Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 | referred to education |
Apr 20, 2009 | print number 739a |
Apr 20, 2009 | amend (t) and recommit to education |
Jan 07, 2009 | referred to education |
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A739 - Details
A739 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 739 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, DelMONTE, CAHILL, FIELDS, REILLY, KOON, RAIA, LIFTON, BACALLES, ALFANO, MOLINARO, WALKER, FINCH, ERRIGO, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, BOYLAND, CLARK, CROUCH, DESTITO, EDDINGTON, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HOOPER, JOHN, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAGEE, McKEVITT, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, SALADINO, THIELE, TOWNS, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications services and community relations services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the educa- tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as follows: (8) TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING: (I) HIGH-SPEED TELECOMMU- NICATIONS SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICES AND ANY OTHER TYPES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR SYSTEM, AND/OR (II) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH "COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICES" SHALL MEAN THAT SUCH LIBRARIES OR LIBRARY SYSTEMS, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COOPERATIVELY, MAY MORE EFFECTIVELY AND COST EFFECTIVELY ESTABLISH COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON THE STRENGTHS OF UTILIZING PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS A POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOL AND RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ANY SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, WHO MAY ONLY APPROVE SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACT WHEN, IN SUCH COMMISSIONER'S OPINION, SUCH CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN: (A) A MORE ECONOMICAL UTILIZATION OF EXISTING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES HIGH-SPEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR COMMU- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Francine DelMonte
Kevin Cahill
Ginny Fields
Robert Reilly
Multi-Sponsors
Robert Barra
"William Boyland
Barbara Clark
Clifford Crouch
A739A (ACTIVE) - Details
A739A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 739--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, DelMONTE, CAHILL, FIELDS, REILLY, KOON, RAIA, LIFTON, BACALLES, ALFANO, MOLINARO, WALKER, FINCH, ERRIGO, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, BOYLAND, CLARK, CROUCH, DESTITO, EDDINGTON, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HOOPER, JOHN, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAGEE, McKEVITT, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, SALADINO, THIELE, TOWNS, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 256 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES), SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTERS (RICS) ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC OR ASSOCIATION LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTERNET AND TELEPHONE SERVICES. ANY SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER, WHO MAY ONLY APPROVE SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACT WHEN, IN THE COMMISSIONER'S OPINION, SUCH CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS OR MORE ECONOMICAL UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES FOR EITHER PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CONTRACT. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02297-02-9