Senate Bill S5069A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to transportation contract pricing benchmarks

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  • 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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Bill Amendments

2015-S5069 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7833
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2015-S5069 - Summary

Relates to transportation contract pricing benchmarks.

2015-S5069 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5069 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5069

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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  transportation
  contract pricing benchmarks

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  14  of  section  305  of  the
education law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, is amended
to read as follows:
  a.  All  contracts  for  the  transportation  of  school children, all
contracts to maintain school buses owned or leased by a school  district
that  are  used for the transportation of school children, all contracts
for mobile instructional units, and all contracts to  provide,  maintain
and  operate  cafeteria  or restaurant service by a private food service
management company shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner,
who may disapprove a proposed contract if,  in  his  opinion,  the  best
interests  of  the district will be promoted thereby. Except as provided
in paragraph e of this subdivision,  all  such  contracts  involving  an
annual  expenditure  in  excess  of  the  amount  specified for purchase
contracts in the bidding requirements of the general municipal law shall
be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, which responsibility  shall
be  determined  by  the board of education or the trustee of a district,
with power hereby vested in the commissioner to reject any or  all  bids
if,  in his opinion, the best interests of the district will be promoted
thereby and, upon such rejection of all  bids,  the  commissioner  shall
order  the board of education or trustee of the district to seek, obtain
and consider new proposals. All proposals for such transportation, main-
tenance, mobile instructional units, or cafeteria and restaurant service
shall be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe.   Advertisement
for  bids  shall be published in a newspaper or newspapers designated by
the board of education or trustee of the district having general  circu-
lation  within  the  district for such purpose. Such advertisement shall
contain a statement of the time when and place where all  bids  received
pursuant  to  such advertisement will be publicly opened and read either

              

2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7833
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L

2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to transportation contract pricing benchmarks.

2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5069A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5069--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation to transportation
  contract pricing benchmarks

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

  Section  1. Paragraph a of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  a.  All  contracts  for  the  transportation  of  school children, all
contracts to maintain school buses owned or leased by a school  district
that  are  used for the transportation of school children, all contracts
for mobile instructional units, and all contracts to  provide,  maintain
and  operate  cafeteria  or restaurant service by a private food service
management company shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner,
who may disapprove a proposed contract if,  in  his  opinion,  the  best
interests  of  the district will be promoted thereby. Except as provided
in paragraph e of this subdivision,  all  such  contracts  involving  an
annual  expenditure  in  excess  of  the  amount  specified for purchase
contracts in the bidding requirements of the general municipal law shall
be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, which responsibility  shall
be  determined  by  the board of education or the trustee of a district,
with power hereby vested in the commissioner to reject any or  all  bids
if,  in his opinion, the best interests of the district will be promoted
thereby and, upon such rejection of all  bids,  the  commissioner  shall
order  the board of education or trustee of the district to seek, obtain
and consider new proposals. All proposals for such transportation, main-
tenance, mobile instructional units, or cafeteria and restaurant service
shall be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe.   Advertisement

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10726-02-5
              

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