NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2915

Senate Bill S2915

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes villages, towns and counties to enter into shared procurement contracts with state education, local schools and BOCES districts

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2009-S2915 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §109-c, Gen Muni L; add Art 25 §1210, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S2897

2009-S2915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes villages, towns and counties to enter into shared procurement contracts to purchase telecommunications and information technology systems with the state education department, local schools and BOCES districts.

2009-S2915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2915

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to purchasing services through the department of education


 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 adds a new section 109-c to the General Municipal Law that
provides that a village, town or county is authorized to make
purchases through the Department of Education or any local school
district or BOCES district.

Section 2 amends the Education Law to add a new Article 25, Shared
Contracts. New section 1210, shared telecommunications and information
technology services, permits the Commissioner of Education and any
local school district or BOCES district to share procurement contracts
for telecommunications and information technology services with any
village, town or county.

Section 3 provides that the act shall take effect immediately and
shall apply to procurement contracts entered into on or after such
effective date.

 PURPOSE & JUSTIFICATION :
Although there are several laws relating to shared municipal services,

local governments are not currently allowed to share services with the
Education Department or local school and BOCES districts. Local
governments need to utilize least cost, highest value
telecommunication and information service, meeting all government
security standards, to communicate with partners such as the Office of
Court Administration, County Real Property, County Treasurer and the
New York State Motor Vehicle Department. Many school districts have
invested in telecommunication and information technology systems that
are currently under utilized, or would benefit from upgraded systems
which would be less expensive if shared with local governments within
the district. In rural areas particularly, population size and
revenues available make it inefficient for local governments or school
districts to invest in stand alone telecommunication and information
technology systems, while sharing of these contracts can allow each to
have upgraded systems and at the same time provide savings to
taxpayers.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2006-S.7261; 2007-08-S.2991

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None to state; can provide savings to local governments, local school
districts and BOCES districts.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S2915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2915

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO, BONACIC, GRIFFO, HANNON, O. JOHNSON,
  LARKIN, LITTLE, MAZIARZ, MORAHAN, SALAND,  SEWARD,  VOLKER,  YOUNG  --
  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
  relation to purchasing services through the department of education

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 109-c to read as follows:
  S  109-C.  PURCHASE  OF  SERVICES  THROUGH STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THIS
ARTICLE  OR  ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, ANY OFFICER, BOARD
OR AGENCY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO  MAKE  PURCHASES
THROUGH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION  OR ANY LOCAL SCHOOL OR BOARD OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES (BOCES) DISTRICT SUBJECT  TO  SUCH  RULES
AND  REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE  ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME PURSUANT TO
SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW OR THROUGH  THE
GENERAL  SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1555 OF THE FEDERAL
ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT OF 1994. ALL PURCHASES SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO
AUDIT  AND  INSPECTION BY THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY. NO OFFICER, BOARD
OR AGENCY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY SHALL  MAKE  A  PURCHASE  THROUGH
SUCH  DEPARTMENT,  SCHOOL OR BOCES DISTRICT WHEN BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
FOR SUCH PURCHASE BY SUCH OFFICER, BOARD OR AGENCY, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASE
MAY BE MADE UPON THE SAME TERMS,  CONDITIONS  AND  SPECIFICATIONS  AT  A
LOWER PRICE THROUGH SUCH DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL OR BOCES DISTRICT.
  S  2.  The education law is amended by adding a new article 25 to read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 25
                            SHARED CONTRACTS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10154-01-9

S. 2915                             2

SECTION 1210. SHARED  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  AND   INFORMATION   TECHNOLOGY
                SERVICES.
  S 1210. SHARED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO
THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER AND ANY LOCAL SCHOOL OR BOARD OF  COOPER-
ATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO
AGREEMENTS TO SHARE PROCUREMENT  CONTRACTS  FOR  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  AND
INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AS REFERENCED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPI-
TAL EQUIPMENT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FORTY-THREE OF  SECTION  SIXTEEN
HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW,  OFFERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT WITH ANY OFFICER, BOARD OR AGENCY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUN-
TY.
  S 3. This act shall  take  effect  immediately,  and  shall  apply  to
procurement contracts entered into on or after such effective date.

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