Senate Bill S4230

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that no school located in a city with a population of one million or more shall be in session on the day of a primary or general election

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Subcommittee Committee


  • 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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2015-S4230 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education Subcommittee
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5494
2011-2012: S2346
2013-2014: S4737
2017-2018: S4012
2019-2020: S2745
2021-2022: S3426
2023-2024: S2024

2015-S4230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no school located in a city with a population of one million or more shall be in session on general election day.

2015-S4230 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4230

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, PARKER, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school session days

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 3604  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  260  of  the  laws  of 2012, is amended to read as
follows:
  8. No school shall be in session on a Saturday  or  a  legal  holiday,
except  general election day, Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birth-
day, and except that driver education classes  may  be  conducted  on  a
Saturday.  NO  SCHOOL LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
OR MORE SHALL BE IN SESSION ON THE DAY OF A PRIMARY ELECTION OR  GENERAL
ELECTION.  A  deficiency  not exceeding four days during any school year
caused by teachers' attendance upon conferences held by  superintendents
of  schools of city school districts or other school districts employing
superintendents  of  schools  shall  be  excused  by  the  commissioner,
notwithstanding  any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contra-
ry, a school district may elect to schedule such conference days in  the
last  two weeks of August, subject to collective bargaining requirements
pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service  law,  and  such  days
shall  be  counted  towards  the  required  one  hundred  eighty days of
session, provided however, that such  scheduling  shall  not  alter  the
obligation  of the school district to provide transportation to students
in non-public elementary and secondary schools or charter  schools.  The
commissioner  shall  excuse  a deficiency not exceeding four days during
such school year caused by teachers' attendance upon conferences held by
such superintendents, provided that at least two  such  conference  days
during  such  school  year  shall  be dedicated to staff attendance upon
conferences providing staff development relating  to  implementation  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04519-02-5
              

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