Assembly Actions -
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May 24, 2010 |
held for consideration in education |
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A493
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HOYT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A493 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4936
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง4201, Ed L
2009-A493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A493 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to estab- lishing meetings of the directors of institutions for the instruction of the deaf and the blind shall be held in conformity with the open meet- ings law PURPOSE: To ensure full transparency in board meetings held for insti- tutions of the deaf and blind SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new subdivision 3 to section 4201 of the education law to ensure every meeting of the directors of an institution for the instruction of the deaf and the blind shall be held in conformi- ty with the provisions of article seven of the public officers law. JUSTIFICATION: Schools covered by section 4201 of the education law are private schools which are in large part funded by public funds. Tuition for students attending these schools is paid for with State money. Other state funded institutions are required to have meetings that are open for public scrutiny. Unfortunately, because of the private nature of these schools, their board meetings have no such requirement. Protection of the taxpayers' wallets can only be accomplished by opening up these meetings. A change in law is needed to accomplish this goal.
2009-A493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 493 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HOYT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing meetings of the directors of institutions for the instruction of the deaf and the blind shall be held in conformity with the open meetings law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4201 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. EVERY MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF AN INSTITUTION FOR THE INSTRUC- TION OF THE DEAF AND THE BLIND AS ENUMERATED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE HELD IN CONFORMITY WITH AND PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02852-01-9
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