Bill Text: NY S07672 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to certain school contracts for cafeteria and restaurant services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-27 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S07672 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07672-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7672
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 27, 2014
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       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  certain  school
         contracts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the  educa-
    2  tion  law,  as amended by chapter 464 of the laws of 1997, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    e. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law
    5  or charter, a board of education or a trustee of a district, pursuant to
    6  rules and regulations promulgated  by  the  commissioner,  may  award  a
    7  contract  for  the  transportation  of  pupils  or a contract for mobile
    8  instructional units OR FOR THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND  OPERATION  OF
    9  CAFETERIA  OR  RESTAURANT  SERVICE  BY A PRIVATE FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT
   10  COMPANY involving an annual expenditure in excess of the  amount  speci-
   11  fied  for  purchase contracts in the bidding requirements of the general
   12  municipal law in compliance with the provisions of paragraph a  of  this
   13  subdivision  or  subsequent  to  an evaluation of proposals submitted in
   14  response to a request for proposals prepared by  or  for  the  board  of
   15  education or trustee of a district. A CONTRACT AWARDED THROUGH A REQUEST
   16  FOR  PROPOSALS  SHALL  BE AWARDED BASED ON BEST VALUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
   17  SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. The  commission-
   18  er, in addition to his existing statutory authority to approve or disap-
   19  prove transportation contracts, may reject any award of a transportation
   20  contract  or  a contract for mobile instructional units that is based on
   21  an evaluation of proposals  submitted  in  response  to  a  request  for
   22  proposals if he finds that (1) the contractor is not the most responsive
   23  to  the  request  for  proposals,  or (2) that the best interests of the
   24  district will be promoted thereby.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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