STATE OF NEW YORK
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4390
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that public
schools within New York state are not open for regular classes with
their students on any primary election day
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 8-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, on any
4 day on which a primary election is conducted pursuant to paragraph (a)
5 or (b) of subdivision one of this section, and such election is held in
6 a public school, such school shall not conduct any classes or other
7 activities within its buildings which require the presence of the
8 students enrolled therein.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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