Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 23, 2022 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 17, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 16, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 15, 2022 |
1st report cal.505 |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
May 25, 2021 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 19, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 12, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
May 11, 2021 |
1st report cal.995 |
Apr 15, 2021 |
print number 2053a |
Apr 15, 2021 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 19, 2021 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2053A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 42nd Senate District
2021-S2053 - Details
2021-S2053 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2053 SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing school election wards in Rockland county union free and central school districts PURPOSE: To permit school districts located entirely or partially within Rockland County, organized under articles 35 and 37 of the New York Education Law, to allow their voters the option to approve a referendum that will restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters of that particular election district reside. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Sections one and two of the bill authorize school districts contained
2021-S2053 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2053 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. REICHLIN-MELNICK, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing school election wards in Rockland county union free and central school districts 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, A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTAINED ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN ROCKLAND COUNTY 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 A SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM EACH WARD BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS THEREIN. WITHIN SUCH RESOLUTION, A BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY REQUIRE THAT A TRUSTEE ELECTED TO REPRESENT A WARD SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH WARD. SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINATING PETITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE 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 [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02793-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) 42nd Senate District
2021-S2053A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S2053A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2053A SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing school election wards in Rockland county union free and central school districts PURPOSE: To permit school districts located entirely or partially within Rockland County, organized under articles 35 and 37 of the New York Education Law, to allow their voters the option to approve a referendum that will restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters of that particular election district reside. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Sections one and two of the bill authorize school districts contained
2021-S2053A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2053--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. REICHLIN-MELNICK, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa- tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing school election wards in Rockland county union free and central school districts 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, A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTAINED ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN ROCKLAND COUNTY 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 A SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM EACH WARD BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS THEREIN. WITHIN SUCH RESOLUTION, A BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY REQUIRE THAT A TRUSTEE ELECTED TO REPRESENT A WARD SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH WARD. SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINATING PETITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. B. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS SUBJECT TO A COURT ORDER RELATED TO THE CREATION OF SCHOOL ELECTION WARDS. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT, MODIFY, ALTER, OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH ANY COURT ORDER RELATING TO THE CREATION OF SCHOOL ELECTION WARDS. C. (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, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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