Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to elections |
Apr 30, 2019 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S5417
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
Actions
2019-S5417 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5417 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5417 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to mandatory training curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of elections PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure consistent training of Election Commissioners by the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one requires Election Commissioners, and other staff as deter- mined by NYSBOE, to complete a course of instruction within six months of their appointment. It also requires Election Commissioners, and other designated staff, to complete continuing education on an annual basis. The State Board may provide the training in the format it desires including in a web-based format. Failure to complete the required train- ing would result in a letter from the Board to the County legislature or
2019-S5417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5417 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mandatory training curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of elections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-213 to read as follows: § 3-213. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; MANDATORY TRAINING CURRICULUM. 1. ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SUCH OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT COMPLETE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ON THE OPERA- TION OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE CURRICULUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTY HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 2. ANNUALLY, ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SHALL COMPLETE BEFORE JUNE FIRST A CONTINUING COURSE OF INSTRUCTION ON THE OPERATION OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE CURRICULUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 3. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THROUGH, IN ADDITION TO OTHER METHODS IT MAY CHOOSE, A WEB-BASED RECORDED FORMAT. 4. UPON THE FAILURE OF A COMMISSIONER OR OTHER EMPLOYEE TO COMPLETE THE INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL SEND A LETTER TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OR CITY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01920-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.