S 3396: 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.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3396 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ 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 
 S. 3396 2 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.