Senate Bill S7666A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 7666--A                                           A. 10140--A

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2016
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  in relation to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming
  actions of the Mattituck-Cutchogue 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
Mattituck-Cutchogue  union free school district approved several capital
improvement projects  which  were  designated  by  the  state  education
department as project numbers 0001-001, 0007-001 and 0001-002.  In addi-
tion, 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 legislature  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 Mattituck-Cutchogue 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
department for projects 0001-001, 0007-001 and 0001-002,  and  all  acts
incidental   thereto  are  hereby  legalized,  validated,  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

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

                                                           LBD15313-02-6

S. 7666--A                          2                        A. 10140--A

Mattituck-Cutchogue union free school district for school years prior to
the  2016--2017 school year as a result of this act shall be paid pursu-
ant to the provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of
the education law.
  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 Mattituck-Cutchogue union free school district.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.