NY State Senate Bill 2017-S9161

Senate Bill S9161

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires a joint report by the state board of elections and state education department concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling places for elections

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2017-S9161 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6339
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S4348, A6774
2015-2016: S611, A2488
2019-2020: S828, A5688
2021-2022: S6132, A7294
2023-2024: S4998, A3080

2017-S9161 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a joint report by the state board of elections and state education department concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling places for elections.

2017-S9161 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S9161

SPONSOR: BOYLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act requiring a joint report by the state board of elections and
state education department concerning the safety of students and staff
at schools used as polling places for elections

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would direct the State Board of Elections and the State Educa-
tion Department to jointly examine, evaluate, and make recommendations
concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling
places for elections.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. The State Board of Elections and the State Education Depart-
ment shall jointly examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning
the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling places for

elections.

Section 2. The State Board of Elections and/or the State Education
Department may request and shall receive from any subdivision, depart-
ment, board, bureau, commission, office, agency or other instrumentality
of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such assistance and
data as it deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes set
forth in this act.

Section 3. Within six months of the effective date of this act, the
State Board of Elections and the State Education Department shall submit
a joint report of their findings, conclusions and recommendations to the
governor and the legislature, and shall submit with such report such
regulatory and legislative proposals as they deem necessary to implement
their recommendations.

Section 4, Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many schools serve as Election Day polling places. However, there exists
a reasonable expectation for maintaining the safety and security of
students and school staff, as well as the community members using the
schools on election day. Therefore, it is necessary and proper for the
Board of Elections and Department of Education to jointly consider the
safety implications that arise from schools serving as polling places.
If it is found that schools serving as polling places pose a serious
risk to security, this study will provide for the Board of Elections and
the Department of Education to make recommendations of feasible alterna-
tives for polling places.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14 A6774 referred to election law
2015-16 A2488 referred to election law

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S9161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9161
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT requiring a joint report by the  state  board  of  elections  and
   state education department concerning the safety of students and staff
   at schools used as polling places for elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state  board  of  elections  and  the  state  education
 department  shall  jointly  examine,  evaluate  and make recommendations
 concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used  as  polling
 places for elections.
   §  2.  The state board of elections and/or the state education depart-
 ment may request and shall receive  from  any  subdivision,  department,
 board,  bureau,  commission,  office, agency or other instrumentality of
 the state or of any political subdivision thereof  such  assistance  and
 data  as  it deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes set
 forth in this act.
   § 3. Within six months of the effective date of this  act,  the  state
 board  of  elections  and  the state education department shall submit a
 joint report of their findings, conclusions and recommendations  to  the
 governor  and  the  legislature,  and shall submit with such report such
 regulatory and legislative proposals as they deem necessary to implement
 their recommendations.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03363-01-7

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