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Assembly Bill A1118

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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2011-A1118 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7379

2011-A1118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A1118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1118

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BING, KELLNER, PERRY, CASTRO, COOK, BARRON, MILL-
  MAN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MENG, PHEFFER, SCHIMEL, WEISEN-
  BERG -- 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.
                                                           LBD01116-01-1

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