§ 401 — Sites; designation and change

New York § 401

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law EDN: Education
• Title 1: General Provisions Article 1 Short Title and Definitions (§§
• Art. 9: School Buildings and Sites

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§ 401. Sites; designation and change. 1. The designation of a site by\nany school district meeting shall be by written resolution containing a\ndescription thereof by metes and bounds, and such resolution must\nreceive the assent of a majority of the qualified voters present and\nvoting at said meeting, to be ascertained by taking and recording the\nayes and noes, or by ballot.\n 2. A board of education in a union free school district containing a\npopulation of five thousand or more may, without a vote of the qualified\nvoters of said district, designate sites or additions thereto for school\nhouses or for any other school purpose.\n 3. No site of a schoolhouse shall be changed unless a majority of the\nlegal voters present and voting at a district meeting shall adopt a\nresolution designating a new site and describing such site by metes and\nbounds. Such resolution shall be adopted either by ballot or by taking\nand recording the ayes and noes.\n