Assembly Actions -
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Mar 31, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7346
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2009-S7346 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10482
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2588 & 3013, rpld §2588 subs 3, 4 & 7, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S95
2009-S7346 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7346 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the retaining quality teachers and teachers in shortage subject areas when teaching positions are eliminated in city school districts of cities having one million or more inhabitants; and to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating thereto PURPOSE : Establishes procedures regarding the retention of quality teachers and teachers in shortage subject areas in instances when teaching positions are eliminated in certain school districts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends the education law regarding the abolition of positions to include city school districts of cities with one million people or more. Section 2: Provides that a school principal shall make decisions concerning which staff and positions are to be abolished after considering the recommendations of a school-based committee. Such committee shall be comprised of administrators, teachers and parents. Specifies the factors to be considered when determining which positions and staff shall be abolished. Establishes guidelines for the
2009-S7346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7346 I N S E N A T E March 31, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the retaining quality teachers and teachers in shortage subject areas when teaching posi- tions are eliminated in city school districts of cities having one million or more inhabitants; and to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the keep effective and excellent professionals in the classroom act." S 2. The section heading of section 2588 of the education law, as added by chapter 521 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: Seniority, retention and displacement rights in connection with aboli- tion of positions in city school districts of cities having [more than] one million inhabitants OR MORE. S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 2588 of the education law is REPEALED and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows: 3. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHENEVER THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOLISHES TEACHING OR SUPERVISORY POSITIONS CITYWIDE AS A RESULT OF A CITYWIDE BUDGET REDUCTION IN ACCORD- ANCE WITH PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FIVE-A OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK. (I) DECISIONS CONCERNING WHICH POSITIONS WITHIN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS ARE TO BE ABOLISHED, AND WHICH PERSONS OCCUPYING SUCH POSITIONS ARE TO BE ABOLISHED, AND WHICH PERSONS OCCUPYING SUCH POSITIONS ARE TO BE LAID OFF, SHALL BE MADE BY THE PRINCIPAL, CONSISTENT WITH GUIDANCE PROMULGAT- ED BY THE CHANCELLOR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE PRINCIPAL SHALL MAKE THE DECISION AFTER CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A SCHOOL-BASED COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS. THE FOLLOW- ING FACTORS SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING WHICH POSITIONS SHALL BE ABOLISHED AND WHICH PERSONS OCCUPYING SUCH POSITIONS ARE TO BE LAID OFF: (A) SCHOOL NEEDS FOR PARTICULAR LICENSE AREAS; AND (B) WHEN MORE THAN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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