Bill Text: NY S00579 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes and empowers school districts to accept gifts, donations and contributions to the district and to solicit the same.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S00579 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S00579-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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579
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 9, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 granting school
districts the power to accept and solicit gifts and donations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1503-a
2 to read as follows:
3 S 1503-A. POWER TO ACCEPT AND SOLICIT GIFTS AND DONATIONS. 1. ALL
4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ORGANIZED EITHER BY SPECIAL LAWS OR PURSUANT TO THE
5 PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL LAW ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
6 ACCEPT GIFTS, DONATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DISTRICT AND TO SOLIC-
7 IT THE SAME.
8 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY OTHER
9 GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE RECEIPT OF SUCH GIFTS,
10 DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHER FUNDS, AND ANY INCOME DERIVED THERE-
11 FROM, SHALL BE DISREGARDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF ALL APPORTIONMENTS,
12 COMPUTATIONS, AND DETERMINATIONS OF STATE AID.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04943-01-9
