Assembly Bill A2113A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district in November rather than May

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2113 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8851
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10634
2013-2014: A3566
2015-2016: A3300
2019-2020: A4949, S5224

2017-A2113 - Summary

Provides for the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district in November rather than in May; creates a timetable for the electoral proceedings therefor; extends the terms of current members of such board to the last day of December rather than June; provides for future terms to run from January through December

2017-A2113 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2113
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  providing  for  the
   election  of  members  of  the  board of education of the Buffalo city
   school district in November

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph d and paragraphs n, o and p of
 subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law, subparagraph  3  of
 paragraph  d  and paragraphs n and o as added by chapter 242 of the laws
 of 1974 and paragraph p as amended by chapter 95 of the  laws  of  1979,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (3)    For  the  election held in [May, nineteen hundred seventy-four]
 NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, such petition shall be  deemed  to  be
 timely  filed  for such election if filed with the clerk of the board of
 elections of Erie county on or before  [April  ninth,  nineteen  hundred
 seventy-four]  OCTOBER  SECOND, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.  A petition sent
 by mail in an envelope postmarked prior to  midnight  on  [April  ninth,
 nineteen  hundred  seventy-four] OCTOBER SECOND, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN,
 shall be deemed to be timely filed when received.  Written objection  to
 such  petition  shall  be  filed within [two] THREE days after the [date
 this act shall have become a law] LAST DAY  TO  FILE  THE  PETITION  and
 specifications  of the grounds of the objections shall be filed with the
 board within [one day] SIX DAYS after the filing of  the  objection  and
 institution of court proceedings relating thereto shall be commenced not
 later  than  [May  second,  nineteen hundred seventy-four] FOURTEEN DAYS
 AFTER THE LAST DAY TO FILE THE PETITION OR WITHIN  THREE  BUSINESS  DAYS
 AFTER  THE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS MAKES A DETERMINATION OF INVALIDITY WITH
 RESPECT TO SUCH PETITION, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
   n. [The] FOR MEMBERS ELECTED IN NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN  THE
 TERM  OF OFFICE FOR EACH MEMBER OF SUCH BOARD FROM A CITY SCHOOL SUBDIS-
 TRICT SHALL BE TWO YEARS, AND FOR EACH MEMBER ELECTED AT LARGE SHALL  BE
 FOUR  YEARS AND UPON THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH TERMS, THE term of office of
 each member of such board from a city school subdistrict shall be  three
              

2017-A2113A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8851
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10634
2013-2014: A3566
2015-2016: A3300
2019-2020: A4949, S5224

2017-A2113A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district in November rather than in May; creates a timetable for the electoral proceedings therefor; extends the terms of current members of such board to the last day of December rather than June; provides for future terms to run from January through December

2017-A2113A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2113--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  providing  for  the
   election  of  members  of  the  board of education of the Buffalo city
   school district in November
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph d and paragraphs n, o and p of
 subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law, subparagraph  3  of
 paragraph  d  and paragraphs n and o as added by chapter 242 of the laws
 of 1974 and paragraph p as amended by chapter 95 of the  laws  of  1979,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (3)    For  the  election held in [May, nineteen hundred seventy-four]
 NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, such petition shall  be  deemed  to  be
 timely  filed  for such election if filed with the clerk of the board of
 elections of Erie county on or before  [April  ninth,  nineteen  hundred
 seventy-four] OCTOBER SECOND, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.  A petition sent by
 mail  in an envelope postmarked prior to midnight on [April ninth, nine-
 teen hundred seventy-four] OCTOBER SECOND, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,  shall
 be  deemed  to be timely filed when received.  Written objection to such
 petition shall be filed within [two] THREE days after the [date this act
 shall have become a law] LAST DAY TO FILE THE  PETITION  and  specifica-
 tions  of  the  grounds  of the objections shall be filed with the board
 within [one day] SIX DAYS after the filing of the objection and institu-
 tion of court proceedings relating thereto shall be commenced not  later
 than [May second, nineteen hundred seventy-four] FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE
 LAST  DAY  TO  FILE THE PETITION OR WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05544-02-8
              

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