Bill Text: NY A09609 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to vacancies on boards of cooperative educational services.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-12 - referred to education [A09609 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09609-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9609
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 12, 2014
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, OTIS, GALEF, McDONOUGH, BUTLER,
         RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CAMARA, CROUCH, DUPREY,
         LUPARDO, MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN, RIVERA -- read once and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to vacancies on boards of
         cooperative educational services
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph f of subdivision  2-a  of  section  1950  of  the
    2  education law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 1994, is amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    f.  [In the event of a vacancy in the membership of a board of cooper-
    5  ative educational services which occurs prior to January  first  in  any
    6  school  year or during the period commencing five days prior to the date
    7  designated for submission of nominations of candidates to the  board  of
    8  cooperative  educational  services  and  ending  on  the last day of the
    9  school year, a special election to fill such vacancy shall be  conducted
   10  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  paragraphs b, c and d of this
   11  subdivision on a date designated by the president of the board of  coop-
   12  erative  educational  services  not  late than forty-five days after the
   13  date the vacancy occurred.] In the event of a vacancy in the  membership
   14  of a board of cooperative educational services [which occurs on or after
   15  January  first  and prior to the fifth day preceding the date designated
   16  for submission of nominations of candidates  the  board  of  cooperative
   17  educational  services],  SUCH BOARD may fill such vacancy by appointment
   18  and the person so appointed shall hold  office  until  the  next  annual
   19  election  of  the  board  of cooperative educational services. [Notwith-
   20  standing any other provision of  this  subdivision,  any  vacancy  which
   21  occurs  on  or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-three and prior
   22  to January first, nineteen hundred ninety-four  shall  be  filled  by  a
   23  special election in accordance with paragraphs b, c and d of this subdi-
   24  vision.]
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07131-01-3