Assembly Bill A5829A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a school voter registration access program

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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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2021-A5829 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S912
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 §1301, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8717, S5073
2023-2024: A5180, S1733

2021-A5829 - Summary

Establishes a school voter registration access program to promote student voter registration and pre-registration.

2021-A5829 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5829
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  school
   voter registration access program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 25  to
 read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 25
                     SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS
 SECTION 1301. SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS.
   §  1301. SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD
 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  AND  NON-PUBLIC
 SCHOOL  SHALL  ADOPT  A POLICY TO PROMOTE STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND
 PRE-REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER TWO OF THE  LAWS  OF  TWO  THOUSAND
 NINETEEN.  SUCH  POLICY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 ARTICLE, REQUIRE ALL SCHOOLS OPERATED BY SUCH SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  BOARDS
 OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS SERVING ANY OR ALL OF GRADES TEN, ELEVEN,  AND  TWELVE  TO  MAKE
 AVAILABLE ACCESS TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
 DURING  THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT THE
 VOTING ENROLLMENT PROCESS  AND  PROVIDING  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS  WITH  THE
 OPPORTUNITY  TO  REGISTER  OR  PRE-REGISTER  TO VOTE AS APPLICABLE. SUCH
 POLICY SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR  ACQUIRING  AND  TRANSMITTING  VOTER
 REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION  APPLICATIONS  TO AND FROM THE LOCAL
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND DISSEMINATION AMONG  THEIR  APPROPRIATE  SCHOOLS,
 METHODS  OF  REGULAR  COMMUNICATION WITH ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ON THE AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF SUCH APPLICATIONS AND THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER
 TO VOTE AND MAY INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BOARDS OF ELECTIONS AND
 OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN MAKING AVAILABLE  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 AND  PRE-REGISTRATION  APPLICATIONS  IN ANY SCHOOL SERVING ANY OR ALL OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A5829A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S912
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 §1301, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8717, S5073
2023-2024: A5180, S1733

2021-A5829A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a school voter registration access program to promote student voter registration and pre-registration.

2021-A5829A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5829--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WALLACE,  McDONALD, CONRAD, McMAHON, COLTON,
   SEAWRIGHT, DARLING, GALEF, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER, ZINERMAN, THIELE, SIMON,
   STECK, JACOBSON, SILLITTI, HEVESI, SEPTIMO, JACKSON, FORREST  --  read
   once  and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  school
   voter registration access program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 25  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 25
                     SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS
 SECTION 1301. SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS.
   §  1301. SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESS. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD
 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  AND  NON-PUBLIC
 SCHOOL  SHALL  ADOPT  A POLICY TO PROMOTE STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND
 PRE-REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER TWO OF THE  LAWS  OF  TWO  THOUSAND
 NINETEEN.  SUCH  POLICY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 ARTICLE, REQUIRE ALL SCHOOLS OPERATED BY SUCH SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  BOARDS
 OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS SERVING ANY OR ALL OF GRADES TEN, ELEVEN,  AND  TWELVE  TO  MAKE
 AVAILABLE ACCESS TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
 DURING  THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT THE
 VOTING ENROLLMENT PROCESS  AND  PROVIDING  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS  WITH  THE
 OPPORTUNITY  TO  REGISTER  OR  PRE-REGISTER  TO VOTE AS APPLICABLE. SUCH
 POLICY SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR  ACQUIRING  AND  TRANSMITTING  VOTER
 REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION  APPLICATIONS  TO AND FROM THE LOCAL
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND DISSEMINATION AMONG  THEIR  APPROPRIATE  SCHOOLS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02646-06-1
              

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