A 1223 New York Assembly · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to establishing school election wards in Rockland county union free and central school districts

This bill allows school boards in Rockland County to create smaller election districts, known as wards, to choose individual school trustees instead of electing them all at once. The process requires the board to propose ward boundaries, hold public hearings, and submit the plan to voters for approval through a mandatory referendum. If approved, the new system would divide the district into three to nine wards, with each ward electing one trustee who must live in that area. The law also includes specific rules for redrawing wards every ten years to ensure equal population sizes and prevent discrimination. School boards can later vote to end this system if they choose to return to the previous method of electing all trustees together.
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Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 13, 2023 Last action Jul 15, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024
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Jan 13, 2023
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