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Senate Bill S4209

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to ratifying and validating certain school district building projects

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2019-S4209 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5768
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6132

2019-S4209 - Summary

Relates to ratifying and validating school district building projects provided that such building project was eligible for aid in a year for which the commissioner of the department of education is required to prepare an estimate of apportionments due and owing.

2019-S4209 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4209 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4209
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to ratify and validate certain school district building projects
 
   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 thirtieth of the school year
 following June thirtieth of the school year in which the 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 the
 department of education is required to prepare an estimate of apportion-
 ments 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 amount due and payable for school years  prior  to  the
 2020-2021  school year as a result of this act shall be paid pursuant to
 the provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section  3604  of  the
 education law.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 department of education shall provide notice  to  all  school  districts
 that  may  have projects eligible under section one of this act no later
 than July 1, 2019.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09755-01-9

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2019-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5768
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6132

2019-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ratifying and validating school district building projects provided that such building project was eligible for aid in a year for which the commissioner of the department of education is required to prepare an estimate of apportionments due and owing.

2019-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4209--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. METZGER, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to ratify and validate certain school district building projects

   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 thirtieth of the school year
 following June thirtieth of the school year in which the 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 the
 department of education is required to prepare an estimate of apportion-
 ments 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,  2020  and  such
 report  is  approved  by  the  commissioner  of  education, and provided
 further that any amount due and payable for school years  prior  to  the
 2021-2022  school year as a result of this act shall be paid pursuant to
 the provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section  3604  of  the
 education law.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 department of education shall provide notice  to  all  school  districts
 that  may  have projects eligible under section one of this act no later
 than July 1, 2020.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09755-02-9

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