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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1537 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 15, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4742
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S4742 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7041
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง408, Ed L
2015-S4742 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4742 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to approval of capital improvement projects by the department of education PURPOSE: To require a timely approval of capital improvement projects by the Department of Education. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends Section 408 of the Education Law by adding a new subdivision 7 to require the department to complete and return their review of any locally approved capital improvement project within one-hundred and eighty day of receiving a completed application. Section 2. Sets the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The State Education Department (SED) has a significant approval back log of capital improvement projects for school districts throughout the State. As of April 1, 2015, The State Education Department has informed my office that there are more than 800 capital improvement
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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