Bill Text: NY A09266 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed and remain closed until such emergency is terminated.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-04 - referred to education [A09266 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09266-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9266
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 4, 2014
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  elementary
         and  secondary  schools  to close in the event the governor declares a
         state of emergency related to the weather in any city having  a  popu-
         lation of one million or more
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  27-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 27-A. WEATHER RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY.  WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR, ON
    4  HIS  OR  HER OWN INITIATIVE OR PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FROM THE MAYOR OF A
    5  CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FINDS THAT A  STATE  OF
    6  EMERGENCY  EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE IMMINENT OR EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS
    7  IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, HE  OR  SHE  SHALL
    8  DECLARE  A  WEATHER  RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. UPON
    9  SUCH A DECLARATION ALL  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY
   10  SCHOOLS  IN SUCH CITY SHALL BE CLOSED AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL SUCH STATE
   11  OF EMERGENCY IS TERMINATED.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13707-01-4