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(ii) reviewing plans and specifications for projects; (iii) developing
and implementing policies and procedures to utilize employment resources
to provide sufficient skilled employees for such projects including
developing and implementing training programs, if required; (iv) manag-
ing such projects; and (v) providing such planning, design, financing,
and other services as may be appropriate to implement one or more
construction or reconstruction projects pursuant to this act.
(j) "Independent compliance officer" shall mean an independent firm
hired by the RJSCB with an in-depth knowledge base and breadth of expe-
rience conducting minority and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE)
and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) utilization compliance moni-
toring for public contracts within New York state, including school
districts and auditing contractors and subcontractors in construction
and reconstruction projects like those to be undertaken and contracted
for by the RJSCB pursuant to this act. SUCH FIRM SHALL SUPPORT FACILI-
TIES MODERNIZATION PHASE THREE PROGRAM AND THE PROGRAM MANAGER BY DEVEL-
OPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN MWBE/DBE OUTREACH AND UTILIZATION PLAN FOR THE
GOVERNANCE OF ALL CONTRACTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE.
(P) "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN" SHALL MEAN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
ONGOING, ANNUALLY UPDATED FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL FINANCING PLAN FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES, THE ACQUISITION AND
REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND THE COMPLETION OF OTHER LONG-
TERM CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AND FINANCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS BY THE CITY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PURSUANT TO EXISTING STATE LAW APPLICABLE TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
(Q) "COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PLAN" OR "FACILI-
TIES MODERNIZATION PLAN" OR "FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PROGRAM" SHALL
MEAN THE COMPREHENSIVE, STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THE RJSCB TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN SEVERAL PHASES FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION AND EQUIPPING OF NEW AND EXIST-
ING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND ATHLETIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
LOCATED IN THE CITY, WHICH PLAN SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A SPECIAL SECTION
OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ONGOING FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN, AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION 6 OF SECTION 3602 OF THE EDUCATION LAW
AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS SET
FORTH IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION; WHICH PLAN SHALL IDENTIFY BY
THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR RECONSTRUCTED TO THE SATIS-
FACTION OF SED AND INCLUDE A DISTRICT WIDE TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND RELATED
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES AS ADOPTED BY THE RJSCB AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING.
(R) "MWBE/DBE OUTREACH AND UTILIZATION PLAN" SHALL MEAN A PLAN
PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND THE PROGRAM MANAGER
TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE RJSCB TO MEET THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE
RJSCB APPROVED DIVERSITY PLAN.
(S) "SED" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 3 of chapter 416 of the laws of 2007,
establishing the city of Rochester and the board of education of the
city school district of the city of Rochester school facilities modern-
ization program act, as amended by chapter 533 of the laws of 2014, is
amended to read as follow:
(b) Such board shall be composed of seven voting members: three of
whom shall be appointed by, AND SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF the mayor of
the city; three of whom shall be appointed by, AND SERVE AT THE PLEASURE
OF the superintendent of the board of education of the city school
district; and one of whom shall be independent from both the city school
district and the city but who shall have been agreed upon by the mayor
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and the superintendent; and one non-voting member who shall be the inde-
pendent compliance officer, or the representative of the independent
compliance officer. One of the voting members shall be chosen, by such
voting members, to serve as chair of the board. Members of the board
shall not receive a salary or other compensation for such board duties,
but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of his or her board duties. Members of the
board shall not be disqualified from holding public office or employ-
ment, nor shall they forfeit any office or employment by reason of their
appointment, notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special, or
local law, ordinance or city charter to the contrary. [The board will
be reconstituted] TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING FUNCTIONING OF THE
MULTIPHASE FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PROGRAM, on the effective date of
the chapter of the laws of [2014] 2020 that amended this subdivision
[and the term of each prior board member shall automatically expire on
such date provided however that nothing shall preclude the reappointment
of an existing board member], THE BOARD IN ITS CONSTITUTED FORM SHALL
CONTINUE TO EXIST FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ANY OF THE PURPOSES SPECI-
FIED IN THIS ACT AND THE BOARD, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND
ITS OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
§ 3. Sections 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 21 of chapter 416 of the laws of
2007, establishing the city of Rochester and the board of education of
the city school district of the city of Rochester school facilities
modernization program act, as amended by chapter 533 of the laws of
2014, are amended to read as follow:
§ 4. Project authorization. No more than: (a) 13 projects, up to a
total cost of three hundred twenty-five million dollars in phase one,
and (b) 26 projects, up to a total cost of four hundred thirty-five
million dollars in phase two, AND (C) 15 SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS, PLUS
A DISTRICT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT, UP TO A TOTAL COST OF FIVE HUNDRED
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN PHASE THREE shall be authorized and undertaken
pursuant to this act, unless otherwise authorized by law. MONEYS WITHIN
SUCH LIMITS MAY BE APPLIED FOR THE PLANNING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SUBSEQUENT PHASE OF THE RSMP.
