NY State Senate Bill 2011-S3704

Senate Bill S3704

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the commissioner of education's ability to issue a superintendent certificate to persons seeking exceptionally qualified status in NYC

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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2011-S3704 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4462
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3003, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8512, A11724
2013-2014: S2806, A2472
2015-2016: A6652

2011-S3704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the commissioner of education's ability to issue a superintendent certificate to persons seeking exceptionally qualified status in cities of one million or more inhabitants.

2011-S3704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3704

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to the commissioner of
education's ability to
issue a certificate as superintendent of schools to persons
who do not meet educational or professional requirements for the
position of chancellor of the New York community school district system

PURPOSE:
Relates to the commissioner of education's ability to issue a
superintendent certificate to persons seeking exceptionally qualified
status in cities of one million or more inhabitants.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3003 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as
follows:

3. a. Except for the position of superintendent or chancellor of
school districts in cities having a population of one million or more
inhabitants, the commissioner, at the request of a board of education
or board of cooperative educational services, may provide for the
issuance of a certificate as superintendent of schools to exceptionally
qualified persons who do not meet all of the graduate course or teaching

requirements of subdivision one of this section, but whose exceptional
training and experience are the substantial equivalent of such
requirements and qualify such persons for the duties of a superintendent
of schools.

b. For the position of superintendent or chancellor of school districts
in cities having a population of one million or more inhabitants, the
commissioner, at the request of a board of education or board of
cooperative educational services, may provide for the issuance of a
certificate of superintendent of schools to an applicant seeking
exceptionally qualified person status, as defined in paragraph a of
this subdivision, only upon concurrent resolution by the senate and
assembly of the waiver of graduate course or teaching requirements
set forth in subdivision one of this section for such applicant.

EXISTING LAW:
2010:  A.11724/S.8512 Held in Rules

JUSTIFICATION:
In light of the multifaceted and multicultural diversity of the
inhabitants in cities with populations over 1(one) million, and how
these cities impact the state as a whole. It is imperative that
decisions on the issuance of a certificate "seeking exceptionally
qualified person status" be put through a additional and thorough

review process to ensure that the person selected is the most
appropriate person for the job.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S3704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3704

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- 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  commissioner  of
  education's  ability  to  issue  a  certificate  as  superintendent of
  schools to  persons  who  do  not  meet  educational  or  professional
  requirements  for the position of chancellor of the New York community
  school district system

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 3003 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 149 of the laws  of  1974,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3. [The] A. EXCEPT FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OR CHANCELLOR OF
SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  IN  CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE
INHABITANTS, THE commissioner, at the request of a board of education or
board of cooperative educational services, may provide for the  issuance
of a certificate as superintendent of schools to exceptionally qualified
persons  who do not meet all of the graduate course or teaching require-
ments of subdivision one of this section, but whose exceptional training
and experience are the substantial equivalent of such  requirements  and
qualify such persons for the duties of a superintendent of schools.
  B.  FOR  THE  POSITION  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  OR  CHANCELLOR  OF  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE  INHABIT-
ANTS,  THE COMMISSIONER, AT THE REQUEST OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OR BOARD
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, MAY PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE  OF  A
CERTIFICATE  OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO AN APPLICANT SEEKING EXCEP-
TIONALLY QUALIFIED PERSON STATUS, AS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  A  OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION,  ONLY UPON CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
OF THE WAIVER OF GRADUATE COURSE OR TEACHING REQUIREMENTS SET  FORTH  IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION FOR SUCH APPLICANT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07582-01-1

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