S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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545
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT allowing for the ratification and validation of late certificates
of substantial completion
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,
the actions or omissions of any school district which failed to submit a
final building project cost report by June 30 of the school year in
which a certificate of substantial completion of the project is issued
by the architect or engineer or six months after issuance of such
certificate, whichever is later, are hereby ratified and validated;
provided, that such building project was eligible for aid in a year for
which the commissioner of education is required to prepare an estimate
of apportionments due and owing pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision
21 of section 305 of the education law; provided further, that such
school district submits a final cost report on or before December 31,
2019 and such report is approved by the commissioner of education; and,
provided further, that any state aid paid in the current year, or was
paid in prior years, for any said project shall be deemed valid and
proper state aid payments and the commissioner of education shall take
no action to recover said state aid amounts.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00678-01-9