Senate Bill S2998

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2017-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2349
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-301, add §3-305, Vil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5866, A8940
2011-2012: S3357, A5382
2013-2014: S1769, A1214
2015-2016: S4889, A6773
2019-2020: S3768, A3312

2017-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees.

2017-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 2998                                                  A. 2349
 
                        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 Local Govern-
   ment
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to including a high  school
   member on village boards of trustees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of  subdivision  1  of  section  3-301  of  the
 village law is amended to read as follows:
   b.  four  trustees, except that the board of trustees of a village may
 change the number of trustees as authorized by  section  3-304  of  this
 article,  AND EXCEPT THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A VILLAGE MAY APPOINT
 ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO SUCH BOARD AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION  3-305
 OF THIS ARTICLE;
   §  2. The village law is amended by adding a new section 3-305 to read
 as follows:
   § 3-305 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  BY  RESOLUTION
 OR  LOCAL LAW MAY APPOINT ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO SUCH BOARD. SUCH
 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE A SENIOR IN A HIGH SCHOOL  OF  A  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT IN WHICH ALL OR PART OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONTAINED WITH-
 IN  SUCH  VILLAGE.  THE TERM OF SUCH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE FOR
 ONE YEAR AND SHALL BEGIN ON THE JULY FIRST PRECEDING THE SENIOR YEAR  OF
 SUCH  STUDENT  REPRESENTATIVE  AND  END  THE FOLLOWING JUNE THIRTIETH. A
 VACANCY OF SUCH REPRESENTATIVE MAY  BE  FILLED  BY  THE  BOARD  FOR  THE
 REMAINDER  OF  SUCH TERM.  SUCH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE ENTITLED
 TO SIT WITH BOARD MEMBERS AT  ALL  PUBLIC  MEETINGS  OF  THE  BOARD  AND
 PARTICIPATE  IN  ALL  BOARD  HEARINGS  AND  MEETINGS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL NOT  BE  ALLOWED  TO  VOTE,  SHALL  NOT  BE
 ALLOWED  TO  ATTEND  EXECUTIVE  SESSION,  AND  SHALL  NOT BE ENTITLED TO
 RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF ANY FORM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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