Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 02, 2016 |
print number 759a |
Feb 02, 2016 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S759A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
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 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S759 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill will change the date of school board elections in the City of Buffalo to the third Tuesday in May to match the dates of elections of the other school districts in Erie County. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 will amend paragraph (p) of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 1979 to move the date of the board of education of the Buffalo City School District from the first Tuesday in May to the third Tuesday in May. Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to elections on and after July 1, 2013. JUSTIFICATION:
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) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S759A TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL : This bill will change the date of school board elections in the City of Buffalo to the third Tuesday in May to match the dates of elections of the other school districts in Erie County. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 will amend paragraph (p) of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 1979 to move the date of the board of education of the Buffalo City School District from the first Tuesday in May to the third Tuesday in May. Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to elections on and after July 1, 2016. JUSTIFICATION : The election of members of the board of education of the school district of the City of Buffalo is currently held on the first Tuesday
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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