§ 3641. Special apportionments and grants-in-aid to school districts.\n1. General provisions. a. The commissioner shall be authorized to\nprovide funds for the programs included in this section only to the\nextent that an appropriation is available for the purpose of the\nspecific program.\n b. The payment schedule set forth in section thirty-six hundred nine-a\nof this article shall not apply to special apportionments or\ngrants-in-aid included in this section. Except where a specific payment\nschedule is set forth in this section, the commissioner is authorized to\npay up to seventy percent of the sum appropriated for any program\nincluded in this section prior to April first of the school year for\nwhich such moneys are available, with the remainder payable on or after\nsuch date.\n 2. Full-day kindergarten transition and pre-kindergarten planning\ngrants. Within the amount appropriated for such purpose, the\ncommissioner is hereby authorized to award grants to: (i) school\ndistricts that operated half-day kindergarten programs in the two\nthousand six--two thousand seven school year and will continue to\noperate such half-day programs in the two thousand seven--two thousand\neight school year to plan for conversion to full-day kindergartens only\nin the school year next following the school year in which the planning\ngrant is received, but no later than the two thousand ten--two thousand\neleven school year, and (ii) school districts for planning grants for\nthe implementation or expansion of universal prekindergarten programs.\nThe commissioner shall prescribe the procedures and criteria for the\naward of such grants, which shall be available to school districts to\ndefray their additional costs for planning time, the cost of classroom\nmaterials, equipment, furniture and supplies not eligible for aid\npursuant to subdivisions six, six-a, six-b, six-c or six-f of section\nthirty-six hundred two of this article, where such additional costs are\nincurred in planning for the facilities and staffing that will be needed\nfor such conversion, implementation or expansion. No school district may\nreceive more than one planning grant pursuant to this subdivision for\nconversion to full-day kindergarten. The commissioner shall be\nauthorized to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this\nsubdivision.\n 3. Supplemental valuation impact grants. a. In addition to\napportionments otherwise provided by section thirty-six hundred two of\nthis article, for aid payable in the two thousand eight--two thousand\nnine and two thousand nine--two thousand ten school years, the amounts\nspecified in paragraphs c and d of this subdivision shall be paid for\nthe purpose of providing additional funding for school districts which\nhave experienced a significant financial hardship caused by an\nextraordinary change in the taxable property valuation or extraordinary\njudgments resulting from tax certiorari proceedings.\n b. The purpose of this subdivision is to provide financial assistance\nto school districts which have experienced a significant reduction in\nthe taxable full value of the school district or extraordinary tax\ncertiorari judgments. The legislature finds that school districts for\nwhich a judgment was made resulting from a tax certiorari proceeding\nwhich is larger than the total budget of the school district for school\nyear two thousand seven--two thousand eight or for school districts\nwhich have observed a reduction of taxable real property of more than\nseventy-five percent between school year two thousand five--two thousand\nsix and school year two thousand eight--two thousand nine may benefit\nfrom temporary additional assistance.\n c. To the Barker central school district, there shall be paid one\nmillion three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000). Such grant shall be\npayable to the Barker central school district in accordance with the\npayment schedules contained in section thirty-six hundred nine-a of this
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