A464-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to contract with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications

Bill A464-2011

Authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to contract with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications services.

Details

Versions A464-2011 A464A-2011 A464B-2011
Sponsor:Gunther
Multi-sponsor(s): Boyland, Calhoun, Clark, Crouch, Curran, Giglio, Hawley, Hooper, Latimer, Lupardo, Magee, McEneny, McKevitt, Millman, Montesano, Murray, Ortiz, Palmesano, Ra, Saladino, Sweeney, Thiele, Weisenberg
Co-sponsor(s): Cahill, Reilly, Raia, Lifton, Jaffee, Finch, Russell, Galef, Rivera P, Bronson, Ramos, Schimel
Committee: EDUCATION
Law Section: Education Law
Law: Amd §256, Ed L

Actions

Jun 14, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
Jun 14, 2012: delivered to senate
Jun 14, 2012: passed assembly
Jun 13, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.146
Jun 13, 2012: rules report cal.146
Jun 13, 2012: reported
Jun 11, 2012: reported referred to rules
May 30, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
May 24, 2012: print number 464b
May 24, 2012: amend and recommit to education
Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
May 18, 2011: print number 464a
May 18, 2011: amend and recommit to education
Jan 5, 2011: referred to education

Text


STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________

464

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

(PREFILED)

January 5, 2011
___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, CAHILL, REILLY, RAIA, LIFTON, JAFFEE,
  MOLINARO, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  CLARK,
  CROUCH,  DESTITO,  GIGLIO,  HAWLEY,  HOOPER,  LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAGEE,
  McENENY, McKEVITT, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, SALADINO, THIELE, TOWNS --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing boards  of
  cooperative  educational  services to enter into contracts with public
  libraries for high-speed telecommunications services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    Section 256 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES   (BOCES),   SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  OR  REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTERS (RICS) ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC OR ASSOCIATION LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  INTERNET  AND  TELEPHONE  SERVICES.  ANY  SUCH
PROPOSED  CONTRACT  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE
COMMISSIONER, WHO MAY ONLY APPROVE SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACT WHEN,  IN  THE
COMMISSIONER'S  OPINION,  SUCH CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS OR
MORE ECONOMICAL UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES FOR EITHER  PARTY  INVOLVED  IN
THE CONTRACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02004-01-1

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