STATE OF NEW YORK
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1573--A
Cal. No. 658
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 10, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, FARLEY, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BONACIC,
DeFRANCISCO, DIAZ, HANNON, KRUEGER, MAZIARZ, MONTGOMERY, PARKER,
RANZENHOFER, SAMPSON, SEWARD, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, VALESKY,
ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Commit-
tee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported
favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on
Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
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
15 any determination pursuant to this subparagraph. Such services to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 public libraries and library systems shall be provided at cost and shall
2 not be eligible for aid pursuant to subdivision five of this section.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
4 it shall have become a law.
