Senate Bill S5637

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides school districts with flexibility in carrying out their claims auditing function

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S5637 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8563
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally

2009-S5637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides school districts with flexibility in carrying out their claims auditing function.

2009-S5637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5637

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER  -- (at request of the State Education
  Department) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
  committed to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to providing school
  districts with flexibility in carrying out their claims auditing func-
  tion

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  35  of section 1604 of the education law, as
added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  35. a. In their discretion, to adopt  a  resolution  establishing  the
office of claims auditor and appoint a claims auditor who shall hold his
or  her  position  subject  to  the  pleasure  of  such trustees. IN ITS
DISCRETION, THE TRUSTEES MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE  OFFICE
OF  DEPUTY CLAIMS AUDITOR WHO SHALL ACT AS CLAIMS AUDITOR IN THE ABSENCE
OF THE CLAIMS AUDITOR. Such claims auditor shall report directly to  the
trustees.  No  person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of
claims auditor OR DEPUTY CLAIMS AUDITOR who shall also be:
  (1) a trustee of the school district;
  (2) the clerk or treasurer of the school district;
  (3) the superintendent of schools or other official  of  the  district
responsible for business management;
  (4) the person designated as purchasing agent; or
  (5) clerical or professional personnel directly involved in accounting
and purchasing functions of the school district.
  b.  Such claims auditor OR DEPUTY CLAIMS AUDITOR shall not be required
to be a resident of the district, and the [position] POSITIONS of claims
auditor AND DEPUTY CLAIMS AUDITOR shall  be  classified  in  the  exempt
class  of  the civil service. The trustees, at any time after the estab-
lishment of the office of claims auditor OR DEPUTY CLAIMS  AUDITOR,  may
adopt  a  resolution abolishing such office, whereupon such office shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11732-03-9
              

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