Bill Text: NY S00886 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that public schools within New York state are not open for regular classes on any primary election day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-17 - PRINT NUMBER 886A [S00886 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00886-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 886--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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, and such election is held in 6 a public school, such school shall not conduct any classes or other 7 activities within its buildings which require the presence of the 8 students enrolled therein. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00457-02-5
