Assembly Bill A7127

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits individuals convicted of stealing public funds from being elected or appointed as a member of a school board of education

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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-A7127 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1501-d, Ed L

2023-A7127 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits individuals convicted of stealing public funds from being elected or appointed as a member of a school board of education.

2023-A7127 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7127
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DARLING -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  prohibiting  individ-
   uals  convicted  of  stealing  public  funds  from  being  elected  or
   appointed as a member of a school board of education

   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 section 1501-d
 to read as follows:
   §  1501-D.  BOARDS  OF EDUCATION; PERSONS CONVICTED OF STEALING PUBLIC
 FUNDS. NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO  BE  ELECTED  OR  APPOINTED  AS  A
 MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IF HE OR SHE HAS
 BEEN  CONVICTED  OF  STEALING  PUBLIC FUNDS UNDER ANY CRIME SET FORTH IN
 ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11029-01-3

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