Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Greenport public school district.

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S3874-2011 Actions

• Mar 6, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 16, 2011: referred to education
• Jun 16, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• May 23, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 18, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 17, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.728
• Mar 8, 2011: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S3874-2011 Meetings

Education: Mar 6, 2012, Education: May 17, 2011

S3874-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 18, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 25, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 16, 2011

S3874-2011 Votes

S3874-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3874

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm certain transportation
contracts of the Greenport public school district

PURPOSE:
To validate shared busing transportation contracts between the
Greenport public school district and private contractors for school
years 2001-2004 that were disapproved by the New York State Education
Department through clerical error.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This section also cures any errors or omissions made by the Greenport
public school district as relates to the submission of these
contracts to the New York State Education Department for approval.

Section 2 states that the new York State Education Department shall
treat the above mentioned transportation contracts as valid and
proper obligations of the Greenport public school district.

Section 3 states that this act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:
Through administrative error, numerous transportation contracts for
shared busing services between the Greenport public school district
and transportation contractors were not approved by the New York
State Education Department due to the fact that there was missing
documentation required to approve these contracts. The Greenport
public school district was unaware of the fact that this
documentation was missing and as such, they continued to enter into
contracts with these private contractors under the erroneous belief
that the contracts were being approved. This legislation will simply
reimburse the Greenport public school district for expenses that
otherwise would have been approved in the absence of administrative
error.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10, S.1717; S.2007-08, S.7951A.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S3874-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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      S. 3874                                                  A. 6140

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                                March 8, 2011
                                 ___________

  IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
    ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

  IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LOSQUADRO -- read once and
    referred to the Committee on Education

  AN ACT to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm certain  transportation
    contracts of the Greenport public school district

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


    Section 1. All acts done and proceedings heretofore had and  taken  or
  caused  to  be had and taken by the Greenport public school district and
  by all officers, employees or agents of such school district relating to
  or  in  connection  with  certain  transportation  contracts:   EO11076,
  EO12203,   EO12208,  EO12206,  EO01438,  EO12307  and  EO11079  for  the
  2001-2002 school year, EO12203, EO12208 and EO11076  for  the  2002-2003
  school  year  and  EO11076, EO01438, EO11079, EO12203, EO12206, EO12208,
  E701134 and E701135 for the 2003-2004 school year with various  contrac-
  tors,  and  all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, validated,
  ratified and confirmed,  notwithstanding  any  failure  of  such  school
  district  to  comply  with  the  contract  award,  approvals  and filing
  provisions of the education law, general municipal law or any other  law
  or  any  other statutory authority, rule or regulation, other than those
  filing provisions defined in paragraph a of  subdivision  5  of  section
  3604  of  the education law, in relation to any omission, error, defect,
  irregularity or  illegality  in  such  proceeding  had  and  taken,  and
  provided further that any amount due and payable to the Greenport public
  school  district  as  a result of this act shall be paid pursuant to the
  provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the educa-
  tion law.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD09919-01-1

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    S 2. The education department  is  hereby  directed  to  consider  the
  contracts set forth in section one of this act for transportation aid as
  valid and proper obligations of the Greenport public school district.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.