Bill Text: NY S08935 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | 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. LBD17073-01-0