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History
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1956
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to education
- Referred to rules
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Authorizes union free and central school district boards of education to establish wards for the purpose of school board elections
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5846
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of school election wards in union free school districts and central school districts
Purpose
To permit school districts, organized under articles 35 and 37 of the New York Education Law, to allow their voters the option to approve a referendum that will restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters of that particular election district reside.
Summary of provisions
Section 1-2: Authorizes boards of education to establish school election wards for purposes of electing individual school board members
Section 3: Effective Date
Existing law
Under current law, school districts may not restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters of that particular election district reside.
Justification
School Districts in Upstate New York can encompass a wide geographical area. There are School Districts which span multiple counties and townships, and serve a diverse socioeconomic community.
Under current law, union free school districts and central school districts, upon their own motion, may divide into separate election districts However, current law does not permit a school district to restrict candidates to run for office only in the election district where they reside, or to limit voters to elect a candidate only from the election district where they reside. In order to prevent overrepresentation or underrepresentation of one geographical area over the other, this legislation would give voters the option to approve a referendum that will restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters of that particular election district reside.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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