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Senate bill · S10396 (2025-26)

Permits the Oswego city school district to create an insurance reserve fund

New York State Senate

Same as A11391, the matching bill in the Assembly.

PassedLatest action Jun 5, 2026

Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (State Senator, District 50, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 23, 2026. About our data

Summary

Provides that the Oswego city school district may establish an insurance reserve fund.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the General Municipal Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To authorize the Oswego City School District to establish an insurance reserve fund to make expenditures related to health-related claims.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Education · New York State Senate, Local Government · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Christopher Ryan says this is needed

In an effort to contain costs associated with increasing health insur- ance premiums, which creates a significant strain on school budgets annually, many school districts have opted to move to a self-insurance model for health benefit programs as opposed to traditional premium based programs. The Oswego City School District has determined that a self-insurance model is a lower cost method of delivering health insur- ance to its employees, thereby lowering the district's budgetary expenses. Nonetheless, the challenge with such a model is the unpredict- ability of claims. Such fluctuations in claims, coupled with the exist- ing statutory restrictions related to fund balances, necessitate this authorization.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passed

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 2, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 5, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.623

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.623

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 5, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 5, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A11391

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 2, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1582

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1582

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 2, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 2, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. May 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  7. May 15, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  8. May 15, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

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