New York Assembly Bill A08440 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8440 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY December 29, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to utilizing schools as polling places The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 414 of the educa- 2 tion law, as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 1976, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (e) For polling places for holding primaries and elections and for the 5 registration of voters and for holding political meetings. But no meet- 6 ings sponsored by political organizations shall be permitted unless 7 authorized by a vote of a district meeting, held as provided by law, or, 8 in cities by the board of education thereof. Except in cities, it shall 9 be the duty of the trustees or board of education to call a special 10 meeting for such purpose upon the petition of at least ten per centum of 11 the qualified electors of the district. Authority so granted shall 12 continue until revoked in like manner and by the same body as granted. 13 Where practicable, school districts in which schools are utilized as 14 polling places shall schedule conference or professional development 15 days pursuant to subdivision eight of section thirty-six hundred four of 16 this chapter on primary or election days when the polls are open to 17 voters. If students are present during hours when polls are open, 18 school districts shall take measures to ensure that the general public 19 shall not access other areas of the school outside of the polling place. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 21 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13909-01-3