NY State Assembly Bill 2019-A6595

Assembly Bill A6595

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the abolition of offices or positions and the seniority rights of teachers and teaching assistants within a certain tenure area

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2019-A6595 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§2510, 2585, 2588 & 3013, Ed L

2019-A6595 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the abolition of offices or positions and the seniority rights of teachers and teaching assistants within a certain tenure area.

2019-A6595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6595
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  D'URSO -- (at request of the State Education
   Department) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  abolition  of
   offices or positions and the seniority rights of teachers and teaching
   assistants within a certain tenure area

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 2510 of  the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 762 of the laws of 1950, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Whenever a board of education abolishes a position under this chap-
 ter,  the  services  of  the  teacher  having the least seniority in the
 system  within  the  tenure  of  the   position   abolished   shall   be
 discontinued;  EXCEPT  THAT  WHERE A POSITION IS ABOLISHED IN THE TENURE
 AREA OF A TEACHER ASSIGNED TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, BILIN-
 GUAL EDUCATION OR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF  EDUCA-
 TION  DETERMINES  THAT RETENTION OF A TEACHER QUALIFIED TO TEACH ENGLISH
 AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, BILINGUAL EDUCATION OR A SPECIFIC  LANGUAGE  OTHER
 THAN ENGLISH IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, THE SERVICES OF THE LEAST
 SENIOR TEACHER IN THE TENURE AREA OF THE POSITION ABOLISHED WHO DOES NOT
 HOLD  THE  APPROPRIATE  CERTIFICATE  TO  TEACH IN THAT POSITION SHALL BE
 DISCONTINUED.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 2510 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 236 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) If an office or position is abolished or  if  it  is  consolidated
 with  another position without creating a new position, the person fill-
 ing such position at the time of its abolishment or consolidation  shall
 be  placed  upon a preferred eligible list of candidates for appointment
 to a vacancy that then exists or that may thereafter occur in an  office
 or  position  similar  to  the  one  which  such  person  filled without
 reduction in salary or increment, provided the record of such person has
 been one of faithful, competent service in the office or position he  OR
 SHE  has filled.  The persons on such preferred list shall be reinstated
 or appointed to such vacancies in such corresponding  or  similar  posi-

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09308-01-9

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 tions  in the order of their length of service in the system at any time
 within seven years from the date of abolition or consolidation  of  such
 office or position; EXCEPT THAT A NEW POSITION IN WHICH CERTIFICATION TO
 TEACH  A  SPECIFIC  LANGUAGE  OTHER  THAN  ENGLISH,  ENGLISH AS A SECOND
 LANGUAGE OR BILINGUAL EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
 NOT BE DEEMED SIMILAR PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO  A  POSITION  THAT
 DID NOT REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision
 of law to the contrary, in the event that a member of the New York state
 teachers'  retirement  system,  who is receiving a disability retirement
 allowance, shall have such disability  retirement  allowance  rescinded,
 such  member shall be placed upon such preferred eligible list as of the
 effective date of his or her disability retirement.
   § 3. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 2585 of the education law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  820  of  the laws of 1947, subdivisions 2 and 3 as
 renumbered by chapter 762 of the laws of  1950,  and  subdivision  4  as
 renumbered  by  chapter  521 of the laws of 1976, are amended to read as
 follows:
   2. If a board of education abolishes an office or position and creates
 another office or position for the  performance  of  duties  similar  to
 those  performed in the office or position abolished, the person filling
 such office or  position  at  the  time  of  its  abolishment  shall  be
 appointed  to  the  office or position thus created without reduction in
 salary or increment, provided the record of such person has been one  of
 faithful,  competent  service  in  the  office or position he OR SHE has
 filled; EXCEPT THAT A NEW POSITION IN WHICH  CERTIFICATION  TO  TEACH  A
 SPECIFIC  LANGUAGE  OTHER  THAN ENGLISH, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE OR
 BILINGUAL EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  NOT  BE
 DEEMED  SIMILAR  PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO A POSITION THAT DID NOT
 REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION.
   3. Whenever a board of education abolishes a position under this chap-
 ter, the services of the teacher  having  the  least  seniority  in  the
 system   within   the   tenure   of  the  position  abolished  shall  be
 discontinued; EXCEPT THAT WHERE A POSITION IS ABOLISHED  IN  THE  TENURE
 AREA OF A TEACHER ASSIGNED TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, BILIN-
 GUAL  EDUCATION OR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF EDUCA-
 TION DETERMINES THAT RETENTION OF A TEACHER QUALIFIED TO  TEACH  ENGLISH
 AS  A  SECOND LANGUAGE, BILINGUAL EDUCATION OR A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OTHER
 THAN ENGLISH IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, THE SERVICES OF THE LEAST
 SENIOR TEACHER IN THE TENURE AREA OF THE POSITION ABOLISHED WHO DOES NOT
 HOLD THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE TO TEACH  IN  THAT  POSITION  SHALL  BE
 DISCONTINUED.
   4. If an office or position is abolished or if it is consolidated with
 another  position  without  creating  a new position, the person filling
 such position at the time of its abolishment or consolidation  shall  be
 placed upon a preferred eligible list of candidates for appointment to a
 vacancy  that  then  exists or that may thereafter occur in an office or
 position similar to the one which such person filled  without  reduction
 in  salary or increment, provided the record of such person has been one
 of faithful, competent service in the office or position he OR  SHE  has
 filled;  EXCEPT  THAT  A  NEW POSITION IN WHICH CERTIFICATION TO TEACH A
 SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, ENGLISH AS A  SECOND  LANGUAGE  OR
 BILINGUAL  EDUCATION  IS  REQUIRED  BY  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE
 DEEMED SIMILAR PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO A POSITION THAT  DID  NOT
 REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION.  The persons on such preferred list shall be
 reinstated  or  appointed  to such corresponding or similar positions in
 the order of their length of service in the system.

