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                                   1656
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- 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.
   § 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.
              

                                                            LBD04881-01-1

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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] PANEL'S official internet web
 site, and specifically  circulated  to  all  community  superintendents,
 community  district  education  councils,  community  boards, and school
 based management 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.
   § 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.