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                                  7149

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to capping the level of
  expenditures  by  school  districts  for  central  administration  and
  authorizing  school  districts  and  boards of cooperative educational
  services to enter into agreements or  contracts  with  each  other  to
  perform  the same functions and provide the same services that each is
  authorized to perform or provide

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

  Section  1.  Section 2 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 25 to read as follow:
  25.  CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. THE TERM "CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES" MEANS CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES PROVIDED  BY  A  COMMON,
UNION  FREE,  CENTRAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICT, OR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
INCLUDING EXPENDITURES  FOR  THE  CHIEF  SCHOOL  OFFICER,  THE  BUSINESS
OFFICE, THE PURCHASING OFFICE, THE PERSONNEL OFFICE, THE RECORDS MANAGE-
MENT  OFFICE,  PUBLIC  INFORMATION AND SERVICES, FEES FOR FISCAL AGENTS,
THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, THE DISTRICT  MEETING,  AUDITING  SERVICES,
THE  TREASURER'S OFFICE, THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, LEGAL SERVICES, THE
SCHOOL CENSUS, AND INDIRECT COSTS AND OTHER UNCLASSIFIED EXPENDITURES.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  1510-a  to
read as follows:
  S  1510-A.  CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. 1. NO COMMON, UNION FREE,
CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH AN ENROLL-
MENT OF ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS OR MORE SHALL EXPEND MORE THAN TWO PERCENT
OF ITS TOTAL BUDGET FOR CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES  IN  ANY  FISCAL
YEAR.  IN  COMMON,  UNION  FREE,  CENTRAL  SCHOOL OR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF LESS THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  STUDENTS,  THE
EXPENDITURES  FOR CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE
PERCENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  2. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES
MAY  ENTER  INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PERFORM THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SERVICES AND PROVIDE THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES  THAT
EACH IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.
  S  3.  Section  1604  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43. TO AGREE OR CONTRACT WITH ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF  COOPER-
ATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  TO PERFORM THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AND PROVIDE THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THAT  EACH
IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.
  S  4.  Section  1709  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43. TO AGREE OR CONTRACT WITH ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF  COOPER-
ATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  TO PERFORM THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AND PROVIDE THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THAT  EACH
IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.
  S  5.  Section  1804  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13. THE BOARD MAY AGREE OR CONTRACT WITH ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  BOARD
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PERFORM THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINIS-
TRATIVE  SERVICES  AND  PROVIDE THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
THAT EACH IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.
  S 6. Section 1903 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  THE  BOARD MAY AGREE OR CONTRACT WITH ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PERFORM THE SAME CENTRAL ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SERVICES AND PROVIDE THE SAME  CENTRAL  ADMINISTRATIVE  SERVICES
THAT EACH IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.
  S 7. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of
the  education  law,  as  amended by chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  (1) Aidable shared services.  At  the  request  of  [component  school
districts]  ANY  DISTRICT,  and  with  the approval of the commissioner,
provide any of the following services on a cooperative basis:    CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATION,  school nurse teacher, attendance supervisor, supervisor
of teachers, dental hygienist, psychologist,  teachers  of  art,  music,
physical  education,  career  education subjects, guidance [counsellors]
COUNSELORS, operation of special classes for students with disabilities,
as such term is defined in article eighty-nine of  this  chapter;  pupil
and financial accounting service by means of mechanical equipment; main-
tenance  and operation of cafeteria or restaurant service for the use of
pupils and teachers while at school, and  such  other  services  as  the
commissioner  may  approve.  Such cafeteria or restaurant service may be
used by the community for school related functions and activities and to
furnish meals to the elderly residents of the district, sixty  years  of
age  or older. Utilization by elderly residents or school related groups
shall be subject to the approval of  the  board  of  education.  Charges
shall  be  sufficient to bear the direct cost of preparation and serving
of such meals, exclusive of any other available reimbursements.
  S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.