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Expected Increases in Expense Based Aids for 2017-18

Data from the November 15, 2016 school aid database show that if current law were to continue in 2017-18, New York State school districts would receive reimbursement of $322 million for expenses they have incurred for school construction, transportation, BOCES expenses and special education.  These so-called ‘expense based aids’ provide reimbursement for expenses incurred the previous year.  New York State has tended to pay these aid increases in full each year.  The enacted budget expected in April 2017 will determine whether and by how much these aids will be paid, and the November 15 data is our first look at school district expenses on which the 2017-18 aid will be based. 

Different analysts include different aids in the category of expense based aids.  NYSASBO has included the following aids:

Building Aid

Building Reorganization Incentive Aid

Transportation Aid

Summer Transportation Aid

BOCES Aid

Private Excess Cost Aid

High Cost Public Excess Cost Aid

The table below shows the dollars appropriated for 2016-17 and the dollars that will be appropriated in 2017-18 if current laws are continued in the 2017-18 state budget.

 Current Law Increases in Expense Based Aids -- State Wide Totals (11/15/16)