Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to new york city education |
May 01, 2019 |
committee discharged and committed to new york city education |
Jan 29, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2745
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City 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
2019-S2745 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1343
- Current Committee:
- Senate New York City Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3604, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S5494
2011-2012: S2346
2013-2014: S4737
2015-2016: S4230
2017-2018: S4012, A6504
2021-2022: S3426, A7143
2023-2024: S2024, A3088
2019-S2745 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2745 SPONSOR: ADDABBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to school session days PURPOSE: This bill amends Education Law section 3604 subdivision 8 to prohibit school on either primary or general election day in a city with a popu- lation of one million or more. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Prohibits school on primary or general election day in a city with one million or more residents. Section 2: Provides for the Act to take effect immediately.
2019-S2745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2745 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 school session days THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 3604 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 8. No school shall be in session on a Saturday or a legal holiday, except general election day, Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birth- day, and except that driver education classes may be conducted on a Saturday. NO SCHOOL LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL BE IN SESSION ON THE DAY OF A PRIMARY ELECTION OR GENERAL ELECTION. A deficiency not exceeding four days during any school year caused by teachers' attendance upon conferences held by superintendents of schools of city school districts or other school districts employing superintendents of schools shall be excused by the commissioner, notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contra- ry, a school district may elect to schedule such conference days in the last two weeks of August, subject to collective bargaining requirements pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law, and such days shall be counted towards the required one hundred eighty days of session, provided however, that such scheduling shall not alter the obligation of the school district to provide transportation to students in non-public elementary and secondary schools or charter schools. The commissioner shall excuse a deficiency not exceeding four days during such school year caused by teachers' attendance upon conferences held by such superintendents, provided that at least two such conference days during such school year shall be dedicated to staff attendance upon conferences providing staff development relating to implementation of the new high learning standards and assessments, as adopted by the board EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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