S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 25, 2013
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       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:
    1    Section  1.  Section  8-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    3    5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ON  ANY
    4  DAY  ON  WHICH A PRIMARY ELECTION IS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)
    5  OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION
    6  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN SUCH CITY CONDUCTING A
    7  PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL NOT CONDUCT ANY CLASSES OR OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH-
    8  IN ITS BUILDINGS WHICH REQUIRE THE PRESENCE  OF  THE  STUDENTS  ENROLLED
    9  THEREIN.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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