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Assembly Bill A7379

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that schools shall not conduct any classes on days that primary elections are held at the school

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2009-A7379 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1118

2009-A7379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that schools shall not conduct any classes on days that primary elections are held at the school.

2009-A7379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7379

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BING, EDDINGTON, KELLNER, PERRY, CASTRO, COOK,
  BARRON, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JOHN, MENG, PHEFFER,
  SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to providing that public
  schools within New York state are not open for  regular  classes  with
  their students on any primary election day

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

  Section 1. Section 8-100 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ON ANY
DAY ON WHICH A PRIMARY ELECTION IS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)
OR  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN
SUCH JURISDICTION CONDUCTING A PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL  NOT  CONDUCT  ANY
CLASSES OR OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN ITS BUILDINGS WHICH REQUIRE THE PRES-
ENCE OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLED THEREIN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10636-01-9

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