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   § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 2588 of the education law, as  added  by
 chapter 521 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  If  a position within a tenure area is abolished and another posi-
 tion is created in such area for the performance of  duties  similar  to
 those  performed  in  the  abolished  position,  the person filling such
 office or position at the time of its abolition shall  be  appointed  to
 the  position  thus  created  without  reduction in salary or increment,
 provided the record of such person has been one of  faithful,  competent
 service  in  the  office or position he OR SHE has filled; EXCEPT THAT A
 NEW POSITION IN WHICH CERTIFICATION TO TEACH A SPECIFIC  LANGUAGE  OTHER
 THAN  ENGLISH,  ENGLISH  AS  A SECOND LANGUAGE OR BILINGUAL EDUCATION IS
 REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED SIMILAR PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION TO A POSITION THAT DID NOT REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION.
   §  5.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 2588 of the education
 law, as added by chapter 521 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (a)  Whenever a teaching position is abolished under this chapter, the
 services of the person holding a position within the tenure area of  the
 position  which  is  to  be abolished who has the least seniority in the
 city school district,  including  all  full-time  equivalent  substitute
 service  and  all  full-time  equivalent  service as a paraprofessional,
 shall be discontinued, provided that the services of a  person  who  has
 acquired  tenure  within  such  tenure area shall not be discontinued if
 another person holding a  position  within  such  tenure  area  has  not
 acquired tenure; EXCEPT THAT WHERE A POSITION IS ABOLISHED IN THE TENURE
 AREA  OF  A  TEACHER ASSIGNED TO TEACH BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH AS A
 SECOND LANGUAGE OR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND THE TRUSTEE OR BOARD OF EDUCA-
 TION DETERMINES THAT RETENTION OF A TEACHER QUALIFIED TO  TEACH  ENGLISH
 AS  A  SECOND LANGUAGE, BILINGUAL EDUCATION OR A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OTHER
 THAN ENGLISH IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, THE SERVICES OF THE LEAST
 SENIOR TEACHER IN THE TENURE AREA OF THE POSITION ABOLISHED WHO DOES NOT
 HOLD THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE TO TEACH  IN  THAT  POSITION  SHALL  BE
 DISCONTINUED.
   § 6. Subdivision 7 of section 2588 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 783 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   7. If an office or position is abolished or if it is consolidated with
 another  position  without  creating  a new position, the person filling
 such position at the time of its abolition or consolidation, or a person
 displaced by a person with higher seniority as provided in this section,
 shall be placed  upon  a  preferred  eligible  list  of  candidates  for
 appointment  to  a vacancy that then exists or that may thereafter occur
 in the tenure area of such position,  without  reduction  in  salary  or
 increment,  provided the record of such person has been one of faithful,
 competent service in the office or position he OR SHE has filled; EXCEPT
 THAT A NEW POSITION IN WHICH CERTIFICATION TO TEACH A SPECIFIC  LANGUAGE
 OTHER  THAN ENGLISH, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE OR BILINGUAL EDUCATION
 IS REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED SIMILAR  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  TO  A  POSITION THAT DID NOT REQUIRE SUCH CERTIF-
 ICATION.  The persons on such preferred  list  shall  be  reinstated  or
 appointed  to  such vacancies in the order of their length of service in
 the city school district, including all full-time equivalent  substitute
 service  and  all  full-time  equivalent  service as a paraprofessional,
 provided that in the case of vacancies in principalship positions  under
 the  jurisdiction  of  a  community  school board, such persons shall be
 reinstated or reappointed in order of their length  of  service  in  the
 tenure  area of the position in the community district and provided that

