S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6143
I N S E N A T E
January 5, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT in relation to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming
actions of the Rocky Point union free school district with respect to
certain building aid contracts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the
Rocky Point union free school district approved several capital improve-
ment projects which were designated by the state education department as
project numbers 001-006, 006-007, 006-010, 005-017, 005-011, 001-008 and
005-015. In addition, the projects were eligible for certain state aid.
The legislature further finds that due to ministerial error, a required
filing for eligibility for such aid was not made by the district in a
timely manner making the district ineligible for certain aid. The legis-
lature further finds that without such aid, the capital improvement
projects will impose an additional, unanticipated hardship on district
taxpayers.
S 2. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken or
caused to be had and taken by the Rocky Point union free school district
and by all its officers or agents relating to or in connection with
certain final cost reports to be filed with the state education depart-
ment for projects 001-006, 006-007, 006-010, 005-017, 005-011, 001-008
and 005-015, and all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, vali-
dated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply
with the approval and filing provisions of the education law or any
other law or any other statutory authority, rule or regulation, in
relation to any omissions, error, defect, irregularity or illegality in
such proceedings had and taken, and provided further that any amount due
and payable to the Rocky Point union free school district for school
years prior to the 2011--2012 school year as a result of this act shall
be paid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of
section 3604 of the education law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S 3. The education department is hereby directed to consider the
approved costs of the aforementioned projects as valid and proper obli-
gations of the Rocky Point union free school district.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.