A Local Law in relation to workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof

This bill would require the Department of Education to provide a workforce stabilization payment, totaling up to $10,000, to each eligible school paraprofessional for work performed during the 2026-2027 school year. Workforce stabilization payments would be prorated according to the number of days an eligible school paraprofessional was on payroll in the relevant payment period during the 2026-2027 school year. Such workforce stabilization payments would be paid to eligible school paraprofessionals in four separate installments based on the work performed during each payment period, listed below:

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