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Assembly Bill A7294

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires a joint report by the state board of elections and state education department concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling places for elections

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2021-A7294 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6132
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6774, S4348
2015-2016: A2488, S611
2017-2018: A6339, S9161
2019-2020: A5688, S828
2023-2024: A3080, S4998
2025-2026: A2610, S2043

2021-A7294 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a joint report by the state board of elections and state education department concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling places for elections.

2021-A7294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7294
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT requiring a joint report by the  state  board  of  elections  and
   state education department concerning the safety of students and staff
   at schools used as polling places for elections

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state  board  of  elections  and  the  state  education
 department  shall  jointly  examine,  evaluate  and make recommendations
 concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used  as  polling
 places for elections.
   §  2.  The state board of elections and/or the state education depart-
 ment may request and shall receive  from  any  subdivision,  department,
 board,  bureau,  commission,  office, agency or other instrumentality of
 the state or of any political subdivision thereof  such  assistance  and
 data  as  it deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes set
 forth in this act.
   § 3. Within six months of the effective date of this  act,  the  state
 board  of  elections  and  the state education department shall submit a
 joint report of their findings, conclusions and recommendations  to  the
 governor  and  the  legislature,  and shall submit with such report such
 regulatory and legislative proposals as they deem necessary to implement
 their recommendations.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10633-01-1

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