Senate Bill S759A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Moves the date of the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district to the third Tuesday in May

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2015-S759 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5633

2015-S759 - Summary

Moves the date of the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district to the third Tuesday in May.

2015-S759 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S759 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   759

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 moving the date of the
  election of members of the board of  education  of  the  Buffalo  city
  school district to the third Tuesday in May

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph p of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 1979,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  p.  The  election  of  members of the board of education of the school
district of the city of Buffalo shall take place on THE THIRD TUESDAY IN
May [seventh, nineteen hundred seventy-four and on the first Tuesday  in
May  thereafter]  in  each  year  in  which an incumbent's term expires;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY
IN MAY IF THE COMMISSIONER, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SCHOOL  BOARD,  CERTI-
FIES  NO  LATER  THAN MARCH FIRST THAT SUCH ELECTION WOULD CONFLICT WITH
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES. Such election shall be conducted by the board  of
elections  of  the  county of Erie in the same manner as other elections
are conducted by it. Polls shall  be  open  for  voting  for  the  hours
prescribed  by  section 8-100 of the election law for primary elections.
The results of such elections, after canvassing, shall be certified  and
reported  by  the  board  of elections to the board of education of such
city. The clerk or other appropriate officer of the board  of  education
shall  within  twenty-four  hours after receipt of such certification by
the board of elections serve a written notice either  personally  or  by
mail upon each person declared to be elected as a member of the board of
education informing him of his election and the length of his term.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and shall apply to
elections conducted on and after July 1, 2015.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2015-S759A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5633

2015-S759A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Moves the date of the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district to the third Tuesday in May.

2015-S759A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S759A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 759--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to moving the date of the
  election of members of the board of  education  of  the  Buffalo  city
  school district to the third Tuesday in May

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph p of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 1979,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  p.  The  election  of  members of the board of education of the school
district of the city of Buffalo shall take place on THE THIRD TUESDAY IN
May [seventh, nineteen hundred seventy-four and on the first Tuesday  in
May  thereafter]  in  each  year  in  which an incumbent's term expires;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY
IN MAY IF THE COMMISSIONER, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SCHOOL  BOARD,  CERTI-
FIES  NO  LATER  THAN MARCH FIRST THAT SUCH ELECTION WOULD CONFLICT WITH
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES. Such election shall be conducted by the board  of
elections  of  the  county of Erie in the same manner as other elections
are conducted by it. Polls shall  be  open  for  voting  for  the  hours
prescribed  by  section 8-100 of the election law for primary elections.
The results of such elections, after canvassing, shall be certified  and
reported  by  the  board  of elections to the board of education of such
city. The clerk or other appropriate officer of the board  of  education
shall  within  twenty-four  hours after receipt of such certification by
the board of elections serve a written notice either  personally  or  by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00010-02-6

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