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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