Bill Text: NY A07379 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that schools shall not conduct any classes on days that primary elections are held at the school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A07379 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A07379-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7379
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BING, EDDINGTON, KELLNER, PERRY, CASTRO, COOK,
BARRON, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JOHN, MENG, PHEFFER,
SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that public
schools within New York state are not open for regular classes with
their students on any primary election day
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 8-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ON ANY
4 DAY ON WHICH A PRIMARY ELECTION IS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)
5 OR (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN
6 SUCH JURISDICTION CONDUCTING A PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL NOT CONDUCT ANY
7 CLASSES OR OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN ITS BUILDINGS WHICH REQUIRE THE PRES-
8 ENCE OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLED THEREIN.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10636-01-9