§ 5. Comprehensive school facilities modernization plan. The super-
intendent shall submit to the RJSCB [a] comprehensive draft [plan] PLANS
recommending and outlining the projects for phase two AND PHASE THREE it
proposes to be undertaken pursuant to this act. The RJSCB shall consider
the plan in developing a comprehensive school facilities modernization
plan recommending and outlining the projects it proposes to be poten-
tially undertaken pursuant to this act. Such plan shall include: (a) an
estimate of total costs to be financed, proposed financing plan,
proposed method of financing, terms and conditions of the financing,
estimated financing costs, and, if city general obligation bonds or
notes are not proposed as the method of financing, a comparison of
financing costs between such bonds or notes and the proposed method of
financing. Payment of debt service on bonds, notes or other obligations
issued to secure financing of not more than $325,000,000 in phase one
[and], $435,000,000 in phase two, AND $550,000,000 IN PHASE THREE for
projects undertaken pursuant to this act shall not be considered when
determining the "city amount" required pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of
paragraph a of subdivision 5-b of section 2576 of the education law;
provided, however, that this provision shall not otherwise affect the
determination of said "city amount" with respect to funding unrelated to
projects undertaken pursuant to this act. The plan should also address
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what specific options would be used to ensure that sufficient resources
exist to cover the local share of any such project cost on an annual
basis; (b) information concerning the potential persons to be involved
in the financing and such person's role and responsibilities; (c) esti-
mates on the design, reconstruction and rehabilitation costs by project,
any administrative costs for potential projects, and an outline of the
timeframe expected for completion of each potential project; (d) a
detailed description of the request for proposals process and an outline
of the criteria to be used for selection of the program manager, the
independent compliance officer and all contractors; provided that the
RJSCB may FOR PHASE THREE EITHER extend the contracts of the providers
of professional services for phase [one] TWO upon the adoption of find-
ings that doing so would be in the public interest; [the contracts of
the program manager and the independent compliance officer for phase two
will be rebid, and provided further that the program manager and the
independent compliance officer and any new] or [different providers of]
RE-BID SUCH professional services [shall be engaged] CONTRACTS in
compliance with the provisions of section eight of this act; (e) any
proposed amendments to the city school district's five-year capital
facilities plan submitted in accordance with subdivision 6 of section
3602 of the education law and the regulations of the commissioner; and
(f) a [preliminary] diversity plan to develop diversity goals, including
appropriate community input and public discussion, and develop strate-
gies that would create and coordinate any efforts to ensure a more
diverse workforce for the projects. The [preliminary] diversity plan
should address accountability for attainment of the diversity goals,
what forms of monitoring would be used, and how such information would
be publicly communicated.
Prior to the development of the comprehensive school facilities
modernization plan FOR EACH PHASE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT, the
RJSCB and THE CITY SCHOOL district shall hold as many public hearings as
may be necessary to ensure sufficient public input and allow for signif-
icant public discussion on school building needs in such city, with at
least one hearing to be held in each neighborhood potentially impacted
by a proposed project.
All projects proposed in the comprehensive school facilities modern-
ization [plan] PLANS shall be included by the city school district as a
special section of the district's five-year capital facilities plan that
is required pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education
law and the regulations of the commissioner.
The RJSCB shall submit the components of such comprehensive [plan]
PLANS outlined in subdivision (a) of this section to the comptroller,
along with any other information requested by the comptroller, for his
or her review and approval.
§ 9. Contracts generally. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
general, special, or local law or judicial decision to the contrary:
(a) The RJSCB may require a contractor, as a condition to being
awarded a contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other
agreement for a project to enter into a project labor agreement for the
work involved with such project when such requirement is made part of
the bid specifications for the project and when the RJSCB determines
that the record supporting the decision to enter into such an agreement
establishes that it is justified by the interests underlying the compet-
itive bidding laws. In addition, the RJSCB may revise and extend the
requirements of the project labor agreement entered into for phase one
projects to the projects authorized in phase [two] THREE, contingent
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upon the completion of a supplemental project labor agreement benefit
analysis AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE RJSCB IN REGARDS TO DIVERSITY
GOALS, DIRECT ADMISSION, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, AND APPRENTICESHIP PARTIC-
IPATION.
(b) Any contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other
agreement for projects undertaken pursuant to this act shall not be
subject to section 101 of the general municipal law when the RJSCB has
chosen to require a project labor agreement, pursuant to subdivision (a)
of this section. This exemption shall only apply to the projects under-
taken pursuant to this act and shall not apply to projects undertaken by
any other school district or municipality unless otherwise specifically
authorized.
