13. Temporary apportionment for general urban aid. a. In addition to the foregoing apportionments, state aid to eligible school districts for urban problems shall be apportioned during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred [seventy-two] seventy-three, in accordance with the following formula:

U EX $10,000,000.

b. In the formula:

An

(1) "U" [meams] means the eligible school district's apportionment for general urban aid during the nineteen hundred seventytwo-seventy-three] seventy-three-seventy-four school year. eligible school district is one that received an apportionment under the provisions of subdivision eleven of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred [seventy-two] seventy-three.

(2) "E" means the apportionment percentage of the school district as determined under the provisions of paragraph c of subdivision eleven of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred [seventy-two] seventy-three.

§ 4. Temporary borough aid for New York city. The apportionments payable to the city of New York during the period beginning July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three and ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four, pursuant to section thirty-six hundred two of the education law, shall be governed by the provisions of such section as modified by the following:

a. The city school district of the city of New York shall be permitted to use either the resident weighted average daily attend ance of the city school district of the city of New York computed in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two of section three thousand six hundred two of the education law on a citywide school district basis or the resident weighted average daily attendance of each borough of such city as if each such borough were a separate city school district. In computing the resident weighted average daily attendance of each such borough, all pupils attending schools in such borough shall be deemed to reside in such borough.

b. Insofar as the aid ratio is to be used for the computation of the apportionment for operating expense, such city school district shall be permitted to use either the aid ratio of such city school district computed as provided in subdivision three of such section on a city-wide school district basis or the aid ratio computed as provided in subdivision three of such section for each borough of such city as if each such borough were a separate city school district.

c. Such city school district shall be permitted to use either the growth index computed as provided in subdivision four of such section on a city-wide school district basis or the growth index

computed as provided in subdivision four of such section for each borough of such city as if each such borough were a separate city school district.

d. In computing the apportionment of operating expense to the city school district of the city of New York, such city school district shall be permitted to elect to receive the apportionment for operating expense computed in accordance with the provisions of subdivision five of such section on a city-wide school district basis, using the aid ratio and growth index computed on such basis, or to receive the sum of the apportionments for operating expense computed as provided in subdivision five of such section for each borough of such city, as if each such borough were a separate city school district. If such city school district elects to receive the sum of the apportionments for operating expense for each such borough, as if such borough were a separate city school district, such city school district shall file with respect to each borough, the report required by paragraph a of such subdivision with respect to such city school district's total expenditures from its general fund and from its capital fund during the base year as approved by the commissioner and in accordance with the classification of expenditures in use by the commissioner for the reporting by school districts of receipts, expenditures and other financial ata. The amount included in such report relating to operating expense and including general overhead and administration in each borc ag 1 shall be such proportion of the amount expended for general overhead and administration for the entire city-wide school district as the weighted average daily attendance of such borough bears to the sum of the weighted average daily attendance for all boroughs.

§ 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision ten of section thirty-six hundred two of such law, the total apportionment payable to any school district employing eight or more teachers, during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three under section thirty-six hundred two of the education law and sections six and seven of this act shall be not less than the total apportionment due and payable to such district pursuant to section thirty-six hundred two of the education law and chapter five hundred sixty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-five during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred sixty-five, exclusive of the aid due and payable under subdivision ten, paragraph a, except that aid which was earned during the nineteen hundred sixty-five-six school year, and exclusive of aid due and payable under subdivision ten, paragraphs c and d of such section. In addition to the minimum apportionment provided herein a district shall be entitled to receive the additional building expenses aid and additional operating expenses aid payable during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three as provided by section thirty-six hundred two, subdivision ten, paragraphs c and d. If (i) its school building expense used in computing the total apportionment otherwise pay

able during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three is less than the school building expense used to compute aid under subdivision six of section thirty-six hundred two for the school year nineteen hundred sixty-five-sixty-six, and (ii) in the nineteen hundred sixty-five-sixty-six school year the district received its state aid under section thirty-six hundred two without reference to section four of chapter five hundred sixty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-five, then such guarantee of a district shall be reduced to reflect such decrease in its apportionment for school building expenses.

§ 6. For the school year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four in addition to any other apportionment received under the provisions of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law, there shall be apportioned to any district an amount equal to the higher of:

a. fifty percent of the size correction apportionment received by the district for the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine under the provisions of subdivision eight of section thirty-six hundred two as such subdivision was in effect on July first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine; or

b. fifty percent of the size correction apportionment received by the district for the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine under the provisions of section seven of chapter one hundred eighty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-nine.

