No. 511391. July 7, 2011. APPEAL from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Albany County (Michael C. Lynch, J.), entered October 20, 2010 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78. The judgment dismissed petitioner's application to, among other things, review a determination of respondent New York State Police denying petitioner's Freedom of Information Law request. Andrew L. Kalloch, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, for appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany
Argued February 7, 2001. Decided March 27, 2001. APPEAL, in the first above-entitled proceeding, by permission of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, from an order of that court, entered December 21, 1999, which affirmed an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court (Beverly S. Cohen, J.), entered in New York County in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, granting a petition to review a determination of respondent which denied petitioner's
No. 511892. July 7, 2011. APPEAL from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Saratoga County (Thomas D. Nolan, Jr., J.), entered December 20, 2010 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78. The judgment denied petitioner's motion for an award of counsel fees. Adriana C. Pinon, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, for appellant. Anthony J. Izzo, City Attorney, Saratoga County, for respondents. Before: ROSE, J.P., MALONE JR., McCARTHY and EGAN JR., JJ. OPINION OF THE COURT STEIN, J
(a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) Approved program means a program that provides special education to students with disabilities requiring the establishment of a tuition rate, in accordance with sections 4003, 4401, 4403, 4405, 4408 and 4410 of the Education Law. (2) Arm's-length transaction means one entered into by independent and unrelated persons in a good faith transaction between a willing buyer and a willing seller. (3) Base year means the July 1st through June 30th fiscal period
(a) Approval of orders of the Family Court. An order of the Family Court which directs that special educational services be provided to a student with a disability may be approved by the commissioner, provided that satisfactory evidence is submitted to establish that: (1) for services provided during the months of July and August through August 1989, such student is a child with a disability, as defined by section 4401 of the Education Law, and is not eligible for educational services pursuant to
(a) Fiscal audits of all approved programs performed by the commissioner, the Office of the State Comptroller, other State agencies or agencies of other states. (1) All approved programs shall be subject to audit by the State. All such audits performed by the department shall be conducted in conformance with generally accepted auditing standards. Where other State agencies or the agencies of other states are involved in the funding of approved programs, any audits conducted by such agencies, and