What's happening
This bill legalizes and validates certain North Syracuse school district capital project filings, making them eligible for state aid despite past filing errors.
Why it matters
Prevents financial hardship for local taxpayers. By allowing the school district to receive state aid despite past filing mistakes, this bill helps avoid unexpected tax increases or budget shortfalls that would otherwise fall on residents.
Sets a precedent for addressing procedural errors. The bill signals legislative willingness to forgive administrative mistakes in state aid applications for public projects, potentially encouraging other districts to seek similar remedies when errors threaten funding.
Ensures funding for essential school improvements. By validating these filings, the bill secures state support for already-approved capital projects, which may include vital repairs, upgrades, or expansions that benefit students and staff.
Reinforces accountability for administrative processes. While providing relief, the bill also highlights the impact of paperwork and compliance errors on school finances, possibly prompting districts to improve internal controls and oversight for future filings.
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Validate School Project Funding
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 127
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Substituted by S8763
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.372
- Rules report cal.372
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Fix School Aid Paperwork Error
Signed by Governor · Sponsor John A. DeFrancisco
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10705
IN ASSEMBLY
May 11, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to validate certain acts of the North Syracuse central school district with regard to certain capital improvement projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the North Syracuse central school district approved capital improvement projects which were designated by the state education department as project numbers 5037-010, 0003-007, 0011-012, 7999-001, 0016-019 and 0009-014. In addition, the projects were eligible for certain state aid. The legislature further finds that due to ministerial error, a required filing for eligibility for such aid was not made by the district in a timely manner making the district ineligible for certain aid. The legislature further finds that without such aid, the capital improvement projects will impose an additional, unanticipated hardship on district taxpayers.
§ 2. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken or caused to be had and taken by the North Syracuse central school district and by all its officers or agents relating to or in connection with certain final cost reports to be filed with the state education department for projects 5037-010, 0003-007, 0011-012, 7999-001, 0016-019 and 0009-014, and all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the approval and filing provisions of the education law or any other law or any other statutory authority, rule or regulation, in relation to any omission, error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such proceedings had and taken.
§ 3. The education department is hereby directed to consider the approved costs of the aforementioned projects as valid and proper obligations of the North Syracuse central school district.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15922-01-8
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