Assembly Bill A9908

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9908

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2012
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to vacancies on boards of
  cooperative educational services

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  f  of  subdivision  2-a of section 1950 of the
education law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 1994, is amended
to read as follows:
  f. [In the event of a vacancy in the membership of a board of  cooper-
ative  educational  services  which occurs prior to January first in any
school year or during the period commencing five days prior to the  date
designated  for  submission of nominations of candidates to the board of
cooperative educational services and ending  on  the  last  day  of  the
school  year, a special election to fill such vacancy shall be conducted
in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs  b,  c  and  d  of  this
subdivision  on a date designated by the president of the board of coop-
erative educational services not late than  forty-five  days  after  the
date  the vacancy occurred.] In the event of a vacancy in the membership
of a board of cooperative educational services [which occurs on or after
January first and prior to the fifth day preceding the  date  designated
for  submission  of  nominations  of candidates the board of cooperative
educational services], SUCH BOARD may fill such vacancy  by  appointment
and  the  person  so  appointed  shall hold office until the next annual
election of the board of  cooperative  educational  services.  [Notwith-
standing  any  other  provision  of  this subdivision, any vacancy which
occurs on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-three  and  prior
to  January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-four shall be filled by a
special election in accordance with paragraphs b, c and d of this subdi-
vision.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14920-01-2