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Senate Bill S1439
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2017-S1439 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1524, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7189
2015-2016: S2467
2017-S1439 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1439 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to consolidation with city school districts PURPOSE : To allow for the voluntary consolidation of a school district in close proximity with a city school district within the education law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 1524 of the education law to allow a school district in close proximity to a city school district, to voluntarily consolidate with that city school district. Section 2 provides for the effective date. EXISTING LAW : Currently, the Education Law allows for the voluntary consolidation of a school district or districts contiguous to a city school district. It does not allow a school district in close proximity to a city school district to pursue such consolidation.
2017-S1439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1439 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to consolidation with city school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1524 of the education law, as amended by chapter 461 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other gener- al, special, or local law to the contrary, whenever the qualified voters of a school district which is contiguous to the city school district OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT of a city with less than one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants, according to the latest federal census, by a majority vote taken at an annual or special meeting of such district shall adopt a proposition to consolidate such school district with such city school district, and the board of education of such city school district shall by resolution duly adopted consent ther- eto, the commissioner [of education] may by order consolidate such school district with such city school district; provided, however, that where several school districts are contiguous to each other and at least one of such school districts is contiguous to such city school district OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, such vote may be taken in each of such school districts at the same time, and if the proposition to consolidate is adopted by a majority vote in each such district, including any votes cast by absentee ballot as provided under section two thousand eighteen-a or two thousand eighteen-b of this [chapter] TITLE, whichever shall apply, and upon the consent of the city school district board of education, the commissioner [of education] may include each such district in one order of consolidation; provided, further, however, that if the proposition to consolidate is not adopted EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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