Assembly Actions -
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Feb 22, 2010 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 02, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 01, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 26, 2010 |
1st report cal.59 |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jul 17, 2009 |
referred to education |
Jul 16, 2009 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.932 |
Jun 19, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5981
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5981 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to granting small city school districts the authority to provide cafeteria services to students should such district be subject to a contingency budget PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation would allow small city school districts the ability to continue to provide cafeteria or restaurant services, to pupils and school staff, as part of ordinary contingent expenses, should the voters fail to adopt the school board's proposed budget. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This legislation would allow small city school districts the ability to include expenses for cafeteria services or restaurant services to students and staff as ordinary contingency expenses for which the sole trustee, board of trustees or board of education may levy a tax. JUSTIFICATION : Providing meals for students, especially students who rely on school lunches to meet a substantial portion of their daily nutritional needs, is an important expense for school districts and one that meets the requirements for contingent expenses. Chapter 682 of 2002 made cafeteria services a contingent expense for all fiscally independent
2009-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5981 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 19, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting small city school districts the authority to provide cafeteria services to students should such district be subject to a contingency budget THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 9 of section 2503 of the educa- tion law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall promote the best interests of the schools and other activ- ities committed to its care, and shall authorize, or in its discretion conduct, and maintain such extra classroom activities, including the operation of cafeterias or restaurant service for use by pupils and teachers, as the board, from time to time, shall deem proper. Such cafeterias or restaurant service may be used by the community for school related functions and activities and to furnish meals to the elderly residents, sixty years of age or older, of the district. Such utiliza- tion BY COMMUNITY OR ELDERLY RESIDENTS shall be subject to the approval of the board of education, and shall be subject to voter approval unless the cafeteria or restaurant service was operated during the preceding school year and requires no tax levy. Charges shall be sufficient to meet the direct cost of preparing and serving such meals, reducible by available reimbursements. S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 2601-a of the education law, as amended by section 29 of part A of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 5. If the qualified voters fail or refuse to vote the sum estimated to be necessary for teachers' salaries and other ordinary contingent expenses, the board shall adopt a contingency budget in accordance with this subdivision and shall levy a tax for that portion of such sum EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02896-06-9
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