(c) Whenever the RJSCB enters in a contract, subcontract, lease,
grant, bond, covenant or other agreement for the construction, recon-
struction, demolition, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation,
alteration, or improvement for a project undertaken pursuant to this
act, it shall be deemed to be a public works project for the purposes of
article 8 of the labor law, and all the provisions of article 8 of the
labor law shall be applicable to all the work involved with such project
including the enforcement of prevailing wage requirements by the state
department of labor.
(d) Every contract entered into by resolution of the RJSCB for
construction or reconstruction of a project pursuant to this act shall
contain a provision that the design of such project shall be subject to
the review and approval of the city school district and that the design
and construction standards of such project shall be subject to the
review and approval of the commissioner. In addition, every such
contract for construction or reconstruction shall contain a provision
that the contractor shall furnish a labor and material bond guaranteeing
prompt payment of moneys that are due to all persons furnishing labor
and materials pursuant to the requirements of any contracts for a
project undertaken pursuant to this section and a performance bond for
the faithful performance of the project, which shall conform to the
provisions of section 103-f of the general municipal law, and that a
copy of such performance and payment bonds shall be kept by the RJSCB
and shall be open to public inspection.
(e) For the purposes of article 15-A of the executive law, any person
entering into a contract for a project authorized pursuant to this act
shall be deemed a state agency as that term is defined in such article
and such contracts shall be deemed state contracts within the meaning of
that term as set forth in such article.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this act or of any general or
special law to the contrary, for any contract, subcontract, lease,
grant, bond, covenant or other agreement for construction, recon-
struction, demolition, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation,
alteration, or improvement with respect to each project undertaken
pursuant to this act, the RJSCB shall consider the financial and organ-
izational capacity of contractors and subcontractors in relation to the
magnitude of work they may perform, the record of performance of
contractors and subcontractors on previous work, the record of contrac-
tors and subcontractors in complying with existing labor standards and
maintaining harmonious labor relations, and the commitment of contrac-
tors to work with minority and women-owned business enterprises pursuant
to article 15-A of the executive law through joint ventures or subcon-
tractor relationships. The RJSCB shall further require, on any contract
in excess of one million dollars for construction, reconstruction, demo-
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lition, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or
improvement, WHICH USE APPRENTICE-ABLE AND CONSTRUCTION-RELATED TRADE
CLASSIFICATIONS, THAT ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE APPRENTICESHIP REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH that each contractor [and subcontractor] shall:
(1) participate in apprentice training programs in the trades of work it
employs that: have been approved for not less than three years by the
state department of labor; have graduated at least one apprentice in the
last 3 years; have at least one apprentice currently enrolled in such
apprentice training program; and have demonstrated that the program has
made significant efforts to attract and retain minority apprentices; AND
(2) EMPLOY ONE OR MORE APPRENTICES IN CONNECTION WITH ITS CONTRACT WITH
THE RJSCB. IF A PRIME CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING APPRENTICE-
SHIP REQUIREMENTS, ANY SUBCONTRACTORS LET BY THE PRIME CONTRACTOR OVER
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH USE APPRENTICE-ABLE AND CONSTRUC-
TION-RELATED TRADE CLASSIFICATIONS, ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE APPRENTICE-
SHIP REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
§ 10. Program managers. (a) All contracts entered into by resolution
of the RJSCB for projects for phase ONE, PHASE two AND PHASE THREE
undertaken pursuant to this act shall be managed by [an] THE independent
program manager. The [selection of] RJSCB MAY ELECT TO EITHER EXTEND THE
EXISTING CONTRACT OF the PHASE TWO program manager [shall] FOR PHASE
THREE UPON THE ADOPTION OF FINDINGS THAT DOING SO WOULD be IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST OR SELECT A PHASE THREE PROGRAM MANAGER pursuant to the compet-
itive process established in section eight of this act. Prior to issu-
ance of the contract, the program manager selected shall be approved by
the superintendent, mayor, city council and the Rochester city school
district. The program manager shall have experience in planning, design-
ing, and constructing new and/or reconstructing existing school build-
ings, public facilities, commercial facilities, and/or infrastructure
facilities, and in the negotiation and management of labor contracts and
agreements, training programs, educational programs, and physical tech-
nological requirements for educational programs. The program manager
shall manage all projects undertaken pursuant to this act, review
project schedules, review payment schedules, prepare cost estimates and
assess the safety programs of contractors and all training programs, if
required. The program manager shall implement procedures for verifica-
tion by it that all work for which payment has been requested has been
satisfactorily completed.
(b) The program manager, and its affiliates or subsidiaries, if any,
shall be prohibited from awarding contracts or being awarded contracts
for, or performing any work on, projects undertaken pursuant to this
act. Contracts awarded by THE RJSCB for construction work required for
the CONSTRUCTION, reconstruction, rehabilitation or renovation of a
project pursuant to this act shall be awarded pursuant to public bidding
in compliance with section 103 of the general municipal law.
