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NY S01733
Bill
Status
9/20/2023
Primary Sponsor
Shelley Mayer
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AI Summary
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Requires local boards of education, boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES), charter schools, and non-public schools to adopt policies promoting student voter registration and pre-registration.
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Mandates policies include providing access to voter registration and pre-registration applications during the school year and offering assistance with filing such applications.
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Requires schools to inform students of state requirements for voter registration and pre-registration.
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Prohibits completion and submission of voter registration or pre-registration forms from being a course requirement or graded assignment.
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Takes effect July 1 following enactment, with authority for implementing rules and regulations effective immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Requires local boards of education, BOCES, charter schools and non public schools to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and pre-registration, including procedures for providing access to voter registration and pre-registration applications during the school year and assistance with filing such applications and informing students of the state requirements for voter registration and pre-registration.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.478
9/20/2023