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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 12, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A1478
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Albert A. Stirpe
2015-A1478 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1478 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to modifying the internal audit function of school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 2116-b of the education law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005 and subdivision 2 as amended by section 4 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows: 1. No later than July first, two thousand six, each school district shall establish an internal audit function to be in operation no later than the following December thirty-first. Such function shall include: (a) development of a risk assessment of district operations, including but not limited to, a review of financial policies and procedures and the testing and evaluation of district internal controls; (b) [an annu- al] A review and update of such risk assessment; and (c) preparation of reports[, at least annually] EVERY THREE YEARS or more frequently as the trustees or board of education may direct, which analyze significant risk assessment findings, recommend changes for strengthening controls and reducing identified risks, and specify timeframes for implementation of such recommendations. 2. School districts [of less than eight teachers, school districts with actual general fund expenditures totaling less than five million dollars in the previous school year, or school districts] with actual enrollment of less than one thousand [five hundred] students in the previous school year shall be exempt from this requirement. Any school district claiming such exemption shall annually certify to the commis- sioner that such school district meets the requirements set forth in this subdivision. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all school years commencing on or after July 1, 2015. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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