Bill Text: NY A01864 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requirements for use of school property by outside organizations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-02-22 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [A01864 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01864-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1864
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. NOLAN, GREENE, PHEFFER, MILLMAN, JAFFEE, DINOW-
         ITZ, PERRY, REILLY, COLTON, ESPAILLAT, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A. CHRISTENSEN, DESTITO, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  McENENY,
         SCARBOROUGH,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requirements  for  use
         of school property by outside organizations
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 414 of the educa-
    2  tion law, as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 1976, is  amended  to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (c)  For  holding  social,  civic and recreational meetings and enter-
    5  tainments, and other uses pertaining to the welfare  of  the  community;
    6  but  such  meetings,  entertainment  and uses shall be non-exclusive and
    7  shall be open to the general public. CIVIC MEETINGS SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
    8  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, MEETINGS OF PARENT ASSOCIATIONS AND PARENT TEACHER
    9  ASSOCIATIONS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
   10  SHALL PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE TO ANY ORGANIZATION OR GROUP WHICH SPONSORS
   11  A MEETING, ENTERTAINMENT OR OTHER USE A WRITTEN NOTICE STATING THAT SUCH
   12  EVENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE NON-EXCLUSIVE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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