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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         464--B
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 5, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, CAHILL, REILLY, RAIA, LIFTON, JAFFEE,
          FINCH, RUSSELL, GALEF, P. RIVERA, BRONSON, RAMOS,  SCHIMEL  --  Multi-
          Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND, CLARK, CROUCH, CURRAN, GIGLIO,
          HAWLEY, HOOPER, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAGEE, McENENY,  McKEVITT,  MILLMAN,

          MONTESANO,  MURRAY,  ORTIZ,  PALMESANO, RA, SALADINO, SWEENEY, THIELE,
          WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
          Education  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing boards  of
          cooperative  educational  services to enter into contracts with public
          libraries for high-speed telecommunications services
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the educa-

     2  tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
     3    (10) To enter into  contracts  with  individual  public  libraries  or
     4  public  library systems for the purpose of providing high-speed telecom-
     5  munications services including, but not limited to, high-speed  internet
     6  services.  Any such proposed contract shall be subject to the review and
     7  approval  of  the  commissioner,  who  may  only  approve  such proposed
     8  contract when, in such commissioner's opinion, such contract:  (a)  will
     9  result in a more economical utilization of existing board of cooperative
    10  educational services high-speed telecommunications services or resources
    11  than  would  be  achieved  were such contract not approved; (b) will not

    12  disrupt the level of services to component  school  districts;  and  (c)
    13  will  result  in  a  more  economical  utilization  of  existing library
    14  resources. The commissioner shall issue a finding,  in  writing,  making
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  any  determination  pursuant  to  this  subparagraph.   Such services to
     2  public libraries and library systems shall be provided at cost and shall
     3  not be eligible for aid pursuant to subdivision five of this section.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after

     5  it shall have become a law.