Senate Bill S5853

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Schenectady city school district

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5662 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5662
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4587
2011-2012: A7730, A9169

2013-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2013-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5853

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2013
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and  taken
or  caused  to  be had and taken by the Schenectady city school district
and by all officers, employees or agents of such school district  relat-
ing  to  or  in  connection  with  transportation  contracts C252137 and
C252138 for the 2003-2004 school year, and all acts  incidental  thereto
are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding
any  failure  to  comply  with  the contract award, approvals and filing
provisions of the education law, general municipal law or any other  law
or  any  other statutory authority, rule or regulation, other than those
filing provisions defined in paragraph a of  subdivision  5  of  section
3604  of  the education law, in relation to any omission, error, defect,
irregularity or  illegality  in  such  proceeding  had  and  taken,  and
provided further that any amount due and payable to the Schenectady city
school  district  as  a result of this act shall be paid pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the educa-
tion law.
  S 2. The education department  is  hereby  directed  to  consider  the
aforementioned  contracts  for  transportation  aid  as valid and proper
obligations of the Schenectady city school district.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08706-03-3

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