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 intermediate supervisors properly assigned or appointed on or after  the
 effective  date of this subdivision to positions in a community district
 and who have been placed on a preferred eligible list shall be  entitled
 to  reinstatement  or  reappointment  to  vacancies in their tenure area
 within that community district in order of their length  of  service  in
 the tenure area of the position in the community district.
   §  7.  Subdivisions  1  and 2 of section 3013 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 737 of the  laws  of  1992,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  If  a  trustee,  board of trustees, board of education or board of
 cooperative educational services abolishes an  office  or  position  and
 creates another office or position for the performance of duties similar
 to those performed in the office or position abolished, the person fill-
 ing  such  office  or  position  at the time of its abolishment shall be
 appointed to the office or position thus created  without  reduction  in
 salary  or increment, provided the record of such person has been one of
 faithful, competent service in the office or  position  he  or  she  has
 filled;  EXCEPT  THAT  A  NEW POSITION IN WHICH CERTIFICATION TO TEACH A
 SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, ENGLISH AS A  SECOND  LANGUAGE  OR
 BILINGUAL  EDUCATION  IS  REQUIRED  BY  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE
 DEEMED SIMILAR PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO A POSITION THAT  DID  NOT
 REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION.
   2. Whenever a trustee, board of [trustee] TRUSTEES, board of education
 or  board of cooperative educational services abolishes a position under
 this chapter, the services of the teacher having the least seniority  in
 the  system within the tenure of the position abolished shall be discon-
 tinued; EXCEPT THAT WHERE A POSITION IS ABOLISHED IN THE TENURE AREA  OF
 A  TEACHER  ASSIGNED  TO  TEACH BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND
 LANGUAGE OR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND THE TRUSTEE  OR  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION
 DETERMINES  THAT  RETENTION OF A TEACHER QUALIFIED TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A
 SECOND LANGUAGE, BILINGUAL EDUCATION OR A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE  OTHER  THAN
 ENGLISH  IS  NEEDED  TO  PROVIDE  INSTRUCTION, THE SERVICES OF THE LEAST
 SENIOR TEACHER IN THE TENURE AREA OF THE POSITION ABOLISHED WHO DOES NOT
 HOLD THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE TO TEACH  IN  THAT  POSITION  SHALL  BE
 DISCONTINUED.
   §  8.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 3013 of the education
 law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (a)  If  an  office  or position is abolished or if it is consolidated
 with another position without creating a new position, the person  fill-
 ing  such position at the time of its abolishment or consolidation shall
 be placed upon a preferred eligible list of candidates  for  appointment
 to  a vacancy that then exists or that may thereafter occur in an office
 or position  similar  to  the  one  which  such  person  filled  without
 reduction in salary or increment, provided the record of such person has
 been  one of faithful, competent service in the office or position he or
 she has filled. The persons on such preferred list shall  be  reinstated
 or  appointed  to  such vacancies in such corresponding or similar posi-
 tions in the order of their length of service in the system at any  time
 within  seven  years from the date of abolition or consolidation of such
 office or position; EXCEPT THAT A NEW POSITION IN WHICH CERTIFICATION TO
 TEACH A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE  OTHER  THAN  ENGLISH,  ENGLISH  AS  A  SECOND
 LANGUAGE OR BILINGUAL EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
 NOT  BE  DEEMED  SIMILAR PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION TO A POSITION THAT
 DID NOT REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION.
   § 9. This act shall take effect immediately.

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