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                                  5603--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 12, 2021
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 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend part A-4 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006 enacting  the
   "city  of  Syracuse  and  the  board  of  education of the city school
   district of the city of  Syracuse  cooperative  school  reconstruction
   act", in relation to construction and design contracts entered into by
   the  JSC  Board;  and  to  amend the education law, in relation to the
   computation of building aid for reconstruction or  modernizing  of  no
   more  than  three projects for the third phase of the city of Syracuse
   cooperative school reconstruction act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section   1. Subdivision (h) of section 4 of part A-4 of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2006 enacting the "city of   Syracuse    and  the  board  of
 education  of  the  city school district of the city of Syracuse cooper-
 ative school reconstruction act", as amended by chapter 459 of the  laws
 of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (h) "Project" shall mean work at an existing school building site that
 involves  the  design,  reconstruction, or rehabilitation of an existing
 school building for its continued use as a school  of  the  city  school
 district,  which  may include an addition to an existing school building
 for such continued use at a cost, for such addition,  of,  for  projects
 identified  in subdivision (a) of section five of this act, no more than
 nine million dollars, and, for projects identified  in  subdivision  (b)
 AND  (C)  of  section  five  of  this  act,  no more than twenty million
 dollars, and which also may  include  (1)  the  construction  or  recon-
 struction of athletic fields, playgrounds, and other recreational facil-
 ities  for such existing school building, and/or (2) the acquisition and
 installation of all equipment necessary and attendant to and for the use
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 of such existing school building and/or the  acquisition  of  additional
 real property necessary for the project.
   §  2. Section 5 of part A-4 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006 enacting
 the "city of Syracuse and the board of  education  of  the  city  school
 district of the city of Syracuse cooperative school reconstruction act",
 as  amended  by  chapter  9  of  the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 5. (a) No more than seven projects, one each  at  the  Central  High
 School,  the  Blodgett  School,  the  Shea Middle School, the H.W. Smith
 Elementary School, the Clary Middle School,  the  Dr.  Weeks  Elementary
 School  and  the  Fowler  High School, up to a total cost of two hundred
 twenty-five million dollars; and (b) no more than twenty projects  which
 shall  be  located  at  the Bellevue Elementary School, the Clary Middle
 School, the Corcoran High School, the Danforth Middle School, the Edward
 Smith K-8 School, the Expeditionary Learning Middle School,  the  Fowler
 High  School,  the Frazer K-8 School, the Grant Middle School, the Grey-
 stone Building, the Henninger High School, the  Huntington  K-8  School,
 the  Nottingham  High  School,  the  Shea Middle School and the Westside
 Academy at Blodgett, up  to  a  total  cost  of  three  hundred  million
 dollars; AND (C) NO MORE THAN 10 PROJECTS, WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED AT THE
 STEM  AT  BLODGETT MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL, THE DELAWARE
 PRIMARY SCHOOL, THE HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL, THE  SYRACUSE  LATIN  SCHOOL,
 THE  LINCOLN  MIDDLE  SCHOOL,  THE  NOTTINGHAM  HIGH SCHOOL, THE ROBERTS
 PREK-8 SCHOOL, THE SEYMOUR DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY AND THE WEBSTER ELEMEN-
 TARY SCHOOL, UP TO A TOTAL COST OF THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS,  shall
 be  authorized  and  undertaken  pursuant  to this act, unless otherwise
 authorized by law.
