Bill Text: NY S08935 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8935 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes COVID related capital projects to address any restriction, directive, executive order and regulation issued to school districts in regards to safety precautions for the reopening of schools during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) state disaster emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-21 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08935 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08935-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8935

                    IN SENATE

                                     August 21, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- 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  establishing  COVID
          related projects for smart school grants

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 16 of  section
     2  3641 of the education law, as added by section 2 of part C of chapter 56
     3  of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (4)  "Smart schools project" shall mean a capital project as set forth
     5  and defined in subparagraphs five, six, seven [or], eight or  eleven  of
     6  this paragraph.
     7    §  2.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 16 of section 3641 of the education
     8  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 11 to read as follows:
     9    (11) "COVID related project" shall mean a capital project as set forth
    10  and defined in subparagraph five, six, seven or eight of this  paragraph
    11  which  is  developed  to  address  any restriction, directive, executive
    12  order and regulation issued to school districts  in  regards  to  safety
    13  precautions  for  the  reopening of schools during the novel coronavirus
    14  (COVID-19) state disaster emergency, as declared pursuant  to  executive
    15  order  number  two  hundred  two. Such projects may include, but are not
    16  limited to, social distancing installations on  busses  and  classrooms,
    17  technical  safety  equipment  such  as  thermometers  and  technology to
    18  enhance distance learning within school buildings, other  public  places
    19  and a student's home.
    20    §  3.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 16 of section 3641 of the education
    21  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 5 to read as follows:
    22    (5) For projects identified as "COVID  related  projects",  the  smart
    23  schools  review  board shall expedite the review of the investment plan.
    24  The review board shall  issue  an  approval,  rejection  or  return  for
    25  modification  any  such  plans  within forty-five days of receiving such
    26  plan.  The review board shall review and approve, reject or  return  for
    27  modification  any  amendments to the original plan within thirty days of
    28  receiving such amended plan.
    29    § 4. 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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