Assembly Bill A9596

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires SUNY and CUNY institutions to grant course credit to students who serve as election inspectors, poll clerks or election coordinators

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A9596 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4496
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9058

2023-A9596 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to adopt policies requiring institutions thereof to grant course credit to students who serve as election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators.

2023-A9596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9596
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  requiring  SUNY  and
   CUNY  institutions  to  award  course  credit to students who serve as
   election inspectors, poll clerks or election coordinators
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, ADOPT
 A POLICY REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW
 YORK  GRANT  COURSE  CREDIT TO EACH STUDENT ENROLLED IN SUCH INSTITUTION
 FOR SUCH STUDENT'S SERVICE AS AN  ELECTION  INSPECTOR,  POLL  CLERK,  OR
 ELECTION  COORDINATOR  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE  FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE
 ELECTION LAW. SUCH POLICY SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, REQUIRE EACH  INSTITUTION
 TO  COORDINATE  WITH  APPROPRIATE COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS AND THE NEW
 YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO ESTABLISH  VERIFICATION  PROCEDURES  FOR
 STUDENTS CLAIMING CREDIT UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING THE PROVISION
 BY  THE APPROPRIATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE INSTITUTION OF THE CERTIF-
 ICATE FURNISHED TO THE BOARD PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION
 3-420  OF THE ELECTION LAW, AND SUCH OTHER PROOF AS THE STATE UNIVERSITY
 TRUSTEES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE  NEW
 YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.
   §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE  BOARD
 OF  ELECTIONS  AND  THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, ADOPT A POLICY
 REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTITUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRANT
 COURSE CREDIT TO EACH STUDENT ENROLLED  IN  SUCH  INSTITUTION  FOR  SUCH
 STUDENT'S  SERVICE  AS  AN  ELECTION  INSPECTOR, POLL CLERK, OR ELECTION
 COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE ELECTION LAW.
 SUCH POLICY SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, REQUIRE EACH INSTITUTION TO  COORDINATE
 WITH  THE  APPROPRIATE  COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS AND THE NEW YORK CITY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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