Bill Text: NY S01681 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits BOCES to contract with third party vendors for approved technology activities and services at the request of two or more school districts; allows the commissioner of education to approve such technology activities and services as aidable shared services under certain circumstances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S01681 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S01681-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1681 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, FUSCHILLO, LITTLE, MORAHAN, VOLKER -- 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 third party contract- ing for technology services as aidable shared services and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows: 3 OO. TO CONTRACT WITH THIRD PARTY VENDORS FOR APPROVED TECHNOLOGY 4 ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES AT THE REQUEST OF TWO OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT 6 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH JJ OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER SHARED SERVICE 7 AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE SUCH 8 TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES AS AIDABLE SHARED SERVICES, PROVIDED 9 THAT THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEMONSTRATES THAT 10 SUCH ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES REQUIRED CANNOT BE SUPPLIED THROUGH 11 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DUE 12 TO INSUFFICIENT QUALIFIED STAFF OR LACK OF REQUIRED SPECIAL SKILLS OR 13 EXPERTISE. 14 S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by 15 adding a new paragraph i to read as follows: 16 I. FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPUTING THE APPORTIONMENT PURSUANT TO THIS 17 SUBDIVISION, THE AIDABLE COST OF SERVICES FOR APPROVED TECHNOLOGY 18 SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN A BOARD OF COOP- 19 ERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND A THIRD PARTY VENDOR PURSUANT TO PARA- 20 GRAPH OO OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, EXCLUSIVE OF ANY COSTS FOR 21 THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES, SHALL EQUAL THE PROD- 22 UCT OF SUCH COSTS ALLOCATED TO EACH COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BY SUCH 23 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MULTIPLIED BY THE QUOTIENT OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06507-01-9 S. 1681 2 1 THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO ALL COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE 2 COST OF ALL OTHER AIDABLE SHARED SERVICES, EXCLUDING THAT PART OF THE 3 SALARY PAID ANY TEACHER, SUPERVISOR OR OTHER EMPLOYEE OF THE BOARD OF 4 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY THOUSAND 5 DOLLARS, DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO ALL COMPONENT SCHOOL 6 DISTRICTS FOR THE COST OF ALL SUCH OTHER AIDABLE SHARED SERVICES, 7 INCLUDING THAT PART OF THE SALARY PAID ANY TEACHER, SUPERVISOR OR OTHER 8 EMPLOYEE OF THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WHICH IS IN 9 EXCESS OF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. 10 S 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010, provided that the 11 provisions of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed July 1, 2012.