N.Y. Education Law Section 1911
Acquisition of site and erection of building

1.

The board of education of a central high school district shall, when the site of the said high school building shall have been designated as provided herein, submit to the qualified electors of such district a proposition authorizing the levy and collection of a tax, in one sum or by installments, sufficient in amount for the purchase or acquisition of such site.

2.

The said board of education shall also submit to the qualified electors of the said central high school district a proposition authorizing the levy and collection of a tax, in one sum or in installments, for the erection on such site of a new building suitable for high school purposes and for the construction of such improvements or structures on such site as may be required for the establishment and maintenance of a high school in such district.

3.

Such propositions shall be voted upon by the qualified electors of the district at a meeting called by the board of education of such central high school district, and for the purpose of voting upon such propositions the said district shall be deemed to be a school district and the provisions of this chapter relative to district meetings and the adoption of propositions authorizing the levy of school taxes shall apply to meetings held in such central high school district for the purposes herein specified.

Source: Section 1911 — Acquisition of site and erection of building, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/1911 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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