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Assembly Bill A7041

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to timely approval of capital improvement projects by the department of education

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2015-A7041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4742
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง408, Ed L

2015-A7041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires timely approval of capital improvement projects by the department of education.

2015-A7041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7041

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 21, 2015
                               ___________

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 approval of capital
  improvement projects by the department of education

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

  Section 1. Section 408 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  A.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  COMPLETE  AND  RETURN THEIR REVIEW, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, OF ANY LOCALLY  APPROVED
CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF RECEIVING
A COMPLETED APPLICATION.
  B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN
(I)  ANY  PHYSICAL  PUBLIC  BETTERMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OR ANY PRELIMINARY
STUDIES AND SURVEYS RELATIVE THERETO, OR
  (II) LAND OR RIGHTS IN LAND, OR
  (III) ANY FURNISHINGS, MACHINERY, APPARATUS OR EQUIPMENT FOR ANY PHYS-
ICAL BETTERMENT OR IMPROVEMENT WHEN SUCH BETTERMENT  OR  IMPROVEMENT  IS
FIRST CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED, OR
  (IV)  ANY  COMBINATION  OF  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I), (II) AND (III) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10383-02-5

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