What's happening
This bill allows school districts that missed the deadline for submitting building project cost reports to validate and receive state aid if final reports are submitted by December 31, 2019.
Why it matters
Prevents financial penalties for school districts. that missed the previous reporting deadline, ensuring they are not forced to repay state aid already received for building projects if they submit their final cost reports by the new cutoff.
Stabilizes district budgets and project planning. by eliminating uncertainty around potential loss or claw-back of state funding, which could otherwise disrupt local education finances and future construction projects.
Ensures continued access to state building aid. for qualifying projects, which supports the maintenance, repair, or expansion of school facilities—directly impacting the quality and safety of learning environments.
Sets a clear precedent and process for future reporting lapses. , potentially encouraging more timely submissions while acknowledging past administrative delays without unduly punishing districts or their students.
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Validate Late School Reports
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 127
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
545
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT allowing for the ratification and validation of late certificates of substantial completion
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the actions or omissions of any school district which failed to submit a final building project cost report by June 30 of the school year in which a certificate of substantial completion of the project is issued by the architect or engineer or six months after issuance of such certificate, whichever is later, are hereby ratified and validated; provided, that such building project was eligible for aid in a year for which the commissioner of education is required to prepare an estimate of apportionments due and owing pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision 21 of section 305 of the education law; provided further, that such school district submits a final cost report on or before December 31, 2019 and such report is approved by the commissioner of education; and, provided further, that any state aid paid in the current year, or was paid in prior years, for any said project shall be deemed valid and proper state aid payments and the commissioner of education shall take no action to recover said state aid amounts.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00678-01-9
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