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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 26, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WRIGHT --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the panel for educa-
  tional policy in 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.  Subdivision  3 of section 2590-a of the education law, as
added by chapter 330 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
  3. City board. The term "city board" shall mean the [board  of  educa-
tion of the city district] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY.
  S  2. 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:
  1. (a) The board of education of the city school district of the  city
of  New  York  is  hereby continued AS THE PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY.
Such [board of education] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY shall consist  of
thirteen  appointed  members: one member to be appointed by each borough
president of the city of New York; and eight 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] PANEL  FOR  EDUCATIONAL
POLICY.    The [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY shall elect its
own chairperson from among its voting members.  All  thirteen  appointed
members  shall  serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority [and].
A MEMBER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A NOTICE OF DISCHARGE,  DISMISSAL  OR  A
REQUEST  FOR RESIGNATION OF SUCH MEMBER, NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH ACTION. NOTWITHSTANDING SUCH NOTICE,  SUCH
MEMBER  SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERSHIP ON
SUCH BOARD UNTIL SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE. NO MEMBER shall [not] be  employed
in  any  capacity  by the city of New York, or a subdivision thereof, or
the [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY.  No appointed  member  of
the  [city  board]  PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY shall also be a member,
officer, or employee of any public corporation, authority, or commission

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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where the mayor of the city of New York has a majority of  the  appoint-
ments.  Each  borough  president's  appointee shall be a resident of the
borough for which the  borough  president  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 shall be parents 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] PANEL
FOR  EDUCATIONAL  POLICY for two years following the conclusion of their
child's attendance at a public school  within  the  city  district.  Any
vacancy  shall  be  filled  by appointment by the appropriate appointing
authority within  ninety  days  of  such  vacancy.  Notwithstanding  any
provision of local law, the members of the [board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL
POLICY  shall  not  have staff, offices, or vehicles assigned to them or
receive compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for the
actual and necessary expenses incurred by them  in  the  performance  of
their duties.
  (b)  The [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY shall hold at least
one regular public meeting per month. At least one regular public  meet-
ing  shall be held in each borough of the city of New York per year; any
additional meetings may be called at the request of the chairperson. The
[city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL  POLICY  shall  consider  appropriate
public  accommodations  when selecting a venue so as to maximize partic-
ipation by parents and the community.
  (c) (i) Notice of the time, place and  agenda  for  all  [city  board]
PANEL  FOR  EDUCATIONAL POLICY regular public meetings shall be publicly
provided, including via the city board's official internet web site, and
specifically circulated  to  all  community  superintendents,  community
district  education councils, community boards, and school based manage-
ment teams, at least ten business days in advance of such meeting.
  (ii) A [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY regular public  meet-
ing  agenda  shall  be  comprised of a list and brief description of the
subject matter being considered, identification of all items subject  to
a  [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY vote, and the name, office,
address, email address and telephone number of a city district represen-
tative, knowledgeable on the agenda, from whom any  information  may  be
obtained  and to whom written comments may be submitted concerning items
on such agenda.
  (d) The chairperson of the [city board] PANEL FOR  EDUCATIONAL  POLICY
shall  ensure that at every regular public meeting there is a sufficient
period of time to allow for public comment on any topic  on  the  agenda
prior to any [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY vote.
  (e)  Minutes  of all [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY regular
public meetings shall be made  publicly  available,  including  via  the
[city board's] PANEL'S official internet website, in a timely manner but
no  later than the subsequent regular [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL
POLICY meeting.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
amendments to subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the education law  made
by  section  two  of  this  act  shall not affect the expiration of such
subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.