What's happening
This bill allows another meeting to consolidate school districts to be called after 60 days instead of one year.
Why it matters
Shortens the waiting period for new consolidation attempts. By allowing another meeting to be called after 60 days (instead of waiting a full year), the bill makes it much easier and quicker for communities to revisit the issue of school district consolidation if an initial vote fails.
Potentially increases responsiveness to community sentiment. The reduced waiting period means that if circumstances or opinions change, districts can act on new momentum or address emerging concerns without a long delay, potentially leading to more timely and relevant decision-making.
May impact school district planning and negotiations. School boards and stakeholders may need to be more prepared for repeated consolidation efforts in a short period, which could influence how they communicate, negotiate, or compromise with their communities.
Could lead to more efficient or frequent consolidations. By lowering procedural barriers, the bill may facilitate the merging of districts where there is ongoing interest, possibly resulting in cost savings, resource sharing, or improved educational services if consolidations are eventually approved.
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Shorten School Vote Waiting Period
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Faster School Merger Votes
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6415
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 7, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to proceedings at meetings to consolidate school districts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1512 of the education law, as amended by chapter 461 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
1. Such meeting shall be organized as provided in section fifteen hundred twenty-three of this article. Such meeting may adopt a resolution to consolidate such districts if two-thirds of the qualified electors of each district having less than fifteen of such electors are present, or in case of districts having fifteen or more qualified electors if ten or more are present. The vote upon such resolution shall be by ballot or by taking and recording the ayes and noes. If the vote shall be by taking and recording the ayes and noes, the clerk and such assistants as may be provided for him or her by the meeting shall keep a poll-list upon which shall be recorded the names of all qualified electors voting upon the resolution, the districts in which such electors reside, and how each elector voted. If the vote shall be by ballot, one or more inspectors of election shall be appointed in such manner as the meeting shall determine, who shall receive the votes cast, canvass the same and announce the result of the ballot to the chairman. If the vote shall be by ballot then voting machines may be used in the manner prescribed by section two thousand thirty-five of this chapter and provision shall be made for absentee ballots as provided in section two thousand eighteen-a or two thousand eighteen-b of this chapter. If it shall appear that a majority of the qualified electors present and voting from each district are in favor of such resolution, it shall be declared adopted and where at least one of the districts consolidated is
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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a union free school district it shall be lawful for such meeting thereafter to proceed to the election of a board of education as provided in sections seventeen hundred two and seventeen hundred four of this chapter. If a majority of the qualified electors present and voting from each district are not in favor of such resolution, all further proceedings at such meeting, except a motion to reconsider or adjourn, shall be dispensed with and no such meeting shall be again called within [one year thereafter] sixty days of such vote.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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