What's happening
This bill allows East Ramapo school board members elected in 2016 who missed the oath deadline to remain in office if they take the oath within 30 days of the bill's enactment.
Why it matters
Prevents disruption in school board governance. by allowing affected members to retroactively validate their service, ensuring the board maintains continuity and avoids sudden vacancies that could impact district decision-making.
Acknowledges the will of voters. by allowing individuals who were duly elected by the community to serve their full terms, despite missing a procedural deadline, thereby respecting the outcome of the election.
Sets a specific, limited window (30 days). for compliance, balancing leniency for past mistakes with a clear deadline to encourage prompt fulfillment of legal requirements in the future.
Limits the impact to a specific election and district. , ensuring this exception does not broadly alter oath-taking requirements statewide, but rather addresses a local, time-bound issue in East Ramapo.
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Let School Board Members Stay
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History
- Substituted by S886
- Advanced to third reading cal.1
- Reported
- Referred to governmental operations
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.
Let Board Members Keep Seats
Signed by Governor · Sponsor David Carlucci
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
382
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT relating to duly elected school board members from the East Ramapo central school district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any school board member from the East Ramapo central school district duly elected on May 17, 2016 who currently occupies the office to which he or she was elected but who failed to take or file his or her respective oath of office within the statutorily prescribed period shall continue to serve in such capacity and for the full term to which he or she was elected upon the taking and filing of an oath of office consistent with section 10 of the public officers law provided such oath is taken and filed within 30 calendar days after the effective date of this act. Such school board member that takes and files his or her oath of office under this act shall be deemed to have been continuously serving in office since the beginning of the term to which he or she was elected.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06044-02-7
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