Assembly Bill A2354

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous in certain circumstances

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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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2017-A2354 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2991
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1912, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6823, S1774
2011-2012: A5671, S3555
2013-2014: A2389, S2282
2015-2016: A1414, S1442
2019-2020: A5052, S3491
2021-2022: A4212, S4023

2017-A2354 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous in certain circumstances.

2017-A2354 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 2991                                                  A. 2354
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  central  high  school
   districts in the county of Suffolk
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1912 of the education law, as added by chapter  732
 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1912. Formation  of  central  high school districts in the county of
 Suffolk.  A central high school district may be formed by  the  combina-
 tion  of  two  or more central, union free or common school districts in
 the county of Suffolk. The territory shall be  contiguous,  EXCEPT  THAT
 SAID  TERRITORY  NEED  NOT  BE  CONTIGUOUS  WHERE  A CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT IS FORMED BY A COMBINATION OF TWO  OR  MORE  OF  THE  FOLLOWING
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS:  MONTAUK,  AMAGANSETT,  EAST  HAMPTON, EAST MORICHES,
 SPRINGS, WAINSCOTT, SAGAPONACK, BRIDGEHAMPTON, SAG HARBOR,  SOUTHAMPTON,
 TUCKAHOE,  HAMPTON  BAYS,  RIVERHEAD,  QUOGUE,  EAST QUOGUE, WESTHAMPTON
 BEACH AND REMSENBURG-SPEONK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07152-01-7

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