STATE OF NEW YORK
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9609
IN ASSEMBLY
May 12, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, OTIS, GALEF, McDONOUGH, BUTLER,
RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, CAMARA, CROUCH, DUPREY,
LUPARDO, MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to vacancies on boards of
cooperative educational services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph f of subdivision 2-a of section 1950 of the
2 education law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 1994, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 f. [In the event of a vacancy in the membership of a board of cooper-
5 ative educational services which occurs prior to January first in any
6 school year or during the period commencing five days prior to the date
7 designated for submission of nominations of candidates to the board of
8 cooperative educational services and ending on the last day of the
9 school year, a special election to fill such vacancy shall be conducted
10 in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs b, c and d of this
11 subdivision on a date designated by the president of the board of coop-
12 erative educational services not late than forty-five days after the
13 date the vacancy occurred.] In the event of a vacancy in the membership
14 of a board of cooperative educational services [which occurs on or after
15 January first and prior to the fifth day preceding the date designated
16 for submission of nominations of candidates the board of cooperative
17 educational services], such board may fill such vacancy by appointment
18 and the person so appointed shall hold office until the next annual
19 election of the board of cooperative educational services. [Notwith-
20 standing any other provision of this subdivision, any vacancy which
21 occurs on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-three and prior
22 to January first, nineteen hundred ninety-four shall be filled by a
23 special election in accordance with paragraphs b, c and d of this subdi-
24 vision.]
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07131-01-3
