Authorizes boards of education to enter into cooperative contracts with other school districts, boards of education, counties, municipalities, or any division of the state for any services, goods or products it has the duty or power to provide, so long as the contract will result in cost savings.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2765
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to education cooperative
contracts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1709 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 43 to read as follows:
3 43. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision fourteen of section
4 three hundred five of this chapter, section one hundred three of the
5 general municipal law, or any other provision of law to the contrary,
6 the board of education shall be authorized to enter into a "cooperative
7 contract" with another school district, a county, municipality, board of
8 educational services, the state or any division or agency of the state,
9 for any service, good or product it has the duty or power to provide,
10 provided that the board finds that the contract cost is appropriate and
11 entry into a "cooperative contract" will result in a cost savings to the
12 school district. For purposes of this subdivision, a "cooperative
13 contract" means a contract for a service, good or product that another
14 school district, county, municipality, board of educational services,
15 state or division or agency of the state is already providing through an
16 existing contract.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05156-01-3
