Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 20, 2023 |
signed chap.478 |
Sep 19, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.450 substituted for a5180a |
May 30, 2023 |
referred to ways and means returned to assembly repassed senate |
May 22, 2023 |
amended on third reading (t) 1733a |
May 22, 2023 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
Mar 01, 2023 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 25, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 24, 2023 |
1st report cal.196 |
Jan 13, 2023 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1733A
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Current Bill Status - 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
2023-S1733 - Details
2023-S1733 - Summary
Requires local boards of education, BOCES, charter schools and non public schools to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and pre-registration, including procedures for providing access to voter registration and pre-registration applications during the school year and assistance with filing such applications and informing students of the state requirements for voter registration and pre-registration.
2023-S1733 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1733 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a school voter registration access program PURPOSE: To implement procedures pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Laws of 2019 regarding voter registration and pre-registration for eligible high school students in New York State. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Establishes a new Article 25 entitled the School Voter Regis- tration Access Program in education law requiring school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, charter schools, and nonpub- lic schools to adopt a policy to promote student voter registration and preregistration pursuant to chapter 2 of the laws of 2019 for students in grades ten, eleven and twelve. The policy shall include procedures
2023-S1733 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1733 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a school voter registration access program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 25 to read as follows: ARTICLE 25 SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS SECTION 1301. SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS. § 1301. SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL ADOPT A POLICY TO PROMOTE STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER TWO OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. SUCH POLICY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, REQUIRE ALL SCHOOLS OPERATED BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVING ANY OR ALL OF GRADES TEN, ELEVEN, AND TWELVE TO MAKE AVAILABLE ACCESS TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT THE VOTING ENROLLMENT PROCESS AND PROVIDING ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE AS APPLICABLE. SUCH POLICY SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR ACQUIRING AND TRANSMITTING VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS TO AND FROM THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND DISSEMINATION AMONG THEIR APPROPRIATE SCHOOLS, METHODS OF REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ON THE AVAIL- ABILITY OF SUCH APPLICATIONS AND THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE AND MAY INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BOARDS OF ELECTIONS AND OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN MAKING AVAILABLE VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS IN ANY SCHOOL SERVING ANY OR ALL OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04510-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
2023-S1733A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S1733A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires local boards of education, BOCES, charter schools and non public schools to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and pre-registration, including procedures for providing access to voter registration and pre-registration applications during the school year and assistance with filing such applications and informing students of the state requirements for voter registration and pre-registration.
2023-S1733A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1733A SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to encouraging student voter registration and pre-registration PURPOSE: To encourage voter registration and pre-registration by students. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 5-507 of the election law to include boards of cooperative educational services, charter schools and nonpublic schools. It would also require local boards of education, boards of cooperative educational services, charter schools and nonpub- lic schools to develop procedures for providing access to voter regis- tration and preregistration applications as well as assistance with filing such applications; and informing students of the state require- ments for voter registration and preregistration.
2023-S1733A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1733--A Cal. No. 196 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to encouraging student voter registration and pre-registration THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-507 of the election law, as added by chapter 2 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 2. Encouragement of student voter registration and pre-registration. Local boards of education, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON PUBLIC SCHOOLS are required to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and pre-registration. These policies may include collaboration with county boards of elections to conduct voter registration and pre-registration in high schools AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROCEDURES FOR: (I) PROVIDING ACCESS TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND ASSISTANCE WITH FILING SUCH APPLICATIONS; AND (II) INFORMING STUDENTS OF THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGIS- TRATION. Completion and submission of voter registration or pre-regis- tration forms shall not be a course requirement or graded assignment for students. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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