Bill Text: NY S05853 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5853 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Schenectady city school district which were denied by the education department for failure of the district to publish certain information required by statute.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-21 - SUBSTITUTED BY A5662A [S05853 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05853-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5853
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 18, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm certain  transportation
         contracts of the Schenectady city school district
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and  taken
    2  or  caused  to  be had and taken by the Schenectady city school district
    3  and by all officers, employees or agents of such school district  relat-
    4  ing  to  or  in  connection  with  transportation  contracts C252137 and
    5  C252138 for the 2003-2004 school year, and all acts  incidental  thereto
    6  are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding
    7  any  failure  to  comply  with  the contract award, approvals and filing
    8  provisions of the education law, general municipal law or any other  law
    9  or  any  other statutory authority, rule or regulation, other than those
   10  filing provisions defined in paragraph a of  subdivision  5  of  section
   11  3604  of  the education law, in relation to any omission, error, defect,
   12  irregularity or  illegality  in  such  proceeding  had  and  taken,  and
   13  provided further that any amount due and payable to the Schenectady city
   14  school  district  as  a result of this act shall be paid pursuant to the
   15  provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the educa-
   16  tion law.
   17    S 2. The education department  is  hereby  directed  to  consider  the
   18  aforementioned  contracts  for  transportation  aid  as valid and proper
   19  obligations of the Schenectady city school district.
   20    S 3. 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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