Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 11, 2022 |
signed chap.495 |
Aug 05, 2022 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1777 substituted for s8409a |
Jun 01, 2022 |
substituted by a9423a ordered to third reading cal.1777 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 30, 2022 |
print number 8409a |
Mar 30, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to elections |
Feb 24, 2022 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S8409A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9423 - Signed by Governor
- 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
2021-S8409 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9423
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2553, Ed L
2021-S8409 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8409 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to reducing the signature requirement for petitions for candidates for the school board of the city of Buffalo PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to increase opportunities for people to run for Buffalo Public School's Board by lowering petition thresholds. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 2 of section 6-136 of the election law by adding a new paragraph (f-1). The new paragraph provides that for the School Board of the city of Buffalo, designating petitions must contain 200 signatures for district seats and 400 signatures for at large seats. Section two provides for an immediate effective date.
2021-S8409 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8409 I N S E N A T E February 24, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 reducing the signature requirement for petitions for candidates for the school board of the city of Buffalo THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6-136 of the election law is amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows: (F-1) FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO, COUNTY OF ERIE, TWO HUNDRED SIGNATURES FOR DISTRICT SEATS AND FOUR HUNDRED SIGNATURES FOR AT LARGE SEATS; § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 6-136 of the election law made by section one of this act shall survive the expiration and reversion of such subdivision as provided in section 4 of chapter 22 of the laws of 2021, as amended. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14355-02-2
2021-S8409A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9423
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2553, Ed L
2021-S8409A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8409A SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to reducing the signature requirement for petitions for candidates for the school board of the city of Buffalo PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to increase opportunities for people to run for Buffalo Public School's Board by lowering petition thresholds. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the Education Law to provide that for the School Board of the city of Buffalo, designating petitions must contain at least 200 signatures for city subdistrict seats and at least 400 signatures for at large seats. Section two provides for an immediate effective date.
2021-S8409A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8409--A I N S E N A T E February 24, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reducing the signature requirement for petitions for candidates for the school board of the city of Buffalo THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph d of subdivision 10 of section 2553 of the education law, as amended by chapter 561 of the laws of 2019, is 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. 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] TWO 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] FOUR HUNDRED registered voters of the city of Buffalo. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14355-04-2
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