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Assembly Bill A6625

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a school district office becomes vacant upon conviction of a felony or crime involving violation of oath of office

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2009-A6625 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4298
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Pub Off L; amd §2112, Ed L

2009-A6625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a school district office becomes vacant upon conviction by the office holder of a felony or crime involving violation of oath of office; provides that the term "local officer" includes school officer.

2009-A6625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6625

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  officers  law and the education law, in
  relation  to  removal  of  school  district  officers  who  have  been
  convicted of a felony or crime involving violation of oath of office

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

  Section 1. Section 2 of the public officers law is amended to read  as
follows:
  S 2. Definitions.  The term "state officer" includes every officer for
whom all the electors of the state are entitled to vote, members of  the
legislature,  justices  of the supreme court, regents of the university,
and every officer, appointed by one or more state officers,  or  by  the
legislature,  and authorized to exercise his official functions through-
out the entire state, or without limitation to any political subdivision
of the state, except United States senators, members  of  congress,  and
electors for president and vice-president of the United States. The term
"local officer" includes every other officer who is elected by the elec-
tors of a portion only of the state, every officer of a political subdi-
vision  or municipal corporation of the state, EVERY SCHOOL OFFICER, and
every officer limited in the execution of his official  functions  to  a
portion  only  of  the state.   The office of a state officer is a state
office. The office of a local officer is a local office.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2112 of the education law is amended  to
read as follows:
  1.  A.  A school district office becomes vacant by death, resignation,
refusal to serve, incapacity, or  removal  from  the  district  or  from
office.
  B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY
OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, A SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE BECOMES VACANT UPON
CONVICTION  OF  A  FELONY,  OR CRIME INVOLVING A VIOLATION OF HIS OR HER
OATH OF OFFICE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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