Bill Text: NY A02255 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Authorizes any school district to use land owned by the school district for parkland purposes provided the voters of the school district approve of such use by affirmative vote.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A02255 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2255
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. COOK, ROBINSON -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
         Education
       AN ACT to authorize school districts to create parklands from land owned
         by such school districts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  any
    2  school  district  in  the  state  may  utilize land owned by such school
    3  district for the purposes of creating parklands; provided, however, that
    4  such school district shall submit a proposition to  the  voters  of  the
    5  school  district  for their approval to use such land for creating park-
    6  lands. Any land owned by a school district used for parklands  shall  be
    7  used  for  outdoor  education  and  other school curriculum purposes and
    8  shall be available to the residents of the school district for their use
    9  and enjoyment.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06818-01-5
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