Assembly Bill A273

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires that school district officers have a high school diploma or GED certificate

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A273 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2102, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10565
2013-2014: A4666
2015-2016: A2402

2011-A273 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that school district officers have a high school diploma or GED certificate and that any candidate for school district officer or board of education member shall make available to voters an explanation of qualifications.

2011-A273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   273

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MONTESANO, BURLING, RABBITT, FINCH, SALADINO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CASTRO, CONTE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  qualifications  of
  school district officers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2102 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
737 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2102. Qualifications  of  officers.    Every school district officer
must be able to read and write, MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA  OR  GED
CERTIFICATE,  and  must  be  a qualified voter of the district; and each
member of a board of education of a union free school  district,  common
school  district or a central school district shall have been a resident
of the school district, or in the case of a person qualified by subdivi-
sion three of section twenty hundred twelve of this chapter to vote in a
district election, a resident of the district  or  reservation,  for  at
least  one year prior to the election. Notwithstanding the provisions of
any other general or special law to  the  contrary,  a  school  district
treasurer,  collector  or  clerk  need  not  be a resident of the school
district to hold such office in such district.  ANY CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICT OFFICER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO VOTERS AN EXPLANATION OF QUALI-
FICATIONS FOR OFFICE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION PERTAIN-
ING TO SUCH CANDIDATE'S EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02283-01-1

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