S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4382
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing that
elections to fill an increased number of seats on a school board will
be conducted at the annual meeting after the number of seats was
increased
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1703 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 797 of the laws of 1957, is amended to read as
follows:
3. The additional members first elected shall be elected at [a special
meeting which shall be called by the board and be held not less than
thirty nor more than sixty days] THE ANNUAL MEETING NEXT following the
annual meeting at which the number was increased, and pending the first
election of such additional members no vacancy shall be deemed to exist
in the offices thereof except for the purpose of filling the same by
election, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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