NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7152

Senate Bill S7152

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Redefines military service to include the United States Merchant Marine Academy

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 27, 2020	signed chap.300
Nov 18, 2020	delivered to governor
Jul 20, 2020	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.187 substituted for a9076
Mar 10, 2020	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 03, 2020	advanced to third reading
Jan 29, 2020	2nd report cal.
Jan 28, 2020	1st report cal.305
Jan 09, 2020	referred to education

Votes

- Mar 10, 2020 - Floor Vote
  S7152
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 10, 2020
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      excused (3)
      
      Felder
      
      Jacobs
      
      Ranzenhofer
  Jan 28, 2020 - Education Committee Vote
  S7152
  
  15
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: Jan 28, 2020
      
      aye (15)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Brooks
      
      Jackson
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Robach
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky

2019-S7152 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9076
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2018-d, Ed L

2019-S7152 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Redefines military service to include the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

2019-S7152 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7152

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to redefining military
service

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation redefines military service to include the United States
Merchant Marine Academy, for the purposes of military voting in school
elections

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section
2018d of the education law, as added by chapter 489 of the laws of 2019,
to include the United States Merchant Marine Academy under the defi-
nition of "military service."

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2019, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law legis-
lation to provide military voters the opportunity to vote in school
elections (Chapter 489 of the laws of 2019). Registering as a military
voter in New York State entitles persons serving in the military,
including spouses and dependents, to receive an absentee ballot for all
federal, state, and local elections. Chapter 489 of the laws of 2019
extended such provisions to ballots for school elections, such as the
election of members of the board of education and school district,
public library trustees, and the adoption of the annual budget.

Under Chapter 489 of the laws of 2019, the definition of "military
service" as it relates to military voting in school elections, includes,
among others, the cadets or midshipmen of the United States Military
Academy, Unites States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy,
and the United States Coast Guard Academy. However, this represents only
four of the five total Federal Academies, and excludes the fifth and
smallest Federal Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy,
located in Kings Point, New York.  To ensure the provisions of military
voting in school elections are extended to all five Federal Academies,
this legislation amends the definition of "military service" to include
the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7152
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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  redefining  military
   service
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  2018-d  of  the
 education  law,  as added by chapter 489 of the laws of 2019, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) "Military service" means the military service of the state, or  of
 the  United  States,  including the army, navy, marine corps, air force,
 coast guard, merchant marine and all components thereof, and  the  coast
 and  geodetic survey, the public health service, the national guard when
 in the service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by law,
 and the cadets or midshipmen of  the  United  States  Military  Academy,
 United  States  Naval  Academy,  United States Air Force Academy, UNITED
 STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY and United States Coast Guard Academy.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14601-01-9

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