What's happening
This bill legalizes and validates certain transportation contracts from the 2016-2017 school year for the Port Washington Union Free School District.
Why it matters
Prevents financial penalties for the school district. By retroactively legalizing these contracts, the district avoids losing state transportation aid that might have been withheld due to procedural errors.
Protects students’ transportation services. Ensures that any past mistakes in the contract approval process won’t disrupt or jeopardize transportation services for students.
Limits liability for school officials. Shields district officers and staff from potential legal or administrative consequences tied to technical errors in the contracting process.
Sets a precedent for handling administrative errors. May influence how similar contract irregularities are addressed for other districts in the future, signaling legislative willingness to forgive technical mistakes to protect school operations.
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Approve School Bus Contract
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 7
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History
- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2670
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 28, 2019
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT relating to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming a transportation contract of the Port Washington Union Free 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 Port Washington Union Free School District and by all officers, employees or agents of such school district relating to or in connection with transportation contracts E267698, E275279, C415663, and E600646 of the 2016-2017 school year, and all acts incidental hereto 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 contracts for transportation aid as valid and proper obligations of the Port Washington Union Free 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.
LBD08907-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act relating to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming a transportation contract of the Port Washington Union Free School District
Purpose
To rectify a clerical error that would negatively affect the Port Wash- ington Union Free School District.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms all acts taken or caused by the Port Washington Union Free School District and its officers, employees and agents relating to certain contracts.
Section 2 of the bill directs the department of education to consider contracts for transportation aid as valid and proper obligations to the Port Washington Union Free School District.
Section 3 of the bill states that this bill shall take effect immediate- ly.
Justification
This bill seeks to mitigate the negative impact to the Port Washington Union Free school district which would lose a major portion of its State aid due to a clerical error on the part of the district, which may result in the loss of transportation aid.
Without the restoration of the transportation aid, the school district would be faced with either cutting the quality and scope of its educa- tional programs or raising real property taxed dramatically. This would place an undue burden on their residents and present hardships to many in their community.
Fiscal implications for state
None.
Prior legislative history
S. 8764A of 2018, Veto #376
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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