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Senate Bill S611

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the cost effectiveness of tangible equipment in connection with BOCES aid

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2019-S611 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1950, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7938
2015-2016: S1610
2017-2018: S596

2019-S611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the cost effectiveness of expenditures incurred by compliant component school districts for tangible equipment.

2019-S611 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    611
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the cost effectiveness
   of tangible equipment

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 6 to read as follows:
   (6) COST EFFECTIVENESS  OF  TANGIBLE  EQUIPMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISION  OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY, EXPENDITURES INCURRED
 BY COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL
 LAW,  PURSUANT TO PURCHASE AND/OR INSTALLATION CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO ON
 OR AFTER JANUARY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND, FOR  EQUIPMENT  INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED TO FURNITURE, BULLETIN BOARDS, TANGIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATE-
 RIALS AND CLASSROOM AIDS, SHALL BE AN ACCEPTABLE EXPENSE FOR  BOCES  AID
 IF THE COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DEMONSTRATES THE PURCHASE WOULD BE MORE
 COST-EFFECTIVE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE IF SUCH SERVICES WERE TO
 BE PURCHASED WITHOUT THE CONSIDERATION OF BOCES AID.
   § 2. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules, regulations
 and standards necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04330-01-9

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