S6145-2011 Actions

• Jan 10, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 5, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S6145-2011 Meetings

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S6145-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6145

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to authorize approval of certain transportation contracts of the
Mamaroneck union free school district

PURPOSE:

To amend the education law, in reference to certain acts of the
Mamaroneck Union Free School District regarding transportation
contract (C-412087 for the projected amount of $70,055) for the
2008-2009 school year. This bill would provide that such contract,
which was unfairly denied, would be paid.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section One of this bill would amend the Education law in to legalize,
validate, ratify and confirm notwithstanding any failure to comply
with the award for contract C-412087.

Section Two of this bill would classify the transportation aid as
valid and proper.

JUSTIFICATION:

The Mamaroneck Union Free School District followed proper procedures
for public notification regarding the awarding of transportation
contracts for the 2008-2009. Unfortunately, however, the newspaper of
record erred and did not publish the notification as per their
agreement with the school district. As a result, the State Education
Department denied the contract because the ad never appeared in the
paper. In response, Mamaroneck provided receipts to SED demonstrating
their intent to follow the proper procedures. SED, however, would
still not award the contract,

This legislation is necessary to enable SED to award the contracts as
the school district did act in full compliance with the required
notice provisions. This legislation is required for the school
district to receive the appropriate transportation aid as they would
otherwise be entitled to under state law.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2011: S.3467 - Passed Senate and Assembly, Veto No. 61

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S6145-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6145
 I N  SENATE
 January 5, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 

AN ACT to authorize approval of certain transportation contracts of  the
 Mamaroneck union free school district
 

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

 

Section 1. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and  taken
 or  caused  to  be  had  and  taken  by the Mamaroneck union free school
 district and by  all  officers,  employees  or  agents  of  such  school
 district  relating  to  or  in  connection  with transportation contract
 C-412087 of the 2008-2009 school year, and all acts  incidental  thereto
 are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding
 any  failure  to  comply  with  the contract award, approval, and filing
 provisions of the education law, the general municipal law or any  other
 law  or  any  other statutory authority, rule or regulations, 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.
 

S 2. The education department  is  hereby  directed  to  consider  the
 aforementioned  contracts  for  transportation  aid  as valid and proper
 obligations of the Mamaroneck union free school district.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08621-01-1

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