What's happening
This bill legalizes and validates a previously noncompliant 2013-2014 transportation contract for the Cold Spring Harbor central school district.
Why it matters
Prevents financial consequences for the school district. By legalizing the contract, the bill ensures the Cold Spring Harbor district won’t lose out on state transportation aid or face penalties due to technical errors in how the contract was awarded or filed.
Protects district officials and staff. The legislation shields district employees, officers, and agents from any potential legal or administrative repercussions that could have arisen from the initial noncompliance.
Sets a precedent for flexibility in similar situations. Validating this contract despite procedural errors may encourage other districts to seek similar legislative remedies if they find themselves facing technical noncompliance in the future.
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Approve School Bus Contract
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History
- Substituted by S2977
- Advanced to third reading cal.512
- Reported
- 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.
Validate School Bus Contract
Vetoed · Sponsor Jim Gaughran
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4944
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT in relation to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming a transportation contract of the Cold Spring Harbor central school district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken or caused to be had and taken by the Cold Spring Harbor central school district and by all officers, employees or agents of such school district relating to or in connection with a transportation contract E259217 of the 2013-2014 school year, and all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the contract award, approval, and filing provisions of the education law, the general municipal law or any other law or any other statutory authority, rule or regulation, other than those filing provisions defined in paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education law, in relation to any omission, error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such proceeding had and taken.
§ 2. The department of education is hereby directed to consider the aforementioned contract for transportation aid as valid and proper obligations of the Cold Spring Harbor central school district.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08914-01-9
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