Assembly Bill A8422A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes a monitor for Wyandanch union free school district

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

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2019-A8422 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6588
Law Section:
Nassau County

2019-A8422 - Summary

Authorizes a state monitor for the Wyandanch union free school district to provide direct oversight of the fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions of such school district.

2019-A8422 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8422
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of education, in  consultation  with
   the  comptroller  to  appoint a state monitor to oversee the Wyandanch
   union free school district and establishing the powers and  duties  of
   the  state  monitor;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act:
   (a)  "State  monitor"  or  "monitor"  shall  mean the person appointed
 pursuant to section two of this act, or an interim person  appointed  to
 such position.
   (b)  "Board"  shall mean the board of education of the Wyandanch union
 free school district.
   (c) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent  of  the  Wyandanch
 union free school district.
   §  2.  Appointment.  (a) The commissioner of education shall appoint a
 state monitor subject to appropriation, who  shall  have  experience  in
 school district finance, to provide direct oversight of the fiscal poli-
 cies,  practices,  programs  and  decisions  of the Wyandanch union free
 school district, the board of  education  and  the  superintendent.  The
 commissioner  of  education  shall  provide  the  monitor with technical
 support and assistance for the purposes  of  carrying  out  his  or  her
 duties  under  this  act,  if  requested by the state monitor. The state
 monitor shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of education.
   (b) The commissioner of education shall have the authority to  appoint
 a  state  monitor  on an interim basis during the search for a permanent
 appointment and in the event of resignation, death, incapacity,  or  any
 other reason which causes the monitor to be unable to perform his or her
 duties  and  until  such time as a permanent state monitor is appointed.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A8422A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6588
Law Section:
Nassau County

2019-A8422A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a state monitor for the Wyandanch union free school district to provide direct oversight of the fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions of such school district.

2019-A8422A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8422--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  authorizing the commissioner of education, in consultation with
   the comptroller to appoint a monitor to oversee  the  Wyandanch  union
   free  school  district  and  establishing the powers and duties of the
   monitor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act:
   (a) "Monitor" shall mean the person appointed pursuant to section  two
 of this act.
   (b)  "Board of education" or "board" shall mean the board of education
 of the Wyandanch union free school district.
   (c) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent  of  the  Wyandanch
 union free school district.
   (d) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of education.
   (e)  "School  district"  or  "district" shall mean the Wyandanch union
 free school district.
   (f) "Comptroller" shall mean the state comptroller.
   (g) "Relatives" shall mean a  Wyandanch  union  free  school  district
 board  member's  spouse, domestic partner, child, stepchild, stepparent,
 or any person who is a direct descendant  of  the  grandparents  of  the
 current  board  member or of the board member's spouse or domestic part-
 ner.
   § 2. Appointment. (a) The commissioner of education  shall  appoint  a
 monitor,  subject  to  appropriation, to provide direct oversight of the
 fiscal  policies,  practices,  programs  and  decisions  of  the  school
 district, the board of education and the superintendent. The commission-
 er  of  education  shall  provide the monitor with technical support and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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