Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Greenport public school district

BILL NUMBER:S3874

Title of bill

An act to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm certain transportation contracts of the Greenport public school district

Purpose

To validate shared busing transportation contracts between the Greenport public school district and private contractors for school years 2001-2004 that were disapproved by the New York State Education Department through clerical error.

Summary of provisions

This section also cures any errors or omissions made by the Greenport public school district as relates to the submission of these contracts to the New York State Education Department for approval.

Section 2 states that the new York State Education Department shall treat the above mentioned transportation contracts as valid and proper obligations of the Greenport public school district.

Section 3 states that this act shall take effect immediately.

Justification

Through administrative error, numerous transportation contracts for shared busing services between the Greenport public school district and transportation contractors were not approved by the New York State Education Department due to the fact that there was missing documentation required to approve these contracts. The Greenport public school district was unaware of the fact that this documentation was missing and as such, they continued to enter into contracts with these private contractors under the erroneous belief that the contracts were being approved. This legislation will simply reimburse the Greenport public school district for expenses that otherwise would have been approved in the absence of administrative error.

Legislative history

2009-10, S.1717; S.2007-08, S.7951A.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

Immediately.