Empowers the commissioner of education to declare a disaster has substantially impacted a school board or school budget election and to allow school boards to…

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Empowers the commissioner of education to declare a disaster has substantially impacted a school board or school budget election and to allow school boards to set an additional day for voting

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Latest action Nov 21, 2025

Empowers the commissioner of education to declare a disaster has substantially impacted an annual meeting and election and to allow school boards to set an additional day for voting if less than eight percent of registered voters cast ballots as a direct consequence of a disaster.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A5302, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Education Law.

Committee

Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Education · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To empower the commissioner of education to declare alternate election arrangements for school board or school budget elections in the case of a disaster.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 8, 2025Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Education
Senate EducationFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(15) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Lea Webb, Steven Otis and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed

Unlike other public elections, which are conducted under the state election law, school board and school budget elections are largely governed by state education law. While this arrangement can provide flexibility to different types of school districts, it has posed prob- lems in recent elections where a disaster occurs. State election law empowers the county or state board of elections to provide for an addi- tional day of voting when a disaster occurs, but there is no comparable authority for them or any other public entity to provide an additional day for voting for school board or school budget elections. The commis- sioner of education likewise does not have the authority to do so. This bill would remedy that, by allowing the commissioner of education, in certain instances, to declare that a disaster has occurred which substantially affected voter participation in one or more school board or school budget elections, and provide for an additional day of voting.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Nov 21, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.547
NY Senate
Nov 17, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.160
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.160
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Apr 30, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A5302
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Apr 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.311
1ST REPORT CAL.311
NY Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Senate

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