26  SHALL BE A  CHARGE  UPON  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  PARTICIPATING  IN  THE
   27  REGIONAL  HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
   28  SHALL PORTION SUCH EXPENSES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE
   29  REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN  THE  CONTRACT  BETWEEN
   30  THE  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
   31  TIONAL SERVICES. THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT
   32  CHARGE ANY PORTION OF THE PROGRAM OR  ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENSES  INCURRED
   33  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION TO ITS OTHER COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
   34  SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM EXPENSES SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE  FOR  AID
   35  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS
   36  TITLE, BUT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR  AID  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX
   37  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS CHAPTER TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE EXPENSES OF ANY
   38  OTHER HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM. NOTHING IN THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
   39  BE   CONSTRUED  TO  PREVENT  THE  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  FROM
   40  CONTRACTING WITH THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR AIDA-
   41  BLE SHARED SERVICES IN THE SAME MANNER AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS  AS
   42  ANY OTHER COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE COST OF SUCH AIDABLE SHARED
   43  SERVICES  SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  AID  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF
   44  SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS TITLE.
   45    3. DURING THE TERM OF A CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ALL SCHOOLS
   46  AND OTHER FACILITIES  OF  THE  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  OF  THE
   47  REGIONAL  HIGH  SCHOOL WHICH ARE USED BY THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
   48  TIONAL SERVICES IN THE OPERATION OF THE REGIONAL HIGH  SCHOOL  SHALL  BE
   49  DEEMED  LEASED  TO  THE  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT NO
   50  COST. SUCH SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACILITIES SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE
   51  PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ANY  CAPITAL  EXPENSES  AND  BUILDING
   52  MAINTENANCE  COSTS  INCURRED  WITH RESPECT TO SUCH FACILITIES SHALL BE A
   53  CHARGE UPON THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
   54  TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. SUCH CAPITAL EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE COSTS SHALL
   55  NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION NINETEEN
   56  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF  THIS TITLE BUT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO
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    1  SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER TO  THE  SAME  EXTENT  AS
    2  SUCH EXPENSES OF ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
    3    4.  STUDENTS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL
    4  NOT BE DEEMED TO BE ENROLLED IN THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
    5  SERVICES,  EXCEPT  TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN A SHARED
    6  SERVICE IN THEIR ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE WHICH SHALL  BE  INCLUDED  IN
    7  THE  ENROLLMENT  AND  ATTENDANCE  COUNTS  OF  THE  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL
    8  DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF STATE AID. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS  SHALL  BE
    9  ISSUED  BY THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
   10  OF EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REMAIN RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE
   11  PERFORMANCE  OF ITS STUDENTS IN THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL UNDER THE STATE
   12  ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS IF THE STUDENTS OF EACH PARTICIPATING  DISTRICT
   13  WHERE  IN  ATTENDANCE  AT  A  HIGH  SCHOOL OPERATED BY THE PARTICIPATING
   14  DISTRICT.
   15    S 1922. ADDITIONAL STATE AID. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF
   16  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE PARTIES TO AN
   17  AGREEMENT TO OPERATE A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND WHICH DO IN FACT OPERATE
   18  A REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL STATE AID PURSU-
   19  ANT TO SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS
   20  CHAPTER  IN  THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT
   21  WHICH QUALIFIES FOR SUCH AID PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  J  OF  SUBDIVISION
   22  FOURTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.