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