Bill Text: NY S01541 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1541 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S01541 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01541-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1541
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
        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, and such election is held  in
     6  a  public  school,  such  school  shall not conduct any classes or other
     7  activities within its  buildings  which  require  the  presence  of  the
     8  students enrolled therein.
     9    § 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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