S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4065
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, TEDISCO, MILLER, McDONOUGH, CALHOUN,
P. LOPEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, CROUCH, HAWLEY,
KOLB, MOLINARO, OAKS, RAIA, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the apportionment of
additional building aid for automated external defibrillators
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6-d to read as follows:
6-D. BUILDING AID FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. IN ADDITION
TO THE APPORTIONMENTS PAYABLE TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION SIX OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
APPORTION TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDITIONAL BUILDING AID PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ITS APPROVED EXPENDITURES IN THE BASE YEAR FOR THE
PURCHASE OR MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. AIDABLE
EXPENSES SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF BATTERIES, ADAPTERS, ELEC-
TRODES AND WALL CABINETS. FUNDS APPORTIONED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT SUPPLANT FUNDS FOR EXISTING DISTRICT EXPENDI-
TURES OR FOR EXISTING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE DISTRICT FOR AUTO-
MATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. SUCH ADDITIONAL AID SHALL EQUAL THE PROD-
UCT OF THE BUILDING AID RATIO COMPUTED FOR USE IN THE CURRENT YEAR
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION AND THE ACTU-
AL APPROVED EXPENDITURES INCURRED IN THE BASE YEAR PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ANNUALLY PRESCRIBE A SPECIAL COST
ALLOWANCE FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS, AND THE APPROVED
EXPENDITURES SHALL NOT EXCEED SUCH COST ALLOWANCE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04012-01-9