Senate Bill S7348

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to provide copies of the proposed school budget upon request

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1501-d, Ed L

2009-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts to provide copies of the proposed school budget upon request by any resident of such school district 30 days before such vote.

2009-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7348

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- 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  requiring  school
  districts to provide copies of the proposed school budget upon request
  of school district residents

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1501-d
to read as follows:
  S 1501-D. COPIES OF PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGETS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE
CONTRARY, EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE
PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET TO  ANY  RESIDENT  RESIDING  WITHIN  SUCH  SCHOOL
DISTRICT  WHO  REQUESTS  A  COPY  OF SUCH PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET FOR THE
PERIOD COMMENCING THIRTY DAYS BEFORE SUCH VOTE AND  ENDING  THE  DAY  OF
SUCH VOTE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16536-01-0

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