   § 3. Sections 6 and 7 of part A-4 of chapter 58 of the  laws  of  2006
 enacting  the  "city  of Syracuse and the board of education of the city
 school district of  the  city  of  Syracuse  cooperative  school  recon-
 struction  act",  as  amended  by  chapter  459 of the laws of 2013, are
 amended to read as follows:
   § 6. (1) Before formal selection of the projects identified in  subdi-
 vision  (a)  of  section  five  of  this act occurs, the JSC board shall
 develop a comprehensive plan recommending and outlining the projects  it
 proposes  to  be  potentially 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  obli-
 gation  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. The plan should also address 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) infor-
 mation concerning the potential persons to be involved in the  financing
 and  such  person's  role  and  responsibilities;  (c)  estimates on the
 design, reconstruction and rehabilitation costs by project, any adminis-
 trative costs for potential projects, and an outline of  the  time-frame
 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 and all
 contractors; (e) any proposed amendments to the city  school  district's
 five  year capital facilities plan submitted in accordance with subdivi-
 sion 6 of section 3602 of the education law and the regulations  of  the
 commissioner;  and  (f) a diversity plan, in compliance with subdivision
 (b) of section eight of this act, to develop diversity goals,  including

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 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 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 plan, the JSC board
 shall hold as many public hearings as may be necessary to ensure  suffi-
 cient  public  input  and allow for significant public discussion on the
 school building needs in such city, with at least one hearing to be held
 in each neighborhood potentially impacted by a proposed project.
   The JSC board shall submit the components of such  comprehensive  plan
 outlined  in  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision one of this section to the
 comptroller, along with any other information  requested  by  the  comp-
 troller, for his or her review and approval.
   (2)  Before  formal  selection of the projects pursuant to subdivision
 (b) AND (C) of section five of this act occurs, the city school district
 shall provide to the JSC board a comprehensive draft  plan  recommending
 and  outlining  the  projects  it  proposes to be potentially undertaken
 pursuant to this act. Such plan  will  be  subject  to  the  review  and
 approval  of  the  JSC board and 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. The plan should
 also address what specific options would be used to ensure  that  suffi-
 cient  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 responsibil-
 ities; (c) estimates on the design,  reconstruction  and  rehabilitation
 costs  by  project, any administrative costs for potential projects, and
 an outline of the time-frame 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 and all contractors; (e) any proposed  amendments  to  the  city
 school district's five year capital facilities plan submitted in accord-
 ance  with  subdivision  6  of section 3602 of the education law and the
 regulations of the commissioner; and (f) a diversity plan, in compliance
 with subdivision (b) of section eight of this act, to develop  diversity
 goals,  including appropriate community input and public discussion, and
 develop strategies that would  create  and  coordinate  any  efforts  to
 ensure  a  more  diverse  workforce for the projects. The 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.
   As part of the development  of  the  comprehensive  plan,  the  school
 district  shall  hold  as  many  public  hearings as may be necessary to
 ensure  sufficient  public  input  and  allow  for  significant   public
 discussion  on the school building needs in such city, with at least one
 hearing to be held  in  each  neighborhood  potentially  impacted  by  a
 proposed project.
   The  JSC  board shall submit the components of such comprehensive plan
 outlined in paragraph (a) of subdivision two  of  this  section  to  the
 comptroller,  along  with  any  other information requested by the comp-
 troller, for his or her review and approval.

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   § 7. (a) Notwithstanding any general, special  or  local  law  to  the
 contrary and upon approval by the comptroller pursuant to section six of
 this  act,  the  city  school  district may select projects, pursuant to
 subdivision (a) of section five of this act to be undertaken pursuant to
 this act, as provided for in such approved comprehensive plan. After the
 city school district has selected a new project and plans and specifica-
 tions  for  such  project  have  been  prepared and approved by the city
 school district, which are consistent with  the  approved  comprehensive
 plan,  the  city school district shall deliver such plans and specifica-
 tions to the city, for approval by such city, acting through the  common
 council,  and after the common council has approved such plans and spec-
 ifications, the city shall deliver them to the commissioner for  his  or
 her  approval.   After approval by the commissioner, the plans and spec-
 ifications shall be returned  to  the  city  school  district  and  such
 district  shall  then deliver them to the JSC board. All such specifica-
 tions shall detail the number  of  students  the  completed  project  is
 intended  to  serve,  the  site description, the types of subjects to be
 taught, the types of activities for school, recreational, social,  safe-
 ty, or other purposes intended to be incorporated in the school building
 or  on  its site and such other information as the city school district,
 the city, the common council, and the commissioner shall deem  necessary
 or advisable.
