Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed and remain closed until such emergency is terminated.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6964
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
ty and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring elementary
and secondary schools to close in the event the governor declares a
state of emergency related to the weather in any city having a popu-
lation of one million or more
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 27-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 27-a. Weather related state of emergency. Whenever the governor, on
4 such governor's own initiative or pursuant to a request from the mayor
5 of a city having a population of one million or more, finds that a state
6 of emergency exists because of the imminent or existing weather condi-
7 tions in a city having a population of one million or more, such gover-
8 nor shall declare a weather related state of emergency by executive
9 order. Upon such a declaration all public and private elementary and
10 secondary schools in such city shall be closed and remain closed until
11 such state of emergency is terminated.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11090-01-5
