Senate Bill S327

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the alteration of school district boundaries

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  • 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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2015-S327 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A153
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1527-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7698, A8864
2013-2014: S781, A137
2017-2018: S1619, A963
2019-2020: S3494, A5223
2021-2022: S5011, A5582

2015-S327 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the alteration of two or more school district boundaries by consent; provides that such alteration may be initiated by a petition in writing filed with the trustee, trustees or board of education of each school district; requires a joint feasibility study and joint public hearing on such alteration.

2015-S327 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 327                                                    A. 153

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  alteration  of
  school  district  boundaries;  and  providing  for  the repeal of such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

  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 1527-d
to read as follows:
  S  1527-D. PROCEDURE FOR ALTERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.  1.
THE BOUNDARIES OF TWO OR MORE COMMON,  UNION  FREE,  OR  CENTRAL  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  THAT  ARE  CONTIGUOUS AND WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE EASTERN
SUFFOLK BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES  SUPERVISORY  DISTRICT
MAY BE ALTERED AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
  2.  A  PROPOSITION  FOR  THE  ALTERATION IN THE BOUNDARIES OF EXISTING
CONTIGUOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY BE INITIATED BY:
  (A) A PETITION IN WRITING FILED WITH THE TRUSTEE, TRUSTEES OR BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF EACH DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED ALTER-
ATION IN BOUNDARIES PROVIDED THAT SUCH PETITION IS SIGNED  BY  AT  LEAST
TWENTY-FIVE  QUALIFIED VOTERS IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR FIVE PERCENT OF
THE NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO VOTED IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN  THE  PREVIOUS
ANNUAL  ELECTION  OF  THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES,
SAID NUMBER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS  RECORDED  ON  THE
POLL LIST AS HAVING VOTED AT SUCH ELECTION, WHICHEVER SHALL BE GREATER;
  (B) A JOINT RESOLUTION BY A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES OR MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OF  EACH  OF  THE DISTRICTS AFFECTED BY A PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF TERRITORY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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