The New York State Mandated Services Claim window closed on April 1st, and our Mandated Services team filed 68 claims this year worth over $13.3 million to our schools. Our year-round process is led by Mrs. Leah Grossman, one of the foremost experts on Mandated Services in the state. With an extremely capable staff of specialists, we have established ourselves in the field over the last decade as a go-to organization for anything related to this critical program for yeshivas and day schools. We encourage any school to reach out to us to learn more about our services and to analyze their claim to explore possibilities.
Current State law requires NYSED to pay claims by May 31st regardless of the status of the claim. If your claim is in hold status, your school will still be paid on time, but you will need to address the holds in a timely manner. If for any reason, the resolution of the hold extends to the following year’s claim window, you will not be able to file a new claim until the hold is resolved. Please note, NYSED generally sends out its payment notifications to schools by the legal deadline, but the money only reaches your accounts in the following week or so.
Regarding requests from NYSED on your current filed claims, it is important to address them right away. If Teach NYS works on your claim, we urge you to forward all correspondence to us when you receive it. If you are a Teach member school and need assistance with claim review questions and the resolution of holds, please reach out to us.
Last year’s claim total exceeded the budgeted amount for claims by approximately 5%, resulting in this percentage of the claim totals not being paid out to schools. There is still some uncertainty as to whether the 5% will be released upon the passage of the fiscal year 2026 New York State Budget. Generally, the budget passage enables NYSED to move money around to compensate for previously owed money, and we are hopeful that this will be the case this year as well. That being said, there are many moving parts to this process, and to date, we don’t have confirmation on the 5% owed. We will keep you posted as we know more.
If you have any other questions about Mandated Services, please contact our office.