   (b)  Notwithstanding any general, special or local law to the contrary
 and upon approval by the comptroller pursuant to  section  six  of  this
 act,  the city school district may select projects, pursuant to subdivi-
 sion (b) AND (C) of section five of this act to be  undertaken  pursuant
 to  this act, as provided for in such approved comprehensive plan. After
 the city school district has selected a new project and plans and  spec-
 ifications  for such project have been prepared and approved by the city
 school district in  consultation  with  the  city  engineer,  which  are
 consistent  with  the  approved  comprehensive  plan,  the  city  school
 district shall deliver such plans and specifications to the commissioner
 for his or her approval. After approval by the commissioner,  the  plans
 and  specifications  shall be delivered to the JSC board. All such spec-
 ifications shall detail the number of students the completed project  is
 intended  to  serve,  the  site description, the types of subjects to be
 taught, the types of activities for school, recreational, social,  safe-
 ty, or other purposes intended to be incorporated in the school building
 or  on  its site and such other information as the city school district,
 the city engineer, and the commissioner shall deem necessary  or  advis-
 able.
   (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the
 total  project  cost associated with the projects authorized pursuant to
 subdivision (b) AND (C) of section five of this act  exceeds  the  esti-
 mated  total  project  cost  of  300 million dollars, then the JSC board
 shall report such  information,  along  with  explanatory  documentation
 regarding  the  increase  in  cost,  to the governor, the New York state
 comptroller, the commissioner, the temporary president of the senate and
 the speaker of the assembly.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  the
 JSC  board shall submit estimated project costs for the projects author-
 ized pursuant to subdivision (b) AND (C) of section  five  of  this  act
 after the completion of schematic plans and specifications for review by
 the  commissioner.  If  the  total  project  costs  associated with such
 projects exceed the sum of the estimated individual approved cost allow-
 ance of each building project by more than  the  lesser  of  30  million

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 dollars  or  ten  percent  of  the  approved  costs, and the city school
 district has not otherwise demonstrated to the satisfaction of  the  New
 York  state  education  department  the availability of additional local
 shares  for such excess costs, then the JSC board shall not proceed with
 the preparation of final plans  and  specifications  for  such  projects
 until  the  projects  have been redesigned or value-engineered to reduce
 estimated project costs so as not to exceed the above cost limits.
   (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  the
 JSC  board shall submit estimated project costs for the projects author-
 ized pursuant to subdivision (b) AND (C) of section  five  of  this  act
 after  the completion of fifty percent of the final plans and specifica-
 tions for review by the commissioner. If the total project costs associ-
 ated with such projects exceed  the  sum  of  the  estimated  individual
 approved cost allowance of each building project by more than the lesser
 of 30 million dollars or ten percent of the approved costs, and the city
 school  district  has  not otherwise demonstrated to the satisfaction of
 the New York state education department the availability  of  additional
 local  share for such excess costs, then the JSC board shall not proceed
 with the completion of the remaining fifty  percent  of  the  plans  and
 specifications for such projects until the projects have been redesigned
 or  value-engineered  to  reduce  estimated  project  costs so as not to
 exceed the above cost limits.
   § 4. Subdivision (a) of section 10 of part A-4 of chapter  58  of  the
 laws  of  2006 enacting the "city of Syracuse and the board of education
 of the city school district of the city of Syracuse  cooperative  school
 reconstruction  act",  as amended by chapter 459 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) The JSC board may require a contractor awarded a public  contract,
 subcontract  or  other  agreement  for a project to enter into a project
 labor agreement during and for the work involved with such project  when
 such  requirement  is  part  of  the  JSC board's specifications for the
 project and when the JSC board determines that the record supporting the
 decision to enter into such an agreement establishes that it  is  justi-
 fied by the interests underlying the competitive bidding laws.  In addi-
 tion,  the  JSC  board  may choose to extend the project labor agreement
 entered into for the first OR  SECOND  phase  of  the  JSC  construction
 projects   to  the  projects  authorized  herein,  contingent  upon  the
 completion of a supplemental project labor agreement benefits analysis.
