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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday he won’t call the Legislature back into special session to extend the use of speed cameras without assurances the legislation will pass.

If there’s no action, the program will expire July 25 — forcing New York City to remove 140 speed cameras already set up around schools.

The Legislature isn’t scheduled to reconvene until January.

Cuomo said he’s tried — and failed — to convince state Senate Republicans to end their opposition to the measure.

“I’ve been lobbying to that effect,” he told NY1. “We’ve been fighting with the Senate Republicans for six months on this issue. They will not agree.”

The GOP-controlled chamber proposed a bill approving stop signs and red lights instead of speed cameras.

“It’s not as simple as calling a special session,” Cuomo said.

“The way the Legislature works is you don’t want to call them back just to get the same answer. And their answer is right now they won’t do the speed cameras. The Republicans have not moved off their position.”

He suggested nothing will happen until after the election in November, when Democrats could regain control of the Senate.

“I doubt that [Republicans] will move off their position between now and the election. I hope they get a signal in the election,” Cuomo said.

Nine protesters were arrested outside Cuomo’s midtown offices Thursday while demanding that he push harder to keep the cameras.

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