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History
- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 52–9
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.537
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Exempts school districts from the requirements of smart growth
In Senate Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Carl L. Marcellino
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2165
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the state smart growth public infrastructure criteria
Purpose
To provide relief to school districts from the reporting requirements of the Smart Growth legislation.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends § 6-0107(1) of the environmental conservation law to eliminate compliance with the smart growth legislation adopted as Chapter 433 of the Laws of 2010. Ch. 433 L. 2010
Section 2: Sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
Recent years have confronted school districts with unprecedented fiscal challenges. While the economic outlook for the state is steadily improving, it is a legislative priority to provide as much flexibility as possible to school districts to enable them to provide the high quality education we have come to expect for our students. While there are many requirements imposed on school districts that provide educational value, others continue to constrain the creativity of a district to provide services to students and relief to taxpayers.
In 2010, the "Smart Growth" legislation was enacted to curtail concerns or urban sprawl. This legislation applied to all municipalities, including school districts. One of the main tenets of the legislation was to encourage the reuse of existing infrastructure. According, to the New York State Education Department, almost 95% of school building projects involve the rehabilitation of existing, facilities for continued use as schools. Therefore, this bill eliminates an onerous administrative reporting requirement on both local school districts and the State Education Department.
Legislative history
2013-14: Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
Possible savings to local school districts and the New York State Education Department.
Effective date
Immediately.
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