S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8440
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 20, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT in relation to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming
actions of the Oyster Bay - East Norwich central school district with
respect to certain building aid contracts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the
Oyster Bay - East Norwich central school district approved several capi-
tal improvement projects which were designated by the state education
department as project numbers 0001-006, 0002-001, 0003-004, 0005-008,
0006-004, and 0007-005. In addition, the projects were eligible for
certain state aid. The legislature further finds that due to ministerial
error, a required filing for eligibility for such aid was not made by
the district in a timely manner making the district ineligible for
certain aid. The legislature further finds that without such aid, the
capital improvement projects will impose an additional, unanticipated
hardship on district taxpayers.
S 2. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken or
caused to be had and taken by the Oyster Bay - East Norwich central
school district and by all its officers or agents relating to or in
connection with certain final cost reports to be filed with the state
education department for projects 0-001-023, 0-001-025 and 0-003-014,
and all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, validated, rati-
fied and confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the
approval and filing provisions of the education law or any other law or
any other statutory authority, rule or regulation, in relation to any
omissions, error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such proceedings
had and taken, and provided further that any amount due and payable to
the Oyster Bay - East Norwich central school district for school years
prior to the 2009--2010 school year as a result of this act shall be
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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paid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of
section 3604 of the education law.
S 3. The education department is hereby directed to consider the
approved costs of the aforementioned project as valid and proper obli-
gations of the Oyster Bay - East Norwich central school district.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.