S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4802
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 25, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to preventing boards of
cooperative educational services from bidding on certain contracts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:
OO. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A BOARD OF COOPER-
ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT BID, QUOTE OR PROVIDE PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES FOR ANY CONTRACT AGAINST ANY PRIVATE BUSINESS ENTITY, THAT SUCH
PRIVATE BUSINESS ENTITY PROVIDES THE SAME OR IDENTICAL SERVICES AS A
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
(2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "PRIVATE BUSINESS ENTITY" MEANS
ANY PRIVATELY-OWNED FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS ENTITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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