Shortens the time frame within which a meeting may be called to vote on consolidation of school districts after qualified voters have not voted in favor of consolidation.

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S6691-2011 Actions

• Jun 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jun 4, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 4, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 30, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 23, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 22, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.867
• Mar 9, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S6691-2011 Meetings

Education: May 22, 2012

S6691-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012

S6691-2011 Votes

S6691-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6691

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to proceedings at meetings to
consolidate school districts

PURPOSE:
This bill would allow a re-vote on a school consolidation within 60
days of the original vote.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends subdivision 1 of section 1512 of the education law to allow a
re-vote on school consolidation within 60 days of original vote.

EXISTING LAW:
Current law does not allow a re-vote to take place prior to one year.

JUSTIFICATION:
A study found that districts with less than 1,500 students (which
makes up about half of the school districts in New York State) are
likely to cut per-pupil costs significantly by consolidating.
In today's economy, school districts need to look at all options. The
possible savings coupled with potential academic benefits warrant
consolidation being encouraged in the state.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

S6691-2011 Text

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

                                    6691

                              I N  SENATE

                                March 9, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 proceedings  at  meet-
    ings to consolidate school districts

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1512  of  the  education  law,  as
  amended  by  chapter  461  of  the  laws  of 1996, is amended to read as
  follows:

    1. Such meeting shall be organized  as  provided  in  section  fifteen
  hundred  twenty-three  OF THIS ARTICLE.  Such meeting may adopt a resol-
  ution to consolidate such districts if two-thirds of the qualified elec-
  tors of each district having less than  fifteen  of  such  electors  are
  present,  or in case of districts having fifteen or more qualified elec-
  tors if ten or more are present.  The vote upon such resolution shall be
  by ballot or by taking and recording the ayes and noes.    If  the  vote
  shall  be  by taking and recording the ayes and noes, the clerk and such
  assistants as may be provided for him OR HER by the meeting shall keep a
  poll-list upon which shall be recorded the names of all qualified  elec-
  tors  voting  upon  the resolution, the districts in which such electors
  reside, and how each elector voted.  If the vote shall be by ballot, one
  or more inspectors of election shall be appointed in such manner as  the
  meeting  shall  determine, who shall receive the votes cast, canvass the
  same and announce the result of the ballot to the chairman.  If the vote
  shall be by ballot then voting  machines  may  be  used  in  the  manner
  prescribed  by  section  two  thousand  thirty-five  of this chapter and
  provision shall be made for absentee ballots as provided in section  two
  thousand  eighteen-a  or two thousand eighteen-b of this chapter.  If it
  shall appear that a majority  of  the  qualified  electors  present  and
  voting  from  each district are in favor of such resolution, it shall be
  declared adopted and where at least one of the districts consolidated is
  a union free school district it shall be lawful for such meeting  there-
  after  to proceed to the election of a board of education as provided in
  sections seventeen hundred two and seventeen hundred four of this  chap-

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  ter.    If  a majority of the qualified electors present and voting from
  each  district  are  not  in  favor  of  such  resolution,  all  further
  proceedings  at  such meeting, except a motion to reconsider or adjourn,
  shall be dispensed with and no such meeting shall be again called within
  [one year thereafter] SIXTY DAYS OF SUCH VOTE.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.