What's happening
This bill legalizes and validates Monticello Central School District's past building project actions despite late cost report filings, and prevents penalties if certain conditions are met.
Why it matters
Ensures financial stability and predictability for the Monticello Central School District. by preventing the state from imposing penalties or recouping funds due to late paperwork, as long as the district meets specific good-faith criteria.
Protects district taxpayers and students from potential funding shortfalls. that could have resulted from past administrative errors, ensuring that money intended for education remains available for its intended use.
Establishes a clear standard for forgiveness of late filings. requiring that reports are eventually submitted and approved, funds were properly used, and no fraud occurred—potentially setting a precedent for how similar cases might be handled statewide.
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Forgive Late School Reports
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History
- Substituted by S4333
- Advanced to third reading cal.529
- 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.
Forgive Late School Reports
Vetoed · Sponsor Jen Metzger
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6331
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm the actions of the Monticello central school district notwithstanding the failure to timely file final building cost reports with the education department
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, all acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken, or caused to be had or taken by the Monticello central school district and by any of its officers or agents relating to or in connection with final building cost reports required to be filed with the education department for approved building projects completed prior to December 31, 2012, and all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the time requirements for the approval and filing provisions of the education law or any other provision of law, rule or regulation, relating to any omissions, error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such proceedings had and taken.
§ 2. Notwithstanding section 24-a of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, and consistent with section one of this act, the commissioner shall not recover from the Monticello central school district any penalty arising from the late filing of a final cost report for an approved capital construction pursuant to section 31 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, provided that any amounts already so recovered shall be deemed a payment of moneys due for prior years pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education law and shall be paid to the Monticello central school district pursuant to such paragraph, provided that such school district:
(a) submitted the late or missing final building cost report to the commissioner of education;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) such cost report is approved by the commissioner of education;
(c) all state funds expended by the school district, as documented in such cost report, were properly expended for such building project in accordance with the terms and conditions for such project as approved by the commissioner of education; and
(d) the failure to submit such report in a timely manner was an inadvertent administrative or ministerial oversight by the school district, and there is no evidence of any fraudulent or other improper intent by such district.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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