Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2016 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1213 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2015 |
1st report cal.1204 |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1604
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2015-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1604 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the dates school district proposition votes may be held PURPOSE: This legislation establishes dates for school district proposition votes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1:Amends the Education Law by adding a new section 1501-d, stating that all school district proposition votes will be held on the third Tuesday in May. However, such election shall be held on the second Tuesday in May at a time and place separate from the annual meeting of such school district if the Commissioner of Education, at the request of a local school board, certifies no later than March first that such election would conflict with religious observances. Additionally, school district proposition votes may also take place on either or both of two separate dates to be set by the Commissioner, not to be between the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the third Monday of January. Finally, if in the event of an emergency or disaster situation a
2015-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1604 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- 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 the dates school district proposition votes may be held 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 section 1501-d to read as follows: S 1501-D. DATE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION VOTES. 1. NOTWITHSTAND- ING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL PROPOSITIONS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND VOTED UPON BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE HELD ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: (A) ON THE THIRD TUESDAY IN MAY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY IF THE COMMISSIONER AT THE REQUEST OF A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CERTIFIES NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST THAT SUCH ELECTION WOULD CONFLICT WITH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES. SUCH ELECTION SHALL TAKE PLACE AT A TIME AND PLACE SEPARATE FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT; OR (B) ON EITHER OR BOTH OF TWO ADDITIONAL DATES TO BE SET BY THE COMMIS- SIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. SUCH ADDI- TIONAL DATES SHALL NOT TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER AND THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY, KNOWN AS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY. 2. SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION VOTES MAY BE OFFERED ON ANOTHER DATE IF SUCH VOTE IS BEING OFFERED IN RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER SITU- ATION. THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SHALL DECIDE, BY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE, IF A PROPOSITION MUST BE OFFERED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER SITUATION. VOTERS SHALL BE NOTIFIED, BY REASONABLE MEANS, OF SUCH VOTE AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH VOTE TAKING PLACE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03335-01-5
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