Establishes dates all propositions to be voted upon by the qualified voters of any school district shall be held.

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S2015-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S2015-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2015

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  propo-
sition 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.  Furthermore, 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.

Section 2: Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  Having uniform set voting dates for school projects will
increase voter turnout.

LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY:    S.6235  of  2012: Died on Senate Floor Calendar
S.5261 of 2008: Died on Senate Floor Calendar S.5261 of  2007:  Died  on
Senate Floor Calendar

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth
day  after  it  shall have become law; provided, however, that effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regu-
lation  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective
date is authorized and directed to be made and completed  on  or  before
such effective date.

S2015-2013 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2015

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  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.   NOTWITHSTANDING
  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:

    1.  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
    2. 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.
    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-
  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
  authorized and directed 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.
                                                             LBD05952-01-3