S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4805 A. 6911
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing that a
school bond resolution vote shall take place in conjunction with the
school budget vote
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 2022 of
the education law, as amended by section 7 of part A of chapter 97 of
the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subdivision 1-a is added to read
as follows:
Vote on school district budgets, ON BOND RESOLUTIONS and on the
election of school district trustees and board of education members. 1.
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
election of trustees or members of the board of education, [and] the
vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated
expenditures, AND THE VOTE UPON A BOND RESOLUTION, in any common school
district, union free school district, central school district or central
high school district shall be held at the annual meeting and election on
the third Tuesday in May, provided, however, that such election shall be
held on the second Tuesday in May if the commissioner at the request of
a local school board certifies no later than March first that such
election would conflict with religious observances. The sole trustee,
board of trustees or board of education of every common, union free,
central or central high school district and every city school district
to which this article applies shall hold a budget hearing not less than
seven nor more than fourteen days prior to the annual meeting and
election or special district meeting at which a school budget vote will
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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occur, and shall prepare and present to the voters at such budget hear-
ing a proposed school district budget for the ensuing school year.
1-A. ANY BOND RESOLUTION VOTED UPON PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION MAY ONLY BE RESUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ONE TIME SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH VOTE.
S 2. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 2022 of the
education law, the section heading as amended by section 23 of part A of
chapter 436 of the laws of 1997 and subdivision 1 as amended by section
8 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 1998, are amended and a new
subdivision 1-a is added to read as follows:
Vote on school district budgets, ON BOND RESOLUTIONS and on the
election of school district trustees and board of education members. 1.
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
election of trustees or members of the board of education, [and] the
vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated
expenditures, AND THE VOTE UPON A BOND RESOLUTION, in any common school
district, union free school district, central school district or central
high school district shall be held at the annual meeting and election on
the third Tuesday in May, provided, however, that such election shall be
held on the second Tuesday in May if the commissioner at the request of
a local school board certifies no later than March first that such
election would conflict with religious observances. When such election
or vote is taken by recording the ayes and noes of the qualified voters
attending, a majority of the qualified voters present and voting, by a
hand or voice vote, may determine to take up the question of voting the
necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for a specific item
separately, and the qualified voters present and voting may increase the
amount of any estimated expenditures or reduce the same, except for
teachers' salaries, and the ordinary contingent expenses of the schools.
The sole trustee, board of trustees or board of education of every
common, union free, central or central high school district and every
city school district to which this article applies shall hold a budget
hearing not less than seven nor more than fourteen days prior to the
annual meeting and election or special district meeting at which a
school budget vote will occur, and shall prepare and present to the
voters at such budget hearing a proposed school district budget for the
ensuing school year.
1-A. ANY BOND RESOLUTION VOTED UPON PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION MAY ONLY BE RESUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ONE TIME SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH VOTE.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that the
amendments to section 2022 of the education law made by section one of
this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
section pursuant to section 13 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of
2011, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of
this act shall take effect.