Senate Bill S6779

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the Panama central school district regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8302
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7708
2015-2016: A10045
2019-2020: A5442

2017-S6779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the Panama central school district regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports.

2017-S6779 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6779
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to legalize, validate, ratify and  confirm  the  actions  of  the
   Panama  central  school district notwithstanding the failure to timely
   file final building cost reports with the education department

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 all  acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken, or caused to be
 had or taken, by the Panama central school district and by  any  of  its
 officers or agents relating to or in connection with final building cost
 reports  required to be filed with the education department for approved
 building projects completed prior to December 31,  2012,  and  all  acts
 incidental   thereto  are  hereby  legalized,  validated,  ratified  and
 confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the time  require-
 ments for the approval and filing provisions of the education law or any
 other  provision  of law, rule or regulation, relating to any omissions,
 error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such  proceedings  had  and
 taken.
   §  2. Notwithstanding section 24-a of part A of chapter 57 of the laws
 of 2013, and consistent with section one of this act,  the  commissioner
 shall  not  recover  from the Panama central school district any penalty
 arising from the late filing of a final cost report pursuant to  section
 31  of  part  A  of  chapter  57  of the laws of 2012, provided that any
 amounts already so recovered shall be deemed a payment of moneys due for
 prior years pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604  of
 the  education  law  and  shall  be  paid  to  the Panama central school
 district pursuant to such provision, provided that such school district:
   (a) submitted the late or missing final building cost  report  to  the
 commissioner of education;
   (b) such cost report is approved by the commissioner of education;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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