How are BOCES Services Paid for?
A BOCES has no taxing authority. Instead, the sources of BOCES funds are primarily taxes levied by its component districts, state aid, and a relatively small amount of federal aid. These funds support an administrative budget (covering administrative salaries, equipment, and services) and a program budget (covering other BOCES programs and services which districts select from the Service Directory, an annual listing of available services). In addition, BOCES May receive and manage funding from outside sources (e.g., state and federal) to cover special projects. The component districts share of BOCES administrative, [ease and capital costs is based either on the Resident Weighted Average Daily Allowance (RWADA) or on real property valuation. Program costs are proportional to the amount of use each component district requires. Through BOCES state aid, component districts receive financial support for their participation in BOCES. The cost charged to a component district for its BOCES par
