NY State Senate Bill 2011-S6915

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2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9955
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§2590-b & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S1406, A792
2015-2016: S904, A1814
2017-2018: S3730, A6440
2019-2020: S840, A3922
2021-2022: S4466

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of members of the New York city school board of education; increases membership to thirteen and includes parent representatives, a member from a college or university and a member of a community district education council; provides that the board shall appoint the chancellor.

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6915

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the members and powers
of the board of education of the city school district of the city of New
York

PURPOSE:
To distribute the appointing authority of the board of education of the
city school district of New York City among each borough president, city
council, and mayor of NYC, to give parents and education professionals a
greater voice in the process, and to grant the authority to appoint the
city school district chancellor to the board of education.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of
the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, to
require that the thirteen appointed members of the NYC Board of Educa-
tion consist of the following: (1) consistent with current law, one
member to be appointed by each borough president of NYC, with said
member being a resident of the borough and the parent of a child attend-
ing a public school within the city school district of NYC; (2) four
appointed by the city council, one of which must be a representative of
a college or university, one of which must be a member of a parent
organization, and one of which must be a member of a community district
education counsel; and (3) four members to be appointed by the NYC

mayor. Each mayoral appointee must be a resident of NYC and one must be
a parent of a child attending a public school within the city district.

Section 2: Amends the opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, to require that
the chancellor of the city school district of NYC be elected by the city
school board. The contract length and salary of the chancellor shall be
decided by the city school board.

EXISTING LAW:
Under current law, members of the city school board of NYC are appointed
by the five borough presidents and the mayor. Those members appointed by
the borough presidents must be parents of a child attending a public
school in the NYC school district. As such, the mayor appoints a majori-
ty of the thirteen members of the board. Additionally, the mayor is
currently responsible for appointing the chancellor of the city school
district of NYC, as well as determining the chancellor's contract length
and salary.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation will require that the New York City Board of Education
be comprised of individuals appointed by several entities.  This fact,
coupled with the proposal that the Board appoint the city school
district chancellor, will allow the Board to operate as an independent
entity apart from the office of the NYC mayor. By removing mayoral

control over the selection of the chancellor, there will be checks and
balances and a chance for public review of decisions made by the Board
to ensure transparency and accountability.

Additionally, this bill will allow those with a vested interest in
education, such as parents of school children and those in higher educa-
tion, to be directly involved in the policy creation and decision making
of the education system.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the
amendments to subdivision 1 of section 2590-b and the opening paragraph
of section 2590-h of the education law made by sections one and two of
this act shall not affect the repeal of such provisions and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6915

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER -- 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 members and powers
  of  the  board of education of the city school district of the city of
  New York

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the
education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) The board of education of the city school district of the city  of
New  York  is hereby continued. Such board of education shall consist of
thirteen appointed members: one member to be appointed by  each  borough
president of the city of New York; FOUR BY THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF WHOM
SHALL  BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL
BE A MEMBER OF PARENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A MEMBER OF
A COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL; and [eight] FOUR members  to  be
appointed  by  the  mayor  of the city of New York. The chancellor shall
serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the  city  board.  The  city
board shall elect its own chairperson from among its voting members. All
thirteen appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority  and  shall not be employed in any capacity by the city of New
York, or a subdivision thereof, or the city board. No  appointed  member
of  the  city  board shall also be a member, officer, or employee of any
public corporation, authority, or commission where the mayor of the city
of New York has a majority of the appointments. Each borough president's
appointee shall be a resident of the borough for which the borough pres-
ident appointing him or her was elected and shall be  the  parent  of  a
child  attending  a public school within the city school district of the
city of New York.  Each mayoral appointee shall be  a  resident  of  the
city  and  [two]  ONE shall be [parents] A PARENT of a child attending a
public school within the city district.   All parent  members  shall  be
eligible  to continue to serve on the city board for two years following

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD14302-05-2

S. 6915                             2

the conclusion of their child's attendance at a public school within the
city district. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the  appro-
priate appointing authority within ninety days of such vacancy. Notwith-
standing  any provision of local law, the members of the board shall not
have staff, offices, or vehicles assigned to  them  or  receive  compen-
sation  for  their  services, but shall be reimbursed for the actual and
necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the education law,  as
amended  by  chapter  345  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  The office of chancellor of the city  district  is  hereby  continued.
Such  chancellor  shall  serve at the pleasure of and be employed by the
[mayor] CITY BOARD of the city of New York by contract.  The  length  of
such contract shall not exceed by more than two years the term of office
of  the  [mayor]  CITY  BOARD  authorizing such contract. The chancellor
shall receive a salary to be fixed by the [mayor] CITY BOARD within  the
budgetary  allocation  therefor. He or she shall exercise all his or her
powers and duties in a manner not inconsistent with the city-wide educa-
tional policies of the city board. The chancellor shall have the follow-
ing powers and duties as the superintendent of schools and chief  execu-
tive  officer for the city district, which the chancellor shall exercise
to promote an equal educational opportunity  for  all  students  in  the
schools  of  the  city  district, promote fiscal and educational equity,
increase student achievement and school performance and encourage  local
school-based innovation, including the power and duty to:
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 2590-b and the opening  para-
graph  of  section  2590-h of the education law made by sections one and
two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such provisions and shall
be deemed repealed therewith.

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Senate Bill S6915

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

co-Sponsors

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Velmanette Montgomery

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

co-Sponsors

Martin Malavé Dilan

Shirley L. Huntley

Suzi Oppenheimer

Kevin S. Parker

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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