NY A01355

Creates a new section 409-L of education law requiring the Commissioner of General Services to establish guidelines and specifications for environmentally sensitive commodities and services in school buildings, construction, renovation, and school-related activities in consultation with the Commissioners of Education, Health, and Labor.

Directs the Commissioner of General Services to disseminate guidelines, specifications, and a sample list of environmentally sensitive products and services to all school districts and boards of cooperative educational services, which must consider these materials when making procurement decisions.

Requires school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to notify schools under their jurisdiction of the availability of these guidelines and to include evidence of consideration of such guidelines in construction, renovation, or repair plans submitted for approval.

Mandates a joint report by the Office of General Services and Department of Education due on or before June 1, 2011, analyzing the impact of these guidelines on school district and board purchasing and procurement practices.

Applies these provisions to all school districts, including large city school districts with populations of 125,000 or more and boards of cooperative educational services.