S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7720
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 22, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, REILLY, BOYLAND, BRADLEY, GALEF, JAFFEE,
KOON, LUPARDO, PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK,
GUNTHER, PHEFFER, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the prohibition of
out-of-state school contracts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section
1950 of the education law, as added by chapter 474 of the laws of 1996,
is amended and a new subparagraph 8 is added to paragraph h to read as
follows:
(2) Certain services prohibited. Commencing with the nineteen hundred
ninety-seven--ninety-eight school year, the commissioner shall not be
authorized to approve as an aidable shared service pursuant to this
subdivision any cooperative maintenance services or municipal services,
including but not limited to, lawn mowing services and heating, venti-
lation or air conditioning repair or maintenance or trash collection, or
any other municipal services as defined by the commissioner. On and
after the effective date of this paragraph, the commissioner shall not
approve, as an aidable shared service, any new cooperative maintenance
or municipal services for the nineteen hundred ninety-six--ninety-seven
school year, provided that the commissioner may approve the continuation
of such services for one year if provided in the nineteen hundred nine-
ty-five--ninety-six school year. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT APPROVE, AS AN AIDABLE SHARED
SERVICE, ANY SERVICE PROVIDED TO AN OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
(8) TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH
THE APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE COMMIS-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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SIONER IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, TO PROVIDE SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO
ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT UPON SUCH TERMS AS
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN RULES AND REGULATIONS AND AS AGREED
UPON PURSUANT TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY SUCH BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
TIONAL SERVICES AND THE TRUSTEES OR BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF SUCH OUT-OF-
STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.