NY State Senate Bill S263

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 17, 2022	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Mar 01, 2022	2nd report cal.
Feb 28, 2022	1st report cal.560
Jan 05, 2022	referred to elections
Jan 06, 2021	referred to elections

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May 17, 2022 - floor Vote

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Feb 28, 2022 - Elections committee Vote

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Elections Committee Vote: Feb 28, 2022

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S263 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A904
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3-213, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S6006, A6741
2019-2020: S5417, A1593
2023-2024: S617

S263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory training curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of elections.

S263 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S263

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to mandatory training
curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of
elections

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure consistent training of Election
Commissioners by the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE).

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one requires Election Commissioners, and other staff as deter-
mined by NYSBOE, to complete a course of instruction within six months
of their appointment. It also requires Election Commissioners, and other
designated staff, to complete continuing education on an annual basis.
The State Board may provide the training in the format it desires

including in a web-based format. Failure to complete the required train-
ing would result in a letter from the Board to the County legislature or
City Council and respective party chair citing the delinquency of train-
ing.

Section 2 provides for the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

Not applicable.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The job responsibilities of Election Commissioners are vitally important
to ensuring our electoral process. This bill would require the New York
State Board of Elections to create a mandatory, uniform training for all
Election Commissioners. This ensures that all Commissioners are provided
with the same baseline training.The NYSBOE and County Election Commis-
sioners generally have a very close working relationship and engage in
informal training workshops at the New York State Election Commissioners
Association conferences held each winter and summer. Feedback from those
conferences includes interest for a general training program.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S5417 (Myrie) - Referred to Elections/ A1593 (Seawright) -
Referred to Election law

2017-18: 5.6006 (Avella) - Referred to Senate Elections Committee /
A.6741 (Seawright) - Referred to Assembly Ways and Means Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None noted. The State Board actively assists Election Commissioners.
This bill simply streamlines that effort.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

S263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    263
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  mandatory  training
   curriculum  for  election  commissioners  and  key  staff of boards of
   elections

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-213
 to read as follows:
   § 3-213.  BOARDS  OF  ELECTIONS;  MANDATORY  TRAINING  CURRICULUM.  1.
 ELECTION  COMMISSIONERS  AND  SUCH OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES AS
 DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER
 THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT COMPLETE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ON  THE  OPERA-
 TION  OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS. THE CURRICULUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  ELECTION  COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL NOT
 EXCEED THIRTY HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
   2. ANNUALLY, ELECTION  COMMISSIONERS  AND  OTHER  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 EMPLOYEES  AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SHALL COMPLETE
 BEFORE JUNE FIRST A CONTINUING COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ON THE OPERATION OF
 A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL BE  PROVIDED  BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS.  THE  CURRICULUM  SHALL  BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL  NOT
 EXCEED THREE HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
   3. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THROUGH, IN ADDITION TO OTHER METHODS IT
 MAY CHOOSE, A WEB-BASED RECORDED FORMAT.
   4.  UPON  THE  FAILURE OF A COMMISSIONER OR OTHER EMPLOYEE TO COMPLETE
 THE INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SECTION,  THE  STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL SEND A LETTER TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OR CITY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02377-01-1

 S. 263                              2
 
 COUNCIL AND THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY PARTY CHAIR OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE
 COMMISSIONER STATING THE DELINQUENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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May 17, 2022 - floor Vote

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Feb 28, 2022 - Elections committee Vote

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May 17, 2022 - floor Vote

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Feb 28, 2022 - Elections committee Vote

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S263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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