Assembly Bill A3286

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to appointment of the chancellor of the city school district after public hearing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3286 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A704
2013-2014: A872

2015-A3286 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to appointment of the chancellor of the city school district after public hearing.

2015-A3286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3286

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to appointment of the
  chancellor of the city school district after public hearing

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

  Section  1.  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 BE NOMINATED BY  THE  MAYOR  AND  APPOINTED  AFTER
PUBLIC  HEARING  AND  CONFIRMATION  OF SUCH NOMINEE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SUCH CHANCELLOR shall serve at the pleasure of and be  employed  by  the
mayor  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
authorizing  such  contract. The chancellor shall receive a salary to be
fixed by the mayor within the budgetary allocation therefor. He  or  she
shall  exercise  all his or her powers and duties in a manner not incon-
sistent with the city-wide educational policies of the city  board.  The
chancellor shall have the following powers and duties as the superinten-
dent of schools and chief executive officer for the city district, which
the  chancellor  shall exercise to promote an equal educational opportu-
nity 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  2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
ments to the opening paragraph of section 2590-h of  the  education  law
made  by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07474-01-5

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