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Assembly Bill A6337

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to providing that sex offenders shall be ineligible to serve on school boards

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2009-A6337 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9366
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2103, Ed L

2009-A6337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person who has been convicted of any offense under article one hundred thirty of the penal law shall be eligible for appointment or election to the office of trustee or member of a board of education.

2009-A6337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6337

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EDDINGTON  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  providing  that  sex
  offenders shall be ineligible to serve on school boards

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

  Section 1. Section 2103 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  NO  PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OFFENSE UNDER ARTICLE ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY OR TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF  THE  PENAL  LAW  SHALL  BE
ELIGIBLE  FOR APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE OR MEMBER
OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09301-01-9

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