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Assembly Bill A9065

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes and empowers school districts to accept gifts, donations and contributions to the district and to solicit the same

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2017-A9065 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1175
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1503-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S579
2011-2012: S926
2013-2014: A7122, S1505
2015-2016: A2515, S417

2017-A9065 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and empowers school districts to accept gifts, donations and contributions to the district and to solicit the same.

2017-A9065 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9065
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  granting  school
   districts the power to accept and solicit gifts and donations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1503-a
 to read as follows:
   § 1503-A. POWER TO ACCEPT AND SOLICIT  GIFTS  AND  DONATIONS.  1.  ALL
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  ORGANIZED  EITHER  BY SPECIAL LAWS OR PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL LAW  ARE  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  EMPOWERED  TO
 ACCEPT GIFTS, DONATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DISTRICT AND TO SOLIC-
 IT THE SAME.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY OTHER
 GENERAL  OR  SPECIAL  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY, THE RECEIPT OF SUCH GIFTS,
 DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHER FUNDS, AND ANY INCOME DERIVED THERE-
 FROM, SHALL BE DISREGARDED  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  ALL  APPORTIONMENTS,
 COMPUTATIONS, AND DETERMINATIONS OF STATE AID.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03002-01-7

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