NY State Senate Bill 2011-S5715

Senate Bill S5715

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that debt service payments on the Rochester school facilities modernization plan shall be the "city amount" for purposes of the school district's estimates

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 04, 2012	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 16, 2011	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1334
Jun 13, 2011	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 16, 2011 - Floor Vote
  S5715
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2011
      
      aye (59)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (1)
      
      Smith
      
      absent (2)
      
      Huntley
      
      Parker
  Jun 16, 2011 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5715
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 16, 2011
      
      aye (20)
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Farley
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Johnson
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Alesi
      
      Breslin
      
      Krueger
      
      Perkins

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2011-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education
Laws Affected:: Amd §5, Chap 416 of 2007

2011-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that debt service payments on the Rochester school facilities modernization plan shall be the "city amount" for purposes of the school district's annual estimates pursuant to section 2576 of the education law.

2011-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5715

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the city of Rochester and
the board of education of the city school district of the city of
Rochester school facilities modernization program act, in relation to
the payment of debt service for the comprehensive school facilities
modernization plan

PURPOSE:

To make it easier for the Rochester City School District to undertake
modernization of their school facilities.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 5 of chapter 416 of the laws of 2007, establishing the city of
Rochester and the board of education of the city school district of
the city Rochester is amended as follows: Payment of debt service on
any bonds, notes or other obligations issued to finance projects
under-taken pursuant to this act shall be disregarded for purposes of
calculating the "city amount" under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a
of subdivision 5-b of section 2576 of the education law.

JUSTIFICATION:

The Rochester City School District cannot, by law, borrow money and,
therefore, relies on the City of Rochester to advance bonds for
annual construction and maintenance contracts. Due to confusion about
whether the advancement of bonds would increase the City of
Rochester's financial obligation to the RCSD under the 2007
Maintenance of Effort law. If not addressed, this uncertainty will
halt general maintenance of RCSD's facilities making it unsafe for
children to attend school. This bill would allow Rochester City
School District to upgrade their facilities without impacting their
financial standing.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S5715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5715

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ROBACH, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the city of Rochester and the board of education of  the
  city  school  district  of  the  city  of  Rochester school facilities
  modernization program act, in relation to the payment of debt  service
  for the comprehensive school facilities modernization plan

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

  Section 1.  Section 5 of chapter 416 of the laws of 2007, constituting
the city of Rochester and the board of  education  of  the  city  school
district  of  the  city  of  Rochester  school  facilities modernization
program act, is amended to read as follows:
  S 5. Comprehensive  school  facilities  modernization  plan.    Before
formal  selection  of the projects occurs, the RSC board shall develop a
comprehensive school  facilities  modernization  plan  recommending  and
outlining the projects it proposes to be potentially undertaken pursuant
to this act.  Such plan shall include: (a) an estimate of total costs to
be  financed,  proposed  financing  plan,  proposed method of financing,
terms and conditions of the financing, estimated financing  costs,  and,
if city general obligation bonds or notes are not proposed as the method
of  financing,  a  comparison  of  financing costs between such bonds or
notes and the proposed method of financing. PAYMENT OF DEBT  SERVICE  ON
ANY  BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED TO FINANCE PROJECTS UNDER-
TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL BE DISREGARDED FOR PURPOSES  OF  CALCU-
LATING  THE  "CITY  AMOUNT"  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OF
SUBDIVISION 5-B OF SECTION 2576 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.  The  plan  should
also  address  what specific options would be used to ensure that suffi-
cient resources exist to cover the local share of any such project  cost
on  an annual basis; (b) information concerning the potential persons to
be involved in the financing and such  person's  role  and  responsibil-
ities;  (c)  estimates  on the design, reconstruction and rehabilitation

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13091-01-1

S. 5715                             2

costs by project, any administrative costs for potential  projects,  and
an  outline  of  the timeframe expected for completion of each potential
project; (d) a detailed description of the request for proposals process
and  an  outline of the criteria to be used for selection of the program
manager, the independent compliance officer and all contractors; (e) any
proposed amendments to the city  school  district's  five  year  capital
facilities  plan  submitted  in accordance with subdivision 6 of section
3602 of the education law and the regulations of the  commissioner;  and
(f)  a  preliminary diversity plan to develop diversity goals, including
appropriate community input and public discussion, and  develop  strate-
gies  that  would  create  and  coordinate  any efforts to ensure a more
diverse workforce for  the  projects.  The  preliminary  diversity  plan
should  address  accountability  for  attainment of the diversity goals,
what forms of monitoring would be used, and how such  information  would
be publicly communicated.
  Prior  to  the  development  of  the  comprehensive  school facilities
modernization plan, the RSC board shall hold as many public hearings  as
may be necessary to ensure sufficient public input and allow for signif-
icant  public  discussion on school building needs in such city, with at
least one hearing to be held in each neighborhood  potentially  impacted
by a proposed project.
  All  projects  proposed in the comprehensive school facilities modern-
ization plan shall be included by the city school district as a  special
section  of  the  district's  five-year  capital facilities plan that is
required pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education  law
and the regulations of the commissioner.
  The  [JSC] RSC board shall submit the components of such comprehensive
plan outlined in subdivision (a) of this  section  to  the  comptroller,
along  with  any other information requested by the comptroller, for his
or her review and approval.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Joseph E. Robach