Assembly Bill A3831

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that public schools in New York state are not open for regular classes on any primary election day

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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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2017-A3831 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1541
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11050
2011-2012: A2058, S4218
2013-2014: A3451, S679
2015-2016: A4241, S886
2019-2020: A4390

2017-A3831 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that public schools within New York state are not open for regular classes on any primary election day.

2017-A3831 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3831
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing  that  public
   schools  within  New  York state are not open for regular classes with
   their students on any primary election day

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ON  ANY
 DAY  ON  WHICH A PRIMARY ELECTION IS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)
 OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND SUCH ELECTION IS HELD  IN
 A  PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  SUCH  SCHOOL  SHALL NOT CONDUCT ANY CLASSES OR OTHER
 ACTIVITIES WITHIN ITS  BUILDINGS  WHICH  REQUIRE  THE  PRESENCE  OF  THE
 STUDENTS ENROLLED THEREIN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00586-01-7

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