Assembly Bill A9266

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in N.Y. city, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed

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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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2013-A9266 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6523
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3352
2017-2018: S6290
2019-2020: S2638
2021-2022: S5620
2023-2024: S4664

2013-A9266 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2013-A9266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9266

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 4, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

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:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  27-a
to read as follows:
  S 27-A. WEATHER RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY.  WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR, ON
HIS  OR  HER OWN INITIATIVE OR PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FROM THE MAYOR OF A
CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FINDS THAT A  STATE  OF
EMERGENCY  EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE IMMINENT OR EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS
IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, HE  OR  SHE  SHALL
DECLARE  A  WEATHER  RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. UPON
SUCH A DECLARATION ALL  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY
SCHOOLS  IN SUCH CITY SHALL BE CLOSED AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL SUCH STATE
OF EMERGENCY IS TERMINATED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13707-01-4

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