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Dear Commissioner Rosa: New York Maintenance of Equity Requirements

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A letter dated October 26, 2022 from the Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, James F. Lane, goes to Betty A. Rosa at the New York State Education Department. It recognizes New York's ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements in section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The letter ties New York's action to Governor Hochul, appropriators in the State Assembly and agency leadership and staff, and names data quality efforts, technical assistance and maintained State funding. Governor Kathy Hochul is on the copy line.

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“Dear Commissioner Rosa: New York Maintenance of Equity Requirements.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-10-26-2022-used-www-ed-gov-6cd6ceed3a-948df5f02c/, SHA-256 8da02a25dd7f2c053c81ac2524e295e84ff7afd1630b7e2f84dfe99816a6b7fc.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



                                       October 26, 2022

The Honorable Betty A. Rosa
Commissioner of Education
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 111
Albany, NY 12234

Dear Commissioner Rosa:

I am writing to recognize New York’s ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity
requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). Knowing
the numerous, competing priorities facing States, State educational agencies, and local
educational agencies, your early work to implement these new, critically important resource
equity requirements is appreciated. We note that New York’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Hochul, appropriators in your State Assembly, and State educational
agency leadership and staff.

ARP maintenance of equity requirements help ensure that State and local education funding
supports students who experienced longstanding opportunity gaps before, and were
disproportionately impacted by, the COVID-19 pandemic. In implementing these provisions
through a mix of data quality efforts, engagement with Department-provided technical
assistance, and maintenance of State education funding for the communities and students who
need it most, New York is taking critical steps to accelerate academic recovery and close
opportunity and achievement gaps.

My team looks forward to continuing our work with yours in implementing the second year of
maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023. Thank you for your collaboration on this
issue and all you do for New York’s students, educators, and families.

                                            Sincerely,




                                            James F. Lane, Ed. D.
                                            Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary
                                            Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions
                                            and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                            Elementary and Secondary Education

CC:    The Honorable Kathy Hochul
       Office of the Governor
       State Capitol Building
       Albany, NY 12224

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