Bill Text: NY A07215 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Allows school districts and BOCES units to agree or contract to provide administrative services together that they can provide on their own.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 25-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to education [A07215 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07215-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7215--B
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 19, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. RUSSELL, P. LOPEZ, P. RIVERA, TEDISCO, CROUCH,
         RAIA, MONTESANO, BURLING, SAYWARD, McDONOUGH, FRIEND,  DUPREY,  FINCH,
         JORDAN,  MOLINARO, CALHOUN, PALMESANO, LOSQUADRO, BLANKENBUSH, MURRAY,
         JOHNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  AMEDORE,  BARCLAY,  CERETTO,
         GOODELL,  McLAUGHLIN, REILICH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
         reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
         reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to authorizing school
         districts and boards of cooperative educational services to enter into
         agreements or contracts with each other to perform the same  functions
         and  provide  the  same services that each is authorized to perform or
         provide
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1510-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  1510-A.  SHARING  OF  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.   ANY SCHOOL
    4  DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY ENTER INTO  AN
    5  AGREEMENT  WITH ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
    6  TIONAL SERVICES TO PERFORM THE SAME ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND PROVIDE
    7  THE SAME ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THAT EACH IS AUTHORIZED TO  PERFORM  OR
    8  PROVIDE.
    9    S  2.  Section  1604  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
   10  subdivision 43 to read as follows:
   11    43. SHALL HAVE THE  OPTION  TO  AGREE  OR  CONTRACT  WITH  ANY  SCHOOL
   12  DISTRICT  OR  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PERFORM THE
   13  SAME  ADMINISTRATIVE  FUNCTIONS  AND  PROVIDE  THE  SAME  ADMINISTRATIVE
   14  SERVICES  THAT  EACH IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.  TO THE EXTENT
   15  THAT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHARE SERVICES FOR WHICH THEY WOULD  BE  ENTI-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10879-03-1
       A. 7215--B                          2
    1  TLED  TO STATE AID IF SUCH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED INDIVIDUALLY, SUCH AID
    2  SHALL CONTINUE TO ONE OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN AMOUNTS AND PROPORTION
    3  TO THE SERVICES AGREED TO BETWEEN THE SCHOOL  DISTRICTS;  PROVIDED  THAT
    4  SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AID WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHER-
    5  WISE  PAYABLE HAD EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDED SUCH SERVICE INDIVIDUAL-
    6  LY.
    7    S 3. Section 1709 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    8  subdivision 43 to read as follows:
    9    43.  SHALL  HAVE  THE  OPTION  TO  AGREE  OR  CONTRACT WITH ANY SCHOOL
   10  DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  TO  PERFORM  THE
   11  SAME  ADMINISTRATIVE  FUNCTIONS  AND  PROVIDE  THE  SAME  ADMINISTRATIVE
   12  SERVICES THAT EACH IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.   TO THE  EXTENT
   13  THAT  ANY  SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHARE SERVICES FOR WHICH THEY WOULD BE ENTI-
   14  TLED TO STATE AID IF SUCH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED INDIVIDUALLY, SUCH  AID
   15  SHALL CONTINUE TO ONE OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN AMOUNTS AND PROPORTION
   16  TO  THE  SERVICES  AGREED TO BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; PROVIDED THAT
   17  SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AID WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHER-
   18  WISE PAYABLE HAD EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDED SUCH SERVICE  INDIVIDUAL-
   19  LY.
   20    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.