Bill Text: NY S03352 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed and remain closed until such emergency is terminated.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-08 - referred to education [S03352 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03352-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3352
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 5, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  elementary
         and  secondary  schools  to close in the event the governor declares a
         state of emergency related to the weather in any city having  a  popu-
         lation of one million or more
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  27-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 27-A. WEATHER RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY.  WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR, ON
    4  HIS  OR  HER OWN INITIATIVE OR PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FROM THE MAYOR OF A
    5  CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FINDS THAT A  STATE  OF
    6  EMERGENCY  EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE IMMINENT OR EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS
    7  IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, HE  OR  SHE  SHALL
    8  DECLARE  A  WEATHER  RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. UPON
    9  SUCH A DECLARATION ALL  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY
   10  SCHOOLS  IN SUCH CITY SHALL BE CLOSED AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL SUCH STATE
   11  OF EMERGENCY IS TERMINATED.
   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.
                                                                  LBD01933-01-5