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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Mar 11, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S4262
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2015-S4262 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2022, Ed L
2015-S4262 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4262 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing that a school bond resolution or capital note resolution vote shall take place in conjunction with the school budget vote PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will require school districts to vote on school bonds on the same day as the school budget vote. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amend subdivision 1 and 4 of section 2022 of the education law. Requires school districts to vote upon bond resolutions or capital note resolutions on the third Tuesday in May. Section 2. Amend subdivision 1 and 4 of section 2022 of the education law. Requires school districts to vote upon bond resolutions or capital note resolutions on the third Tuesday in May. Section 3. Effective Date. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation will allow voters to be fully informed about school district finances by requiring votes on school bonds to be voted on the same day as the school budget. School bonds are not counted towards the school's tax cap, yet can create a
2015-S4262 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4262 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- 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 providing that a school bond resolution or capital note 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 subdivisions 1 and 4 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 to read as follows: S 2022. Vote on school district budgets, BOND RESOLUTIONS, CAPITAL NOTE RESOLUTIONS and on the election of school district trustees and board of education members. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regu- lation 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 OR CAPITAL NOTE 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 occur, and shall prepare and present to the voters at such budget hear- ing a proposed school district budget for the ensuing school year. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08888-01-5
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