Senate Bill S5224B

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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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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2019-S5224 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4949
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2553 sub 10 ¶d sub¶ 3, amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10634
2013-2014: A3566
2015-2016: A3300
2017-2018: S8851, A2113

2019-S5224 - 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

2019-S5224 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5224 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5224
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  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 TWENTY, such petition shall be deemed to be time-
 ly 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 TWENTY.  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
 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 TWENTY THE TERM
 OF  OFFICE  FOR EACH MEMBER OF SUCH BOARD FROM A CITY SCHOOL SUBDISTRICT
 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
              

2019-S5224A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4949
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2553 sub 10 ¶d sub¶ 3, amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10634
2013-2014: A3566
2015-2016: A3300
2017-2018: S8851, A2113

2019-S5224A - 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

2019-S5224A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5224A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5224--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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; and to repeal certain provisions of such
   law relating thereto
 
   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 of subdivision 10 of section
 2553 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph d and paragraphs g, j, m, n, o
 and p of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law,  as  added
 by  chapter  242  of the laws of 1974, paragraph g as amended by chapter
 431 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph p as amended by chapter 95 of  the
 laws of 1979, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  Such election for such office shall be governed by the provisions
 of the election law in the same manner as candidates for office general-
 ly to be elected by the voters of the city of Buffalo  [except,  as  the
 case  may  be,  as  to  the date of the election; and, further provided,
 however, that]. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 6-142 OF THE ELECTION LAW,  each
 such candidate for election as a member of the board of education from a
 city  school subdistrict shall be required to file a petition containing
 signatures of at least five  hundred  registered  voters  of  such  city
 school  subdistrict  in  which  he is a candidate and each candidate for
 election to the board of education by  the  voters  at  large  shall  be
 required  to  file  a petition containing the signatures of at least one
 thousand registered voters of the city of Buffalo.
   (2) No petition shall contain any political party or independent  body
 name  or  label. Each petition shall contain the name of only one candi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S5224B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4949
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2553 sub 10 ¶d sub¶ 3, amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10634
2013-2014: A3566
2015-2016: A3300
2017-2018: S8851, A2113

2019-S5224B (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

2019-S5224B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5224B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5224--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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; and to repeal certain provisions of  such
   law relating thereto
 
   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 of subdivision 10 of  section
 2553 of the education law is REPEALED.
   §  2.  Subparagraphs  1 and 2 of paragraph d and paragraphs g, j, m, o
 and p of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law,  as  added
 by  chapter  242  of the laws of 1974, paragraph g as amended by chapter
 431 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph p as amended by chapter 95 of  the
 laws of 1979, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  Such election for such office shall be governed by the provisions
 of the election law in the same manner as candidates for office general-
 ly to be elected by the voters of the city of Buffalo  [except,  as  the
 case  may  be,  as  to  the date of the election; and, further provided,
 however, that]. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 6-142 OF THE ELECTION LAW,  each
 such candidate for election as a member of the board of education from a
 city  school subdistrict shall be required to file a petition containing
 signatures of at least five  hundred  registered  voters  of  such  city
 school  subdistrict  in  which  he is a candidate and each candidate for
 election to the board of education by  the  voters  at  large  shall  be
 required  to  file  a petition containing the signatures of at least one
 thousand registered voters of the city of Buffalo.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04781-08-9
              

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