Assembly Bill A4298

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits school districts from asking invasive questions when a voter requests an absentee ballot for school related elections and votes

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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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2019-A4298 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2018-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11166

2019-A4298 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits school districts from asking invasive questions when a voter requests an absentee ballot for school related elections and votes.

2019-A4298 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4298
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  prohibiting  school
   districts  from  asking  invasive  questions  when a voter requests an
   absentee ballot for school related elections and votes

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision  2 of section 2018-a of the
 education law, as amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1991, is amended
 to read as follows:
   b. [(1) Where such duties, occupation, business,  or  studies  are  of
 such a nature as ordinarily to require such absence, a brief description
 of  such  duties, occupation, business, or studies shall be set forth in
 such application.  (2)  Where  such  duties,  occupation,  business,  or
 studies  are not of such a nature as ordinarily to require such absence,
 such application shall contain a statement of the special  circumstances
 on  account  of  which  such  absence is required] NO APPLICATION FOR AN
 ABSENTEE BALLOT SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO DIVULGE THE  DESTINATION,
 DURATION,  OR  REASON FOR THEIR VACATION, OCCUPATION OR BUSINESS RELATED
 TRAVEL, OR STUDY RELATED ABSENCE FROM THE DISTRICT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08309-01-9

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