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History
- Print number 4787a
- Amend (t) and recommit to education
- Referred to education
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1209
- Referred to education
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Relates to school session days
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Albert A. Stirpe
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law and the election law, in relation to school session days
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide that no school shall be in session on general election day, however a school district can require staff attendance or a professional development day
Summary of specific provisions
Section one - amends subdivision 8 of section 3604 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2012 to add general election day to the list of no school session days
Section two - amends subdivision 3 of section 4-104 of the election law to allow public school buildings to appeal polling place designations
Section three - sets forth the effective date
Justification
In recent years, school safety has become an issue of discussion across the country, with schools in New York putting in a number of safety and security measures to protect students. Many schools are locked to the outside while school is in session so no one can enter without signing in and giving ID. While this is a basic security measure and many schools have even more in place, on general election day in New York, schools are one of the primary locations for voting. The city of New York already makes General Election Day a non-student attendance day, so this bill would expand to cover the entire state. This will not only address the concerns of student safety, but also alleviates the competition for space in the often crowded educational facilities. The Board of Elections sometimes has a difficult time finding appropriate spaces that would be fully accessible to all voters, so by closing schools to students it will open up more options.
Prior legislative history
New legislation
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on January 1, 2017
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