Bill Text: NY S07938 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7938 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the cost effectiveness of expenditures incurred by compliant component school districts for tangible equipment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-12 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07938 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07938-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7938
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                  September 12, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the cost effectiveness
         of tangible equipment
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the educa-
    2  tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 6 to read as follows:
    3    (6) COST EFFECTIVENESS  OF  TANGIBLE  EQUIPMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
    4  OTHER  PROVISION  OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY, EXPENDITURES INCURRED
    5  BY COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL
    6  LAW,  PURSUANT TO PURCHASE AND/OR INSTALLATION CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO ON
    7  OR AFTER JANUARY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND, FOR  EQUIPMENT  INCLUDING  BUT
    8  NOT  LIMITED TO FURNITURE, BULLETIN BOARDS, TANGIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATE-
    9  RIALS AND CLASSROOM AIDS, SHALL BE AN ACCEPTABLE EXPENSE FOR  BOCES  AID
   10  IF THE COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DEMONSTRATES THE PURCHASE WOULD BE MORE
   11  COST-EFFECTIVE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE IF SUCH SERVICES WERE TO
   12  BE PURCHASED WITHOUT THE CONSIDERATION OF BOCES AID.
   13    S  2.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules, regulations and stand-
   14  ards to implement the provisions of this act.
   15    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15753-02-4