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Assembly Bill A10943

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the Spackenkill Union Free School District regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports

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2017-A10943 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8603
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4069, S1239

2017-A10943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A10943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10943
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 29, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to legalize, validate, ratify and  confirm  the  actions  of  the
   Spackenkill  union free 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 Spackenkill union free school district and  by  any
 of its officers or agents relating to or in connection with final build-
 ing  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 Spackenkill union free  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 Spankenkill union free
 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;
   (c) all state funds expended by the school district, as documented  in
 such  cost  report,  were properly expended for such building project in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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