   § 5. Section 11 of part A-4 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006 enacting
 the "city of Syracuse and the board of  education  of  the  city  school
 district    of  the  city  of Syracuse cooperative school reconstruction
 act", as amended by chapter 459 of the laws of 2013, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   §  11.  (a)  All  contracts entered into by the JSC board for projects
 pursuant to subdivision (a) of section five of this act shall be managed
 by an independent program manager.  Selection  of  the  program  manager
 shall  be  pursuant  to  the  competitive process established in section
 seven of this act.  The program manager shall have experience  in  plan-
 ning,  designing,  and  constructing  new and/or reconstructing existing
 school  buildings,  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 technological requirements for  educational  programs.  The
 program  manager shall manage all projects undertaken pursuant to subdi-
 vision (a) of section five of this act, review project schedules, review
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 of contractors and all  training  programs,  if  required.  The  program
 manager  shall implement procedures for verification by it that all work
 for which payment has been requested has been satisfactorily completed.
   (b)  All  construction  and  design  contracts entered into by the JSC
 board for projects pursuant to subdivision (b) of section five  of  this
 act  shall  be managed by the city engineer in agreement with the school
 district or, at the discretion of the JSC board, an independent  program
 manager  or  construction  managers  selected  for one or more projects.
 Selection of the program manager  and/or  the  construction  manager  or
 managers  shall  be  pursuant  to  a  competitive process established in
 accordance with the city's standard request for proposals process  using
 the  JSC  board  as  the  approving governing body instead of the common
 council for such contract awards. The program manager shall have experi-
 ence in planning, designing, and constructing new and/or  reconstructing
 existing  school buildings in New York state, public facilities, commer-
 cial facilities, and/or infrastructure facilities, and  in  the  negoti-
 ation  and  management  of  labor  contracts  and  agreements,  training
 programs, educational programs, and physical technological  requirements
 for  educational programs. The program manager shall manage all projects
 assigned by the JSC board to the program manager and undertaken pursuant
 to subdivision (b) of section five of this act,  review  project  sched-
 ules,  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 verification by it
 that all work for which payment has been requested  has  been  satisfac-
 torily  completed.   Provided, however, that the JSC board may choose to
 utilize the services of an independent construction manager  at  one  or
 more  of  the  projects  to  be authorized herein with said construction
 manager managing the project within the management plan set forth by the
 independent program manager and the JSC board.
   (c) ALL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN CONTRACTS  ENTERED  INTO  BY  THE  JSC
 BOARD  FOR PROJECTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION FIVE  OF THIS
 ACT SHALL BE MANAGED BY THE CITY ENGINEER IN AGREEMENT WITH  THE  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JSC BOARD, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM
 MANAGER OR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS SELECTED  FOR  ONE  OR  MORE  PROJECTS.
 SELECTION  OF  THE  PROGRAM  MANAGER AND/OR THE CONSTRUCTION  MANAGER OR
 MANAGERS SHALL BE PURSUANT  TO  A  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS  ESTABLISHED  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH THE CITY'S STANDARD REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS USING
 THE JSC BOARD AS THE APPROVING GOVERNING  BODY  INSTEAD  OF  THE  COMMON
 COUNCIL FOR SUCH CONTRACT AWARDS. THE PROGRAM MANAGER SHALL HAVE EXPERI-
 ENCE  IN PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND CONSTRUCTING NEW AND/OR RECONSTRUCTING
 EXISTING  SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK STATE, PUBLIC FACILITIES, COMMER-
 CIAL FACILITIES, AND/OR INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES, AND  IN  THE  NEGOTI-
 ATION  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF  LABOR  CONTRACTS  AND  AGREEMENTS,  TRAINING
 PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS  FOR
 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND KNOWLEDGE OF STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACILI-
 TIES  PLANNING  AND BUILDING AID REQUIREMENTS. THE PROGRAM MANAGER SHALL
 MANAGE ALL PROJECTS ASSIGNED BY THE JSC BOARD TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND
 UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (C) OF  SECTION  FIVE  OF  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  VERIFICATION  BY  IT  THAT  ALL  WORK  FOR  WHICH  PAYMENT HAS BEEN
 REQUESTED  HAS  BEEN SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED. PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 THE  JSC  BOARD  MAY  CHOOSE  TO  UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT
 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT ONE OR MORE OF THE  PROJECTS  TO  BE  AUTHORIZED

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 HEREIN  WITH  SAID  CONSTRUCTION MANAGER MANAGING THE PROJECT WITHIN THE
 MANAGEMENT PLAN SET FORTH BY THE INDEPENDENT PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE JSC
 BOARD.
