Bill Text: NY S07089 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to contracts for technology and telecommunications services between boards of cooperative educational services and third-party vendors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-24 - referred to higher education [S07089 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S07089-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7089
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 11, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- 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 contracts for technol-
         ogy and telecommunications  services  between  boards  of  cooperative
         educational services and third-party vendors
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subparagraph 7 of paragraph h of subdivision 4  of  section
    2  1950  of the education law, as added by chapter 395 of the laws of 1984,
    3  is amended to read as follows:
    4    (7) To enter into contracts with the state of New York, any  community
    5  college,  agricultural  and  technical  college,  MUNICIPALITY or public
    6  agency for the purpose of providing [electronic data processing]  INFOR-
    7  MATION  TECHNOLOGY  AND  INTERNET  services  to  such agencies. Any such
    8  proposed contract shall be subject to the review  and  approval  of  the
    9  commissioner,  who  may only approve such proposed contract when, in his
   10  OR HER opinion, such contract will not disrupt  the  level  of  services
   11  provided to component school districts and will result in a more econom-
   12  ical  utilization  of existing board of cooperative educational services
   13  computer facilities. The commissioner shall issue a finding  in  writing
   14  in making all determinations pursuant to this subparagraph.
   15    S  2. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by
   16  adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:
   17    OO. BOARDS OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  MAY  CONTRACT  WITH
   18  THIRD-PARTY VENDORS TO SUPPORT OR PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
   19  AND  RELATED  SERVICES  TO  SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ANY SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACT
   20  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE
   21  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ISSUE  A  FINDING IN WRITING IN MAKING ALL DETERMI-
   22  NATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH.
   23    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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