NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6778A

Senate Bill S6778A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon school district

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Actions

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 27, 2018	print number 6778a
Feb 27, 2018	amend and recommit to education
Jan 03, 2018	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 21, 2017	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2194
Jun 16, 2017	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 21, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S6778A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      absent (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Jun 21, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6778A
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Robach

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S6778 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8528
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A5996
2021-2022: A2102
2023-2024: A3393

2017-S6778 - Summary

Relates to the establishment of multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon city school district.

2017-S6778 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6778

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
the establishment of multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon
city school district

 PURPOSE :

This bill would authorize two multi-year cost allowances in a
five-year period for the computation of Building Aid for up to four
new construction projects authorized pursuant to a March 7, 2017 Mount
Vernon City School District bond proposal approved by the voters of
the district. Additional multi-year cost allowances could not be reset
for effected buildings for a period of ten-years after establishment
of the first maximum cost allowance.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of
section 3602 of the education law by adding a new subparagraph 7 to
such paragraph (a) to provide that for up to four new construction
projects authorized pursuant to a March 7, 2017 Mount Vernon City
School District bond proposal approved by the voters of the district,
multi-year cost allowances for each project shall be established and
utilized two times in the first five-year period. The new subparagraph
7 also provides that subsequent multi-year cost allowances may not be

established for a period of ten-years from the date of the first
multi-year cost allowance authorized by this subparagraph. Section two
of the bill states that the act shall take effect immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The voters recognized the critical needs of Mount Vernon public school
buildings when they authorized construction pursuant to the March 7,
2017 bond proposal. The Mount Vernon City School District has
significant school capacity issues and facility needs and requires
additional help from the State to address these critical shortcomings.

The State utilizes multi-year cost allowances when calculating
Building Aid for eligible capital projects. Once a school district has
reached its maximum cost allowance (MCA) for a particular project,
additional State aid is not available for a period of five years. This
would increase overall project costs in Mount Vernon and could be
disruptive to students. This bill would address the problem by
providing two multi-year cost allowances in a ten-year period thereby
enabling the District to streamline plans and move forward in a more
efficient manner.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

This measure will reduce costs for the Mount Vernon City School
District and the cost to the State is to be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6778 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6778
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  establishment  of
   multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon city school district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the  educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 7 to read as follows:
   (7)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  COMPUTATION  OF  BUILDING  AID  FOR  UP  TO  FOUR  NEW
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO A MARCH SEVENTH, TWO THOU-
 SAND  SEVENTEEN MOUNT VERNON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROPOSAL APPROVED
 BY THE VOTERS OR SUCH DISTRICT,  MULTI-YEAR  COST  ALLOWANCES  FOR  EACH
 PROJECT  SHALL  BE ESTABLISHED AND UTILIZED TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST FIVE-
 YEAR PERIOD.  SUBSEQUENT MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
 NO SOONER THAN TEN YEARS AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST  MAXIMUM  COST
 ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13248-01-7

2017-S6778A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8528
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A5996
2021-2022: A2102
2023-2024: A3393

2017-S6778A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon city school district.

2017-S6778A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6778A

SPONSOR: KLEIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
establishment of multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon city
school district

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would authorize two multi-year cost allowances in a five-year
period for the computation of Building Aid for up to four new
construction projects authorized pursuant to a March 7, 2017 Mount
Vernon City School District bond proposal approved by the voters of the
district. Additional multi-year cost allowances could not be reset for
effected buildings for a period of ten-years after establishment of the
first maximum cost allowance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the
education law by adding a new subparagraph 8 to such paragraph (a) to

provide that for up to four new construction projects authorized pursu-
ant to a March 7, 2017 Mount Vernon City School District bond proposal
approved by the voters of the district, multi-year cost allowances for
each project shall be established and utilized two times in the first
five-year period. The new subparagraph 8 also provides that subsequent
multi-year cost allowances may not be established for a period of ten-
years from the date of the first multi-year cost allowance authorized by
this subparagraph.

Section 2: Immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The voters recognized the critical needs of Mount Vernon public school
buildings when they authorized construction pursuant to the March 7,
2017 bond proposal. The Mount Vernon City School District has signif-
icant school capacity issues and facility needs and requires additional
help from the State to address these critical shortcomings.

The State utilizes multi-year cost allowances when calculating Building
Aid for eligible capital projects. Once a school district has reached
its maximum cost allowance (MCA) for a particular project, additional
State aid is not available for a period of five years. This would
increase overall project costs in Mount Vernon and could be disruptive
to students. This bill would address the problem by providing two
multi-year cost allowances in a ten-year period thereby enabling the
District to streamline plans and move forward in a more efficient
manner.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This bill was amended in 2018 to update the sub-paragraph reference from
7 to 8, due to the enactment of laws in 2017.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

This measure will reduce costs for the Mount Vernon City School District
and the cost to the State is to be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6778A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6778--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  establishment  of
   multi-year cost allowances for the Mount Vernon city school district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the  educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as follows:
   (8)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  COMPUTATION  OF  BUILDING  AID  FOR  UP  TO  FOUR  NEW
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO A MARCH SEVENTH, TWO THOU-
 SAND  SEVENTEEN MOUNT VERNON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROPOSAL APPROVED
 BY THE VOTERS OF SUCH DISTRICT,  MULTI-YEAR  COST  ALLOWANCES  FOR  EACH
 PROJECT  SHALL  BE ESTABLISHED AND UTILIZED TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST FIVE-
 YEAR PERIOD.  SUBSEQUENT MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
 NO SOONER THAN TEN YEARS AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST  MAXIMUM  COST
 ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13248-07-8

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