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Senator · Senate District 61
History
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–1
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.863
- Referred to education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.567
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Extends provisions for internal audits by school districts from annually to every five years
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4486
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to extending provisions for internal audits by school districts from annually to every five years
Purpose or general idea of bill
To reduce the duplicative and onerous requirement of both internal and external annual audits.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 - amends subdivisions one and seven of section 2116-b of the Education Law, as added by Chapter 263 of the Laws of 2005 to change the requirement mandated by this section for school districts to perform internal audits annually to require such audit every five years.
Section 2 - provides that this act shall become effective take effect on the first day of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
Justification
School districts are required by Education Law 2116-a to obtain annual external audits. The requirement that they also perform an internal audit each year, essentially duplicating the same efforts put into the external audit, is wasteful and represents an unfunded mandate that puts yet one more financial burden on school districts that are facing challenging reductions in state aid. In addition to the annual external audits, school districts also must deal with regular audits by the Comptroller. One district has reported that within one twelve month span, they had to tear business office workers away from their usual duties to work with auditors for five separate audits - two internal audits, two external audits and one Comptroller audit. It is critical that the state begin to reduce wasteful and duplicative mandates on our schools to reduce costs, and by extension, real property taxes on our residents and businesses.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Savings to school districts across the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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