Bill Text: NY A04262 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that in the towns of Southampton and East Hampton in the county of Suffolk, where at least one of the school districts has an enrollment of less than one thousand students and does not operate a high school program for grades nine-twelve, the territory of the proposed central high school district need not be contiguous.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A04262 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04262-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 2929                                                  A. 4262
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 30, 2015
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  central  high  school
         districts in the county of Suffolk
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1912 of the education law, as added by chapter  732
    2  of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 1912. Formation  of  central  high school districts in the county of
    4  Suffolk.  A central high school district may be formed by  the  combina-
    5  tion  of  two  or more central, union free or common school districts in
    6  the county of Suffolk. The territory shall be contiguous, EXCEPT THAT IN
    7  THE TOWNS OF SOUTHAMPTON AND EAST HAMPTON  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  SUFFOLK,
    8  WHERE  AT  LEAST  ONE  OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF LESS
    9  THAN ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS AND DOES NOT OPERATE A  HIGH  SCHOOL  PROGRAM
   10  FOR  GRADES  NINE-TWELVE,  THE  TERRITORY  OF  THE PROPOSED CENTRAL HIGH
   11  SCHOOL DISTRICT NEED NOT BE CONTIGUOUS.
   12    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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