Senate Bill S4123

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes boards of education to enter into cooperative contracts

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S4123 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1709, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6670
2013-2014: S2765

2011-S4123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes boards of education to enter into cooperative contracts with other school districts, boards of education, counties, municipalities, or any division of the state for any services, goods or products it has the duty or power to provide, so long as the contract will result in cost savings.

2011-S4123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4123

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, SALAND -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to education cooperative
  contracts

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

  Section  1.  Section  1709 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF  SECTION
THREE  HUNDRED  FIVE  OF  THIS CHAPTER, SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
THE  BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A "COOPERATIVE
CONTRACT" WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, BOARD OF
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, THE STATE OR ANY DIVISION OR AGENCY OF THE  STATE,
FOR  ANY  SERVICE,  GOOD OR PRODUCT IT HAS THE DUTY OR POWER TO PROVIDE,
PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD FINDS THAT THE CONTRACT COST IS APPROPRIATE  AND
ENTRY INTO A "COOPERATIVE CONTRACT" WILL RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS TO THE
SCHOOL  DISTRICT.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A "COOPERATIVE
CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT FOR A SERVICE, GOOD OR PRODUCT  THAT  ANOTHER
SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  COUNTY,  MUNICIPALITY, BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
STATE OR DIVISION OR AGENCY OF THE STATE IS ALREADY PROVIDING THROUGH AN
EXISTING CONTRACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02535-01-1

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