S2765-2013 Actions

• Jan 23, 2013: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S2765-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2765

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to educa-
tion cooperative contracts

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  SECTION 1 - amends section 1709 of the Education
Law to add a new subdivision 43. This new paragraph will allow the Board
of  Education  to  enter  into  cooperative  contracts with other school
districts, counties, municipalities the state or divisions  or  agencies
of  the  state  for  any  service  that  these other public entities are
currently providing.

SECTION 2 - provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION:  School districts across the state are  under
increasing  fiscal  pressure  as  costs  rise  and  demands for services
increase. Taxpayers are already buried under high real  property  taxes,
and  increasing  these  taxes  should  not be an option. The state is no
longer in a position to increase school aid. School  districts  must  be
given  more  options  to  find  ways to operate more efficiently and cut
costs. This bill will allow school districts to enter  into  cooperative
agreements  with  other  public entities to share contracts for goods or
services when such agreements will result in savings to the district.

EXISTING LAW:  School districts have limited  ability  to  contract  for
services with some other public entities.

PRIOR  LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY:   2012 - S.4123 -- FINANCE 2011 - S.4123 --
PASSED SENATE 2010 - S.6670 -- EDUCATION

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:  It is anticipated that there will  be  substantial
savings to school districts, there are no costs for the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

S2765-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2765
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 23, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- 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 education  cooperative
 contracts
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 1709 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 43 to read as follows:

 43.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THE
 GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW,  OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A  "COOPERATIVE
 CONTRACT" WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, BOARD OF
 EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES, THE STATE OR ANY DIVISION OR AGENCY OF THE STATE,
 FOR ANY SERVICE, GOOD OR PRODUCT IT HAS THE DUTY OR  POWER  TO  PROVIDE,
 PROVIDED  THAT THE BOARD FINDS THAT THE CONTRACT COST IS APPROPRIATE AND
 ENTRY INTO A "COOPERATIVE CONTRACT" WILL RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS TO THE
 SCHOOL DISTRICT.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A  "COOPERATIVE
 CONTRACT"  MEANS  A CONTRACT FOR A SERVICE, GOOD OR PRODUCT THAT ANOTHER
 SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, BOARD  OF  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,
 STATE OR DIVISION OR AGENCY OF THE STATE IS ALREADY PROVIDING THROUGH AN
 EXISTING CONTRACT.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05156-01-3

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