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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
52 Multi-sponsors
- Peter Abbate
- Carmen E. Arroyo
- Jeffrion Aubry
- Michael Benedetto
- Michael Benjamin
- Jonathan Bing
- William Boyland
- James F. Brennan
- Alec Brook-Krasny
- Barbara Clark
- William Colton
- Vivian Cook
- Michael Cusick
- Steven Cymbrowitz
- Michael DenDekker
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Patricia Eddington
- Adriano Espaillat
- Sandy Galef
- Deborah Glick
- Carl Heastie
- Andrew Hevesi
- Dov Hikind
- Rhoda Jacobs
- Ellen C. Jaffee
- Brian Kavanagh
- Micah Kellner
- Rory Lancman
- Charles Lavine
- Joseph Lentol
- Vito Lopez
- Alan Maisel
- Margaret Markey
- John McEneny
- Grace Meng
- Joan Millman
- Daniel O'Donnell
- Felix Ortiz
- José Peralta
- Audrey Pheffer
- Adam Clayton Powell IV
- Philip Ramos
- Jose Rivera
- Naomi Rivera
- Annette Robinson
- Linda Rosenthal
- William Scarborough
- Frank Skartados
- Robert Sweeney
- Michele Titus
- Darryl Towns
- Helene Weinstein
History
- Signed chap.194
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Repassed senate
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Passed senate
- 3rd reading cal.672
- Substituted for S5462A
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.222
Show 5 earlier actions
- Rules report cal.222
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Authorizes the commissioner of education to disregard any deficiency in the number of days of session for school closures related to the H1N1 swine flu virus
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Suzi Oppenheimer
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A8710
Title of bill
An act authorizing the commissioner of education to disregard any deficiency in the number of days of session for school closures that were related to the H1N1 swine flu virus
Purpose or general idea of bill
Provides that the Commissioner of Education disregard any deficiency in the number of school session days required for the 2008-09 school year that resulted because of school closures relating to the H1N1 (swine flu) virus epidemic.
Summary of specific provisions
The Commissioner of Education would be directed to disregard the deficiency in the required number of school session days, which would otherwise result in the reduction of state aid, for school districts that during the 2008-09 school year contained one or more schools that failed to hold session for 180 days as a result of school closures that were related to the H1N1 (swine flu) virus epidemic and were required to protect the health, safety and well-being of staff and students.
Justification
During the latter part of the 2008-09 school year, several schools have been temporarily closed as a result of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus epidemic in order to protect the health, safety and well-being of staff and students. As the school year comes to a close, schools may be in the position where it would not be possible to hold the number of school session days required by law in order to avoid a reduction in state aid. This legislation would prevent the loss of state school aid for school districts that closed schools as a result of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus epidemic in order to protect the health, safety and well-being of staff and students.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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