Senate Bill S4742

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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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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2015-S4742 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7041
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §408, Ed L

2015-S4742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S4742 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4742

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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  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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