What's happening
This bill requires all school districts in New York to join and participate in county-wide shared services panels.
Why it matters
Mandates school district participation. in county-wide shared services panels, meaning districts can no longer opt out and must collaborate with other local governments on shared services and cost-saving initiatives.
Potential for increased efficiency and cost savings. as school districts are required to coordinate on joint purchasing, resource sharing, and service agreements with counties, towns, villages, and special districts.
Reduces bureaucratic barriers. by allowing school districts to enter into cooperative agreements through these panels without needing approval or opinion from the State Education Department, possibly speeding up implementation of shared service projects.
May impact local control and autonomy. for school districts, as they are compelled to participate in county-level decision-making processes, potentially leading to standardized approaches across districts but also limiting district-specific flexibility.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Require School Shared Service Panels
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
History
- Referred to local governments
- Held for consideration in local governments
- Referred to local governments
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.
Require School Districts to Share
In Senate Committee · Local Government · Sponsor Pete Harckham
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
3164
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring school districts to be part of county-wide shared services panels
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 119-o of the general municipal law, as added by section 2 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows:
4. Any [school district or] board of cooperative educational services may join a panel established pursuant to article twelve-I of this chapter, and may further participate in any of the activities of such panel, with any participating county, town, city, village, fire district, fire protection district, or special improvement district participating in such panels. For cooperative agreements which involve functions, services, or provisions permitted by this section, [school districts and] boards of cooperative educational services shall be permitted to create and execute such agreements, when a part of the activity of such panel, without opinion or approval of the state education department.
5. Each school district shall join each county-wide shared services panel established pursuant to article twelve-I of this chapter for each county in which their district is located, and may further participate in any of the activities of such panel, with any participating county, town, city, village, fire district, fire protection district, or special improvement district participating in such panels. For cooperative agreements which involve functions, services, or provisions permitted by this section, school districts shall be permitted to create and execute such agreements, when a part of the activity of such panel, without opinion or approval of the state education department.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03072-01-9
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.