NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9581
SPONSOR: Benedetto TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to certain
contracts of the New York city school construction authority; and to
amend chapter 738 of the laws of 1988 amending the administrative code
of the city of New York and other laws relating to establishing the New
York city school construction authority, in relation to extending
certain provisions of such chapter relating to certain contracts of the
New York city school construction authority
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill extends until 2019 the exemption of New York City school
construction authority from Section 101 of the General Municipal Law.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 1735 of the public authorities law to extend
the exemption of the school construction authority (SCA) from Section
101 of the General Municipal Law to June 30, 2028.
Section 2 amends Section 19 of Chapter 738 of the Laws of 1988 also to
extend the exemption until 2028.
Section 3 sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The SCA has been exempt from Section 101 of the General Municipal Law
since 1988. The exemption is necessary to ongoing construction projects
that the city's school construction authority is undertaking to address
overcrowding in public schools. If the exemption lapses,, the school
construction authority will have to suspend its operations and project
labor agreements with the construction unions. This disruption will
delay the creation of new public school seats and leave New York City
school children in overcrowded public schools.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2024
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9581
IN ASSEMBLY
March 20, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to certain
contracts of the New York city school construction authority; and to
amend chapter 738 of the laws of 1988 amending the administrative code
of the city of New York and other laws relating to establishing the
New York city school construction authority, in relation to extending
certain provisions of such chapter relating to certain contracts of
the New York city school construction authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1735 of the public authorities
2 law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision one of
5 section seventeen hundred thirty-four of this title, the award of
6 construction contracts by the authority between July first, nineteen
7 hundred eighty-nine and June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-four] twen-
8 ty-eight, shall not be subject to the provisions of section one hundred
9 one of the general municipal law.
10 § 2. Section 19 of chapter 738 of the laws of 1988 amending the admin-
11 istrative code of the city of New York and other laws relating to estab-
12 lishing the New York city school construction authority, as amended by
13 chapter 86 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
14 § 19. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
15 the provisions of subdivision 6 of section 209 of the civil service law,
16 as added by section four of this act, shall expire and be deemed
17 repealed on and after June 30, 1995, and further provided that the
18 provisions of section 1735 of the public authorities law, as added by
19 section fourteen of this act, shall expire and be deemed repealed [on]
20 June 30, [2024] 2028.
21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
22 have been in full force and effect on and after June 30, 2024; provided,
23 however, that the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1735 of the
24 public authorities law made by section one of this act shall not affect
25 the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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