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| Mar 03, 2022 | referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
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| Feb 16, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
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| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
| Mar 11, 2021 | referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 04, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 03, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 02, 2021 | 1st report cal.484 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | referred to education |
senate Bill S2687
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
John E. Brooks
(D) 0 Senate District
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S2687 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2687 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2687 SPONSOR: BROOKS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing leases outside the boundaries of the school district PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a means for union free school districts to engage in lease agreements outside of their boundaries when extenuating circumstances demonstrate a need. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. amends subdivision 1 section 403-b of the education law to provide union free school districts with the ability to engage in lease agreements outside of their boundaries when extenuating circumstances demonstrate a need.
S2687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2687
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 22, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- 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 authorizing leases
outside the boundaries of the school district
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 403-b of
the education law, as amended by chapter 700 of the laws of 1992, is
amended to read as follows:
The board of education of any union free or central school district is
hereby authorized to enter into a lease with any other union free or
central school district providing for the use and occupancy by any such
school district of a school building, or a portion thereof, owned by
such other school district, provided such lessee school district is
within a reasonable distance, as determined by the commissioner, from
the lessor school district, subject to the conditions set forth in this
subdivision. The board of education of any union free or central school
district is hereby authorized to enter into a lease with any person,
partnership or corporation for use and occupancy of a building or facil-
ity, or a portion thereof, owned by such person, partnership, or corpo-
ration for use as a school facility provided that such building or
facility is located within the school district and subject to the condi-
tions set forth in this subdivision; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF ANY UNION FREE OR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY BE AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO A LEASE WITH ANY PERSON, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION FOR
USE AND OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING OR FACILITY, OR A PORTION THEREOF, OWNED
BY SUCH PERSON, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION FOR USE AS A SCHOOL FACILITY
WHEN SUCH BUILDING OR FACILITY IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMMISSIONER THAT
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST WHICH NECESSITATE A LEASE OUTSIDE THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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