§ 11. Independent compliance officers. All contracts entered into by
resolution of the RJSCB for projects for phase ONE, PHASE two AND PHASE
THREE undertaken by this act shall be monitored by an independent
compliance officer (ICO). THE RJSCB MAY ELECT TO EITHER EXTEND THE
EXISTING CONTRACT OF THE PHASE TWO INDEPENDENT COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR
PHASE THREE UPON THE ADOPTION OF FINDINGS THAT DOING SO WOULD BE IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST OR SELECT A PHASE THREE INDEPENDENT COMPLIANCE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION EIGHT OF THIS
ACT. The INDEPENDENT compliance officer shall: develop, implement,
advertise, promote and monitor policies and procedures to utilize and
provide sufficient MWBE, DBE and skilled minority employment resources
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participation opportunities to be followed by prime contractors and
subcontractors for such projects; review, modify if necessary, and
approve the preliminary diversity plan established pursuant to section
five of this act; provide OUTREACH AND technical assistance to potential
MWBE and DBE contractors and subcontractors interested in bidding on any
such projects; obtain and maintain records and documentation to confirm
compliance with any requirements contained in the approved diversity
plan, for any such project; identify contractors in non-compliance with
any such requirements contained in the approved diversity plan or in
violation of any federal, state and local laws, rules or regulations;
monitor and report the upward/downward price adjustment and payment
amounts to MWBEs and DBEs listed on contractors utilization plan for any
such project; develop and work with the RJSCB to enforce agreed finan-
cial or monetary sanctions for any contractor's non-compliance with the
MWBE/DBE utilization master plan. In addition, the independent compli-
ance officer shall: develop, implement, advertise, promote and monitor
MWBE/DBE policies and procedures for each project to be followed by
prime contractors and subcontractors for such projects; obtain and main-
tain records and documentation to confirm compliance with any applicable
requirements for each project; identify contractors in non-compliance
with any such APPLICABLE requirements FOR EACH PROJECT INCLUDING SITE
VISITS AS NECESSARY, AT LEAST TWICE MONTHLY; pursuant to this section or
in violation of any federal, state and local laws, rules or regulations.
The independent compliance officer shall report to the [RJCSB] RJSCB on
a monthly basis.
§ 21. Reporting requirements. (A) On June 30, 2008 and annually there-
after, until completion of [the 39] projects authorized pursuant to this
act, the RJSCB shall issue a report to the governor, the comptroller,
the commissioner, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of
the assembly, the city, the city council and the city school district on
the progress and status of the projects undertaken by the RJSCB.
Provided further, that if any such entities request information on the
progress and status of the projects prior to such report, it shall be
provided to such entities by the RJSCB.
[In addition, on] (B) ON or before June 30, 2021, or upon completion
of the [26] 14 projects, INCLUDING DISTRICT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY, authorized
in phase two pursuant to this act, whichever shall first occur, the
RJSCB shall issue a report to the city, the city school district, the
governor, the commissioner, the comptroller, the temporary president of
the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the
senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the state board of regents,
and the chairs and ranking minority members of the New York state senate
and assembly committees on education, the finance committee of the New
York state senate, and the ways and means committee of the New York
state assembly. Such report shall identify the fiscal and pedagogical
results of the projects undertaken pursuant to this act, along with
recommendations for its continuance, amendments, or discontinuance.
(C) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2030, OR UPON COMPLETION OF THE 16 SCHOOL
BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING DISTRICT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY, AUTHORIZED IN
PHASE THREE PURSUANT TO THIS ACT, WHICHEVER SHALL FIRST OCCUR, THE RJSCB
SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE CITY, THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE GOVER-
NOR, THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMPTROLLER, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE,
THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE
CHAIRS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE AND
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK
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STATE SENATE, AND THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK STATE
ASSEMBLY. SUCH REPORT SHALL IDENTIFY THE FISCAL AND PEDAGOGICAL RESULTS
OF THE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS ACT, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDA-
TIONS FOR ITS CONTINUANCE, AMENDMENTS, OR DISCONTINUANCE.
§ 4. Chapter 416 of the laws of 2007, establishing the city of Roches-
ter and the board of education of the city school district of the city
of Rochester school facilities modernization program act, is amended by
adding a new section 21-a to read as follows:
§ 21-A. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY FILES A FALSE WRITTEN REPORT OR OTHER
FALSE WRITTEN INSTRUMENT WITH THE RJSCB, THE INDEPENDENT COMPLIANCE
OFFICER OR PROGRAM MANAGER MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES PURSUANT
TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE PENAL LAW IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
PENALTIES AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.