New York S 7816: Relates to requiring certain school personnel to wear personal safety alarms

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S07816 Summary:

BILL NOS07816 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09018

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 4 §§5 & 6, Constn

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Relates to the line of succession for the governor and lieutenant-governor in cases where they are impeached or unable to perform the duties of the office.

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BILL NOS07816 

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05/09/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/12/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

06/04/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/05/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7816

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 9, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, in relation to
 the line of succession to the office of the governor

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 5 of arti-
 2 cle 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 5. In case of the removal of the governor from office or of [his or
 4 her] the governor's death or resignation, the lieutenant-governor shall
 5 become governor for the remainder of the term.
 6 In case the governor-elect shall decline to serve or shall die, the
 7 lieutenant-governor-elect shall become governor for the full term.
 8 In case the governor is impeached[, is absent from the state] or is
 9 [otherwise] unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of
 10 governor, the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor until the
 11 [inability shall cease] governor is acquitted or becomes able or until
 12 the term of the governor shall expire.
 13 In case of the failure of the governor-elect to take the oath of
 14 office at the commencement of [his or her] such governor-elect's term,
 15 the lieutenant-governor-elect shall act as governor until the governor
 16 shall take the oath.
 17 The legislature shall by law provide for the cases wherein (1) both
 18 the governor-elect and the lieutenant-governor-elect shall decline to
 19 serve, die, be ineligible for office or be unable to take the oath of
 20 office at the commencement of the term; (2) the lieutenant-governor-e-
 21 lect alone shall be ineligible for office or unable to take the oath of
 22 office at the commencement of the term; and (3) the election fails to
 23 produce a result.
 24 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of article 4 of
 25 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 26 § 6. The lieutenant-governor shall possess the same qualifications of
 27 eligibility for office as the governor. The lieutenant-governor shall be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89118-02-5

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 1 the president of the senate but shall have only a casting vote therein.
 2 The lieutenant-governor shall receive [for his or her services] an annu-
 3 al salary to be fixed by joint resolution of the senate and assembly.
 4 In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
 5 ernor, a governor and lieutenant-governor shall be elected for the
 6 remainder of the term at the next general election happening not less
 7 than three months after both offices shall have become vacant. No
 8 election of a lieutenant-governor shall be had in any event except at
 9 the time of electing a governor.
 10 In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
 11 ernor or if both of them shall be impeached[, absent from the state] or
 12 [otherwise] unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of
 13 governor, the temporary president of the senate shall act as governor
 14 [until the inability shall cease or] until a new governor shall be
 15 elected, or until the governor or lieutenant-governor is acquitted or
 16 becomes able.
 17 In case of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, or if
 18 the lieute