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S00437 Summary:

BILL NO	S00437
SAME AS	SAME AS A01031
SPONSOR	HOYLMAN
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add §105-a, UJCA
Establishes minimum educational requirements of certain town and village justices.

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S00437 Actions:

BILL NO	S00437
01/06/2021	REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
01/05/2022	REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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S00437 Committee Votes:

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S00437 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           437
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish-
          ing minimum educational  requirements  of  certain  town  and  village
          justices

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The uniform justice court act is amended by  adding  a  new
     2  section 105-a to read as follows:
     3  §  105-a.  Minimum  educational requirements of certain town and village
     4             justices.
     5    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,  any  town
     6  or village, may by a majority vote of the governing body of such town or
     7  village, require that any person who serves as a town or village justice
     8  be  admitted  to  practice law in the state.  Any change in the require-
     9  ments for eligibility to serve as town or  village  justice  shall  take
    10  effect  upon  commencement of the next judicial term of office following
    11  the election after enactment of the local law.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
    13  ing 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.
                                                                   LBD02406-01-1

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