Senate Bill S4466

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to mayoral control of the city school district of the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee


  • 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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2021-S4466 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2590-b & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6915
2013-2014: S1406
2015-2016: S904
2017-2018: S3730
2019-2020: S840

2021-S4466 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the mayoral control of the city school district of the city of New York; relates to the appointment of members of the New York city school board of education; provides four of the members of such board shall be appointed by the city council and shall include parent representatives, a member from a college or university and a member of a community district education council; provides that the board shall appoint the chancellor.

2021-S4466 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4466 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4466
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. JACKSON, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  New  York  City
   Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mayoral control of the
   city school district of 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.  Subparagraphs 1 and 8 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
 section 2590-b of the education law, as amended by section 43-b of  part
 YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  (A)  Such  board of education shall consist of thirteen appointed
 members: one member to be appointed by each  borough  president  of  the
 city  of  New  York;  FOUR  BY  THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A
 REPRESENTATIVE OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A MEMBER
 OF PARENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY
 DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL; and [eight] FOUR members to be appointed  by
 the mayor of the city of New York.
   (B) Commencing on July first, two thousand twenty, the board of educa-
 tion  shall  consist  of  fifteen members: one member to be appointed by
 each borough president of the city of New York, one member to be elected
 by community district education council presidents,  FOUR  BY  THE  CITY
 COUNCIL, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSI-
 TY,  AND  ONE  OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE A MEMBER OF PARENT ORGANIZATIONS; and
 [nine] FIVE members to be appointed by the mayor  of  the  city  of  New
 York.  On  or  before  December thirty-first, two thousand nineteen, the
 chancellor shall  promulgate  regulations  establishing  a  process  for
 community district education council presidents to elect a member of the
 board,  and  processes for removal of such member and for the filling of
 such position in the event of a vacancy. The  first  member  elected  by
 community  district  education council presidents pursuant to such regu-
 lations shall take office on July first, two thousand twenty  and  shall
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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