Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the North Syracuse central school district regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8471
IN SENATE
May 8, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to legalize, validate, ratify and confirm the actions of the
North Syracuse central school district notwithstanding the failure to
timely file final building cost reports with the education department
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 all acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken, or caused to be
3 had or taken, by the North Syracuse central school district and by any
4 of its officers or agents relating to or in connection with final build-
5 ing cost reports required to be filed with the education department for
6 approved building projects completed prior to December 31, 2012, and all
7 acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized, validated, ratified and
8 confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the time require-
9 ments for the approval and filing provisions of the education law or any
10 other provision of law, rule or regulation, relating to any omissions,
11 error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such proceedings had and
12 taken.
13 § 2. Notwithstanding section 11 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws
14 of 2017, and section 11 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018
15 and consistent with section one of this act, the commissioner of educa-
16 tion shall not recover from the North Syracuse central school district
17 any penalty arising from the late filing of a final cost report pursuant
18 to section 31 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, provided that
19 any amounts already so recovered shall be deemed a payment of moneys due
20 for prior years pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604
21 of the education law and shall be paid to the North Syracuse central
22 school district pursuant to such provision.
23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15783-02-8
