Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 17, 2019 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 12, 2019 |
amended on third reading 5884a |
Jun 04, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.1169 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5884A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S5884 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7858
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1702, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S1670, A4159
2019-S5884 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5884 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of school election wards in the Chester Union Free School District PURPOSE: This bill, which was requested by the Chester Union Free School District, would give the district, which is located in Orange County, the authority to establish school election wards for purposes of elect- ing individual school board members. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 1702 of the election law by adding a new subdivision 4 to authorize the Chester Union Free School District, by resolution and subject to a mandatory referendum, to establish school election wards for purposes of electing individual school board members. The section lays out a detailed process for drawing ward boundaries,
2019-S5884 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5884 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 the establishment of school election wards in the Chester Union Free School District THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1702 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY, BY RESOLUTION AND SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY REFERENDUM, ESTABLISH SCHOOL ELECTION WARDS FOR PURPOSES OF ELECTING INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES. THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST THREE, BUT NO MORE THAN NINE, SCHOOL ELECTION WARDS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM EACH WARD BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS THEREIN. WITHIN SUCH RESOLUTION, THE BOARD OF EDUCA- TION MAY REQUIRE THAT A TRUSTEE ELECTED TO REPRESENT A WARD SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH WARD. SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE SIGNA- TURE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINATING PETITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICA- BLE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. B. (I) A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL BE PASSED NO LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS PRIOR TO A RELATED REFERENDUM BEING PLACED BEFORE THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION, SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT AND FINDING, WHICH SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY HISTORIC DISENFRANCHISEMENT OR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED UPON RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCLUDING THAT NO DISENFRANCHISEMENT OR DISCRIMINATION WOULD RESULT FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED RESOL- UTION. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL CONDUCT NO FEWER THAN THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SUCH RESOLUTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11782-01-9
2019-S5884A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7858
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1702, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S1670, A4159
2019-S5884A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5884A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of school election wards in the Chester Union Free School District PURPOSE: This bill, which was requested by the Chester Union Free School District, would give the district, which is located in Orange County, the authority to establish school election wards for purposes of elect- ing individual school board members. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 1702 of the election law by adding a new subdivision 4 to authorize the Chester Union Free School District, by resolution and subject to a mandatory referendum, to establish school election wards for purposes of electing individual school board members. The section lays out a detailed process for drawing ward boundaries,
2019-S5884A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5884--A Cal. No. 1169 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of school election wards in the Chester Union Free School District THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1702 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY, BY RESOLUTION AND SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY REFERENDUM, ESTABLISH SCHOOL ELECTION WARDS FOR PURPOSES OF ELECTING INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES. THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST THREE, BUT NO MORE THAN NINE, SCHOOL ELECTION WARDS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM EACH WARD BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS THEREIN. WITHIN SUCH RESOLUTION, THE BOARD OF EDUCA- TION MAY REQUIRE THAT A TRUSTEE ELECTED TO REPRESENT A WARD SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH WARD. SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE SIGNA- TURE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINATING PETITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICA- BLE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. B. (I) A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL BE PASSED NO LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS PRIOR TO A RELATED REFERENDUM BEING PLACED BEFORE THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION, SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT AND FINDING, WHICH SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY HISTORIC DISENFRANCHISEMENT OR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED UPON RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCLUDING THAT NO DISENFRANCHISEMENT OR DISCRIMINATION WOULD RESULT FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED RESOL- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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