Senate Bill S4406

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to school aid for the installation of alternative energy, including solar, wind or geothermal

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7167
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5740, A5877

2015-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school aid for the installation of alternative energy, including solar, wind or geothermal.

2015-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4406

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  school  aid  for  the
  installation of alternative energy

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

  Section 1. Section 3602 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 6-h to read as follows:
  6-H.  ADDITIONAL  APPORTIONMENT  OF  BUILDING  AID FOR INSTALLATION OF
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, INCLUDING SOLAR, WIND OR GEOTHERMAL. IN ADDITION  TO
APPORTIONMENTS  PAYABLE TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX
OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  APPORTION  TO
ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  ADDITIONAL  BUILDING  AID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SUBDIVISION FOR ITS APPROVED EXPENSES IN THE BASE YEAR FOR THE INSTALLA-
TION OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, INCLUDING SOLAR, WIND OR  GEOTHERMAL.    THE
AMOUNT OF SUCH APPORTIONMENT SHALL EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF THE BUILDING AID
RATIO DEFINED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION
AND  THE  ACTUAL  APPROVED EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE DISTRICT IN THE BASE
YEAR FOR EACH SCHOOL BUILDING MAKING SUCH  INSTALLATION,  PROVIDED  THAT
THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH APPORTIONMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE INSTALLATION OF
SUCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10004-01-5

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