Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 06, 2018 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to election law |
Mar 16, 2017 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A6741
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEAWRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Sandy Galef
Anthony D'Urso
Jo Anne Simon
multi-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
Tremaine Wright
2017-A6741 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A6741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6741 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mandatory training curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of elections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-213 to read as follows: § 3-213. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; MANDATORY TRAINING CURRICULUM. 1. ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SUCH OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT COMPLETE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ON THE OPERA- TION OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE CURRICULUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTY HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 2. ANNUALLY, ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SHALL COMPLETE BEFORE JUNE FIRST A CONTINUING COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ON THE OPERATION OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE CURRICULUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 3. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THROUGH, IN ADDITION TO OTHER METHODS IT MAY CHOOSE, A WEB-BASED RECORDED FORMAT. 4. UPON THE FAILURE OF A COMMISSIONER OR OTHER EMPLOYEE TO COMPLETE THE INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL SEND A LETTER TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OR CITY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10347-01-7
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