   (D)  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.
   § 6. Section 19 of part A-4 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006 enacting
 the  "city  of  Syracuse  and  the board of education of the city school
 district of the city of Syracuse cooperative school reconstruction act",
 as amended by chapter 459 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  19.  (a)  On  January  15,  2007  and  annually  thereafter,  until
 completion of the projects authorized pursuant  to  this  act,  the  JSC
 board shall issue a report to the governor, the comptroller, the commis-
 sioner, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assem-
 bly,  the  city,  the common council and the city school district on the
 progress and status  of  the  projects  undertaken  by  the  JSC  board.
 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 JSC board.
   (b)  On or before June 30, 2014 or upon the completion of the projects
 authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) of  section  five  of  this  act,
 whichever  shall  first occur, the JSC board shall issue a report to the
 city, the city school district,  the  governor,  the  commissioner,  the
 comptroller,  the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader
 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader  of  the
 assembly, the state board of regents, and the chairs and ranking minori-
 ty  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 under-
 taken pursuant to this act, along with recommendations for  its  contin-
 uance, amendments, or discontinuance.
   (c)  On or before June 30, 2020 or upon the completion of the projects
 authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) of  section  five  of  this  act,
 whichever  shall  first occur, the JSC board shall issue a report to the
 city, the city school district,  the  governor,  the  commissioner,  the
 comptroller,  the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader
 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader  of  the
 assembly, the state board of regents, and the chairs and ranking minori-
 ty  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 under-
 taken pursuant to this act, along with recommendations for  its  contin-
 uance, amendments, or discontinuance.
   (D)  ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2027 OR UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECTS
 AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (C) OF  SECTION  FIVE  OF  THIS  ACT,
 WHICHEVER  SHALL  FIRST OCCUR, THE JSC BOARD SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE
 CITY, THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT,  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  COMMISSIONER,  THE
 COMPTROLLER,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER
 OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY, THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE CHAIRS AND RANKING MINORI-
 TY  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

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 SHALL IDENTIFY THE FISCAL AND PEDAGOGICAL RESULTS OF THE PROJECTS UNDER-
 TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS ACT, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR  ITS  CONTIN-
 UANCE, AMENDMENTS, OR DISCONTINUANCE.
   § 7. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 9 to read as follows:
   (9)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTATION OF BUILDING AID FOR RECONSTRUCTION OR MODERN-
 IZING OF THE STEM  AT  BLODGETT  MIDDLE  SCHOOL,  THE  DELAWARE  PRIMARY
 SCHOOL,  THE  SYRACUSE  LATIN  SCHOOL,  THE  LINCOLN  MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE
 ROBERTS PRE-K-8 SCHOOL,  THE  SEYMOUR  DUAL  LANGUAGE  ACADEMY  AND  THE
 WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PURSUANT TO A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-ONE ENACTING THE THIRD PHASE OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE COOPER-
 ATIVE  SCHOOL  RECONSTRUCTION  ACT,  MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES FOR EACH
 PROJECT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND UTILIZED TWO TIMES IN THE  FIRST  FIVE-
 YEAR  PERIOD. SUBSEQUENT MULTI-YEAR COST ALLOWANCES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
 NO SOONER THAN TEN YEARS AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST  MAXIMUM  COST
 ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.