New York S 3396: Relates to validating certain grants of lands and charters

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S03396 Summary:

BILL NOS03396 

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

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Requires the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to adopt policies requiring institutions thereof to grant course credit to students who serve as election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators.

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3396

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring SUNY and
 CUNY institutions to award course credit to students who serve as
 election inspectors, poll clerks or election coordinators

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 3 22. The state university trustees shall, in consultation with the
 4 state board of elections and the New York city board of elections, adopt
 5 a policy requiring that each institution of the state university of New
 6 York grant course credit to each student enrolled in such institution
 7 for such student's service as an election inspector, poll clerk, or
 8 election coordinator pursuant to title four of article three of the
 9 election law. Such policy shall, at a minimum, require each institution
 10 to coordinate with appropriate county boards of elections and the New
 11 York city board of elections to establish verification procedures for
 12 students claiming credit under this subdivision, including the provision
 13 by the appropriate board of elections to the institution of the certif-
 14 icate furnished to the board pursuant to subdivision three of section
 15 3-420 of the election law, and such other proof as the state university
 16 trustees, in consultation with the state board of elections and the New
 17 York city board of elections, shall deem appropriate.
 18 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 19 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
 20 24. The board of trustees shall, in consultation with the state board
 21 of elections and the New York city board of elections, adopt a policy
 22 requiring that each institution of the city university of New York grant
 23 course credit to each student enrolled in such institution for such
 24 student's service as an election inspector, poll clerk, or election

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07245-01-5

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 1 coordinator pursuant to title four of article three of the election law.
 2 Such policy shall, at a minimum, require each institution to coordinate
 3 with the appropriate county boards of elections and the New York city
 4 board of elections to establish verification procedures for students
 5 claiming credit under this subdivision, including the provision by the
 6 appropriate board of elections to the institution of the certificate
 7 furnished to the board pursuant to section 3-420 of the election law,
 8 and such other proof as the board of trustees, in consultation with the
 9 state board of elections and the New York city board of elections, shall
 10 deem appropriate.
 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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