STATE OF NEW YORK
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6649
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 9, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, directing the commis-
sioner of education on how to recover certain penalties, in relation
to the collection of a penalty from the Newburgh city school district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 49 of part A of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,
2 directing the commissioner of education on how to recover certain penal-
3 ties, is amended to read as follows:
4 § 49. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the
5 Newburgh city school district having a penalty arising from the late
6 filing of a final cost report pursuant to section 31 of part A of chap-
7 ter 57 of the laws of 2012 in the amount of not more than $12,747,495,
8 the commissioner of education shall recover such penalty in [five] ten
9 equal annual installments beginning [the later of] June [of 2017 or June
10 of the school year in which such district is notified of the penalty]
11 2018. Provided further that such district may elect to make an initial
12 payment no later than thirty days in advance of the first annual
13 installment which shall reduce the amount of each annual installment.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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