Assembly Bill A3635

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits trustees and members of a board of education from having a family member who works for the same board of education or school district as the trustee or member

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2023-A3635 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2103, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9874
2017-2018: A4919
2019-2020: A4908
2021-2022: A3753

2023-A3635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits trustees and members of a board of education from having a family member who works for the same board of education or school district as the trustee or member.

2023-A3635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3635
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAMOS, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  prohibiting  trustees
   and  members  of  a board of education from having a family member who
   works for the same board of education or school district as the  trus-
   tee or member
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2103 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NO  TRUSTEE  OR MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL HAVE A FAMILY
 MEMBER WHO WORKS FOR THE SAME BOARD OF EDUCATION OR FOR THE SAME  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT AS SUCH TRUSTEE OR MEMBER SERVES.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 members or trustees of a board of education who are elected or appointed
 after the date on which this act shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08231-01-3

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