Bill Text: NY S02915 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes villages, towns and counties to enter into shared procurement contracts to purchase telecommunications and information technology systems with the state education department, local schools and BOCES districts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S02915 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S02915-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2915
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     March 5, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO, BONACIC, GRIFFO, HANNON, O. JOHNSON,
         LARKIN, LITTLE, MAZIARZ, MORAHAN, SALAND,  SEWARD,  VOLKER,  YOUNG  --
         read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
         the Committee on Local Government
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
         relation to purchasing services through the department of education
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 109-c to read as follows:
    3    S  109-C.  PURCHASE  OF  SERVICES  THROUGH STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THIS
    5  ARTICLE  OR  ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, ANY OFFICER, BOARD
    6  OR AGENCY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO  MAKE  PURCHASES
    7  THROUGH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION  OR ANY LOCAL SCHOOL OR BOARD OF
    8  COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES (BOCES) DISTRICT SUBJECT  TO  SUCH  RULES
    9  AND  REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE  ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME PURSUANT TO
   10  SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW OR THROUGH  THE
   11  GENERAL  SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1555 OF THE FEDERAL
   12  ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT OF 1994. ALL PURCHASES SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO
   13  AUDIT  AND  INSPECTION BY THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY. NO OFFICER, BOARD
   14  OR AGENCY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY SHALL  MAKE  A  PURCHASE  THROUGH
   15  SUCH  DEPARTMENT,  SCHOOL OR BOCES DISTRICT WHEN BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
   16  FOR SUCH PURCHASE BY SUCH OFFICER, BOARD OR AGENCY, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASE
   17  MAY BE MADE UPON THE SAME TERMS,  CONDITIONS  AND  SPECIFICATIONS  AT  A
   18  LOWER PRICE THROUGH SUCH DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL OR BOCES DISTRICT.
   19    S  2.  The education law is amended by adding a new article 25 to read
   20  as follows:
   21                                 ARTICLE 25
   22                              SHARED CONTRACTS
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10154-01-9
       S. 2915                             2
    1  SECTION 1210. SHARED  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  AND   INFORMATION   TECHNOLOGY
    2                  SERVICES.
    3    S 1210. SHARED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO
    5  THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER AND ANY LOCAL SCHOOL OR BOARD OF  COOPER-
    6  ATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO
    7  AGREEMENTS TO SHARE PROCUREMENT  CONTRACTS  FOR  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  AND
    8  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AS REFERENCED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPI-
    9  TAL EQUIPMENT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FORTY-THREE OF  SECTION  SIXTEEN
   10  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW,  OFFERED BY THE
   11  DEPARTMENT WITH ANY OFFICER, BOARD OR AGENCY OF A VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUN-
   12  TY.
   13    S 3. This act shall  take  effect  immediately,  and  shall  apply  to
   14  procurement contracts entered into on or after such effective date.