NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3491

Senate Bill S3491

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous in certain circumstances

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Delivered to Governor
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2019-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5052
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1912, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S1774, A6823
2011-2012: S3555, A5671
2013-2014: S2282, A2389
2015-2016: S1442, A1414
2017-2018: S2991, A2354
2021-2022: S4023, A4212

2019-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous in certain circumstances.

2019-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3491

SPONSOR: LAVALLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
central high school districts in the county of Suffolk

 
PURPOSE:

Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge
in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1912 of the education law is amended to provide that the forma-
tion of central high school districts in the county of Suffolk that may
be formed by the combination of two or more of the following central,
union free or common school districts in the county of Suffolk need not
be contiguous: Montauk, Amagansett, East Hampton, East Moriches,
Springs, Wainscott, Sagaponack, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton,
Tuckahoe, Hampton Bays, Riverhead, Quogue, East Quogue, Westhampton
Beach and Remsenburg-Speonk

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Section 1912 of the education laws allows central high school districts
in Suffolk County to be formed by the combination of two or more
central, union free or common school districts. The current law, howev-
er, precludes districts whose territories are not contiguous from creat-
ing a central high school district. This bill provides that the follow-
ing school districts within Suffolk County need not be contiguous to
allow them to consider merging to create a central highs school
district: Montauk, Amagansett, East Hampton, East Moriches, Springs,
Wainscott, Sagaponack, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton, Tuckahoe,
Hampton Bays, Riverhead, Quogue, East Quogue, Westhampton Beach and
Remsenburg-Speonk.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18 S.2991/A.2354;
2015-16 S.1442A/A.1414A;
2013-14 S.2281/A.2389;
2011-12 S.3555/A.5671;
2009-10 S. 1774/A.6823;
2007-08, S.8110/A.10723.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3491                                                  A. 5052
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  central  high  school
   districts in the county of Suffolk
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1912 of the education law, as added by chapter  732
 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1912. Formation  of  central  high school districts in the county of
 Suffolk.  A central high school district may be formed by  the  combina-
 tion  of  two  or more central, union free or common school districts in
 the county of Suffolk. The territory shall be  contiguous,  EXCEPT  THAT
 SAID  TERRITORY  NEED  NOT  BE  CONTIGUOUS  WHERE  A CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT IS FORMED BY A COMBINATION OF TWO  OR  MORE  OF  THE  FOLLOWING
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS:  MONTAUK,  AMAGANSETT,  EAST  HAMPTON, EAST MORICHES,
 SPRINGS, WAINSCOTT, SAGAPONACK, BRIDGEHAMPTON, SAG HARBOR,  SOUTHAMPTON,
 TUCKAHOE,  HAMPTON  BAYS,  RIVERHEAD,  QUOGUE,  EAST QUOGUE, WESTHAMPTON
 BEACH AND REMSENBURG-SPEONK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03188-01-9

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