Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 12, 2014 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 11, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1301 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 11, 2013 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.1175 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1044
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S1044 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1044 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1044 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To enable citizens of Buffalo to vote on the Buffalo Public School district budget. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This act would add a new section, §2531 to education law which would require the adoption of the school district budget in the city of Buffalo to be voted on by the public. JUSTIFICATION: The Buffalo Public School District is a dependent school district, and as such our citizens do not get a chance to vote on how the schools budget is allocated unlike most every other school district in the State. The District Parenting Council of Buffalo contends that, through their research, districts voting on their school budget have higher gradation rates with fewer persistently low achieving schools and fewer schools under review. This legislation seeks to make the District more accountable to the community for a budget in
2013-S1044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1044 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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 the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption 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 2531 to read as follows: S 2531. ADOPTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A BUDGET FOR APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 2. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL CONDUCT ALL ANNUAL AND SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING A SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET IN THE SAME MANNER AS A UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FORTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION. THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE HELD ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF MAY IN EACH YEAR, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH ANNUAL MEETING AND 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, AND ANY SCHOOL BUDGET REVOTE SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE AND IN THE SAME MANNER SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVI- SION THREE OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND SEVEN OF THIS TITLE. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED THREE OF THIS TITLE, GOVERNING THE QUALI- FICATION AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY, AND SHALL GOVERN THE QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04680-01-3
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