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                                 3014--A
    Cal. No. 867

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
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Introduced  by Sens. YOUNG, BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- reported
  favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Finance  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first
  and second report, ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

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:

  Section 1. Paragraph f of subdivision  2-a  of  section  1950  of  the
education law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 1994, is amended
to read as follows:
  f.  [In the event of a vacancy in the membership of a board of cooper-
ative educational services which occurs prior to January  first  in  any
school  year or during the period commencing five days prior to the date
designated for submission of nominations of candidates to the  board  of
cooperative  educational  services  and  ending  on  the last day of the
school year, a special election to fill such vacancy shall be  conducted
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  paragraphs b, c and d of this
subdivision on a date designated by the president of the board of  coop-
erative  educational  services  not  late than forty-five days after the
date the vacancy occurred.] In the event of a vacancy in the  membership
of a board of cooperative educational services [which occurs on or after
January  first  and prior to the fifth day preceding the date designated
for submission of nominations of candidates  the  board  of  cooperative
educational  services],  SUCH  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
may fill such vacancy by  appointment,  PROVIDED  THAT  NOTIFICATION  BE
PROVIDED  TO ALL COMPONENT BOARDS OF SUCH VACANCY AND THAT THE COMPONENT
BOARDS ARE GIVEN TEN DAYS TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS AND/OR  OBJECTIONS  TO
FILL  THE VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT, and the person so appointed shall hold

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

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office until the next annual election of the board of cooperative educa-
tional services. [Notwithstanding any other provision of  this  subdivi-
sion,  any vacancy which occurs on or after July first, nineteen hundred
ninety-three  and  prior  to January first, nineteen hundred ninety-four
shall be filled by a special election in accordance with paragraphs b, c
and d of this subdivision.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.