Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 21, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 18, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1826 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 28, 2015 |
print number 5069a |
May 28, 2015 |
amend and recommit to education |
Apr 29, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5069A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S5069 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7833
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, Ed L
2015-S5069 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5069 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to transportation contract pricing benchmarks PURPOSE: To use the average of the previous ten years of the regional consumer price index increases for the NY, NY-Northeastern, NJ Area, based upon the index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), whichever is greater, for the contracts for the transportation of school children. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, by requiring that contracts for the transportation of school children average the previous ten years of the regional consumer price index increases for the NY, NY-Northeastern, NJ area, based upon the index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), whichever is greater. Section 2: Section 2 sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The Commissioner is currently required to reject any contract for the
2015-S5069 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5069 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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 transportation contract pricing benchmarks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: a. All contracts for the transportation of school children, all contracts to maintain school buses owned or leased by a school district that are used for the transportation of school children, all contracts for mobile instructional units, and all contracts to provide, maintain and operate cafeteria or restaurant service by a private food service management company shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner, who may disapprove a proposed contract if, in his opinion, the best interests of the district will be promoted thereby. Except as provided in paragraph e of this subdivision, all such contracts involving an annual expenditure in excess of the amount specified for purchase contracts in the bidding requirements of the general municipal law shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, which responsibility shall be determined by the board of education or the trustee of a district, with power hereby vested in the commissioner to reject any or all bids if, in his opinion, the best interests of the district will be promoted thereby and, upon such rejection of all bids, the commissioner shall order the board of education or trustee of the district to seek, obtain and consider new proposals. All proposals for such transportation, main- tenance, mobile instructional units, or cafeteria and restaurant service shall be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe. Advertisement for bids shall be published in a newspaper or newspapers designated by the board of education or trustee of the district having general circu- lation within the district for such purpose. Such advertisement shall contain a statement of the time when and place where all bids received pursuant to such advertisement will be publicly opened and read either
2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7833
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, Ed L
2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5069A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to transportation contract pricing benchmarks PURPOSE: To use the average of the previous ten years of the regional consumer price index increases for the NY, NY-Northeastern, NJ Area, based upon the index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), for the contracts for the transportation of school children. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, by requiring that contracts for the transportation of school children average the previous ten years of the regional consumer price index increases for the NY, NY-Northeastern, NJ area, based upon the index for all urban consumers (CPI-U). Section 2: Section 2 sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The Commissioner is currently required to reject any contract for the transportation of school children extension that fails to reflect any decrease in the regional consumer price index over the prior twelve month period. This legislation would extend that twelve month period to an average regional consumer price index over
2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5069--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to transportation contract pricing benchmarks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the educa- tion law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: a. All contracts for the transportation of school children, all contracts to maintain school buses owned or leased by a school district that are used for the transportation of school children, all contracts for mobile instructional units, and all contracts to provide, maintain and operate cafeteria or restaurant service by a private food service management company shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner, who may disapprove a proposed contract if, in his opinion, the best interests of the district will be promoted thereby. Except as provided in paragraph e of this subdivision, all such contracts involving an annual expenditure in excess of the amount specified for purchase contracts in the bidding requirements of the general municipal law shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, which responsibility shall be determined by the board of education or the trustee of a district, with power hereby vested in the commissioner to reject any or all bids if, in his opinion, the best interests of the district will be promoted thereby and, upon such rejection of all bids, the commissioner shall order the board of education or trustee of the district to seek, obtain and consider new proposals. All proposals for such transportation, main- tenance, mobile instructional units, or cafeteria and restaurant service shall be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe. Advertisement EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10726-02-5
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