§ 7. For the school year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four any school district eligible to receive an apportionment, under the provisions of paragraphs b, c and d of subdivision five of section thirty-six hundred two of such law or section four of this act as it may modify such pargraphs and sections three and six of this act, that in total dollars computed under the aforementioned provisions is less than the amount as herein provided, shall be paid an apportionment equal to:

1. The higher of the size correction aid received by the district during the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine under the provisions of subdivision eight of section thirty-six hundred two of such law as such subdivision was in effect on July first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, or the size correction aid received by the district under the provisions of section seven of chapter one hundred eighty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-nine; and

2. The amount that would be due in the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three as computed under the provisions of paragraphs b, c and d of subdivision five of section thirty-six hundred two of such law if the provisions of paragraph So in original. [Word misspelled.]

b, of subdivision five of section thirty-six hundred two of such law as in effect July first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine were used in such computation; and

3. Ten per centum of the amount computed under the provisions of paragraphs b and d of subdivision five of section thirtysix hundred two of the education law, as computed in subdivision two of this section.

§ 8. Any school district receiving its apportionment in the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three under the provisions of subdivision nine of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law or section five of this act, in addition to such apportionment, shall receive an amount equal to the amount computed under the provisions of subdivision three of section seven of this act and such additional apportionment shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision ten of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law.

§ 9. Paragraph d of subdivision ten of section thirty-six hundred two of the education law, as last separately amended by chapters two hundred thirty-six and five hundred fifty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two, is hereby amended to read as follows:

d. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a through c of this subdivision, whenever two or more school districts are scheduled for reorganization pursuant to section three hundred fourteen of this chapter, and whenever after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-five, and prior to September first, nineteen hundred seventy-three] seventy-four, all such school districts so scheduled to reorganize in accordance with the provisions of such section three hundred fourteen as amended by this act, and (1) whenever such proposed reorganization includes at least two school districts, each of which maintains its own high school, or (2) where such proposed reorganization includes only one school district maintaining its own high school, whenever in such case such proposed reorganization, in addition to such school district maintaining its own high school, includes at least nine other school districts, or (3) whenever such proposed reorganization includes at least two central school districts, or (4) where such proposed reorganization includes at least one school district maintaining its own high school and, in addition thereto, includes at least one school district employing eight or more teachers, or (5) where such proposed reorganization includes a city school district, and in addition thereto, includes at least seven other school districts, such reorganized district shall be entitled to an additional apportionment equal to ten per cent of the apportionment computed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision five of this section but in no case shall the sum of apportionment under this paragraph plus the apportionment under paragraph b of subdivision five of this section be more than a total of ninety per centum of base year operating expenses, for a period of

five years beginning with the first school year of operation as a reorganized district; and thereafter such additional ten per cent apportionment to such district shall be reduced by one percentage point each year, beginning with the sixth school year of operation as a reorganized district, and continuing until such additional ten per cent apportionment is eliminated; provided, however, that the total apportionment to such reorganized district, beginning with the first school year of operation as a reorganized district, and thereafter, shall be not less than the sum of all apportionments which each component school district was entitled to receive and did receive during the last school year preceding such first year of operation. In the event a school district is eligible for incentive operating aid and again reorganizes pursuant to a new plan of reorganization established by the commissioner, and where such new reorganization is again eligible for incentive operating aid, the newly created school district shall be entitled to receive incentive operating aid pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, based on all school districts included in any such reorganization, provided, however, that incentive operating aid payments due because of any such former reorganization shall

cease.

§ 10. Subdivision fourteen of section thirty-six hundred two of such law, as amended by chapter five hundred fifty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two, is hereby amended to read as follows:

14. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in computing weighted average daily attendance for the school year commencing July first, nineteen hundred [seventy-one] seventy-two, the school district shall (1) determine the number of religious holidays, not exceeding six, which fall on a school day in each of the eight or ten reporting periods which constitute a school year according to regulations established by the commissioner of education, such religious holidays to be duly recognized as such for purposes of this section by duly adopted resolution of the board of education and selected from the list of religious holidays prepared by the commissioner pursuant to law; (2) ascertain the number of school days, as determined and authorized by the commissioner, during each of such eight or ten reporting periods on which the district has experienced a strike or other work stoppage or slowdown; (3) deduct the aggregate attendance on such religious holidays and such other school days determined and authorized by the commissioner in accordance with the aforesaid from the total aggregate attendance for each of such eight or ten attendance periods, by grade level; (4) deduct such religious holidays and such other school days determined and authorized by the commissioner in accordance with the aforesaid from the total number of school days in each such attendance period, by grade level; (5) compute the average daily attendance and the weighted