S6235-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to establishing set dates for school district proposition votes

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

Sponsor: BONACIC / Committee: RULES
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Add S1501-d, Ed L

S6235-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
May 30, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 23, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 22, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.866
Jan 17, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S6235-2011 Meetings

Education: May 22, 2012

S6235-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S6235-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Education - May 22, 2012

Ayes (14): Flanagan, Farley, Lanza, LaValle, Marcellino, Ranzenhofer, Robach, Saland, Seward, Oppenheimer, Breslin, Montgomery, Serrano, Stavisky
Ayes W/R (3): Maziarz, Addabbo, Avella
Excused (1): Huntley

S6235-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6235

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. The education law is amended by adding a new section
1501-d, stating that all school district proposition votes will be held
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 at a
time and place separate from the annual meeting of such school
district.

Section 2. Effective Date.

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

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.5261 of 2007: Died on Third Reading 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 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.

S6235-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          6235
 I N  SENATE
 January 17, 2012
 
 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.
 LBD13989-01-2

S6235-2011: Relates to establishing set dates for school district proposition votes