Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications services.
Sponsor: Gunther (MS) / 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
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S1950, Ed L
Sponsor: Gunther (MS) / 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
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S1950, Ed L
A464B-2011 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
A464B-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
464--B
2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY (PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, CAHILL, REILLY, RAIA, LIFTON, JAFFEE, FINCH, RUSSELL, GALEF, P. RIVERA, BRONSON, RAMOS, SCHIMEL -- Multi Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CLARK, CROUCH, CURRAN, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HOOPER, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAGEE, McENENY, McKEVITT, MILLMAN, MONTESANO, MURRAY, ORTIZ, PALMESANO, RA, SALADINO, SWEENEY, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education - committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
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. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the educa tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
(10) TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HIGH-SPEED TELECOM MUNICATIONS SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HIGH-SPEED INTERNET 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 SUCH COMMISSIONER'S OPINION, SUCH CONTRACT: (A) WILL RESULT IN A MORE ECONOMICAL UTILIZATION OF EXISTING BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES HIGH-SPEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES OR RESOURCES THAN WOULD BE ACHIEVED WERE SUCH CONTRACT NOT APPROVED; (B) WILL NOT DISRUPT THE LEVEL OF SERVICES TO COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND (C) WILL RESULT IN A MORE ECONOMICAL UTILIZATION OF EXISTING LIBRARY RESOURCES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A FINDING, IN WRITING, MAKING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02004-03-2
A. 464--B 2 ANY DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. SUCH SERVICES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT COST AND SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.

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