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                                  2867

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ABINANTI, MAGNARELLI, SEPULVE-
  DA, MARKEY, BUCHWALD, WEPRIN, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. PALUMBO, SCHIMEL, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish-
  ing minimum educational  requirements  of  certain  town  and  village
  justices

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

  Section 1. The uniform justice court act is amended by  adding  a  new
section 105-a to read as follows:
S  105-A.  MINIMUM  EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN TOWN AND VILLAGE
           JUSTICES.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  ANY  TOWN
OR VILLAGE, MAY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH TOWN OR
VILLAGE, REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON WHO SERVES AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE
BE  ADMITTED  TO  PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE.  ANY CHANGE IN THE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS TOWN OR  VILLAGE  JUSTICE  SHALL  TAKE
EFFECT  UPON  COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT JUDICIAL TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING
THE ELECTION AFTER ENACTMENT OF THE LOCAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02966-01-5