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                                   9459
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2022
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  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 school  governance  in
   the city of New York; to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, amend-
   ing  the  education  law  and other laws relating to the New York city
   board of education,  chancellor,  community  councils,  and  community
   superintendents,  in  relation  to the effectiveness thereof; to amend
   chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law  and  other
   laws   relating   to  reorganization  of  the  New  York  city  school
   construction authority, board of education, and community  boards,  in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 2590-b  of
 the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009,  para-
 graph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 as amended by section 43-b of part YYY of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   Continuation of city board and establishment of  community  districts;
 establishment  of  the  city-wide councils on special education, English
 language learners, [and] high schools, AND DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE. 1. (a)
 The board of education of the city school district of the  city  of  New
 York is hereby continued.
   (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; and eight 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, and nine 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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 regulations  shall  take  office  on
 July first, two thousand twenty and shall serve a term that ends on June
 thirtieth,  two  thousand twenty-two.  Thereafter, the member elected by
 community district education council presidents shall serve  for  a  two
 year term commencing on July first.
   (C) COMMENCING ON AUGUST FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, THE BOARD
 OF  EDUCATION  SHALL  CONSIST  OF TWENTY-THREE MEMBERS: ONE MEMBER TO BE
 APPOINTED BY EACH BOROUGH PRESIDENT  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK;  FIVE
 MEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH BOROUGH OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TO BE ELECTED BY
 COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL PRESIDENTS; AND THIRTEEN MEMBERS TO
 BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE TERM OF THE FIRST
 MEMBER ELECTED BY COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL PRESIDENTS PURSU-
 ANT  TO  CLAUSE  (B)  OF  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE EXTENDED AND END ON
 AUGUST FOURTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO. ON OR BEFORE JULY FIFTEENTH,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, THE  CHANCELLOR  SHALL  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS
 ESTABLISHING  A  PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL PRESI-
 DENTS TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND PROCESSES FOR REMOVAL  OF  SUCH
 MEMBERS AND FOR THE FILLING OF SUCH POSITIONS IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY.
 ALL  APPOINTED  MEMBERS  AND  MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION
 COUNCIL PRESIDENTS PURSUANT TO SUCH REGULATIONS  SHALL  TAKE  OFFICE  ON
 AUGUST  FIFTEENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO AND SHALL SERVE A TERM THAT
 ENDS ON JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE. THEREAFTER, APPOINTED
 MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS ELECTED BY COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION  COUNCIL
 PRESIDENTS SHALL SERVE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING ON JULY FIRST.
   (2) The chancellor AND COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK shall serve
 as [an] ex-officio non-voting [member] MEMBERS of the city board.
   (3)  The  city  board  shall  elect its own chairperson from among its
 voting members.
   (4) All appointed members shall serve for [terms coterminous with  the
 terms  of their appointing authority] A ONE YEAR TERM, provided that any
 member may be removed [at the pleasure of] FOR GOOD CAUSE, PROVIDED THAT
 VOTING AGAINST THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY'S DIRECTION SHALL NOT  BE  CAUSE
 FOR  REMOVAL,  BY  the  appointing  authority, who shall provide written
 notice to the MEMBER AND public explaining the reasons therefor at least
 ten days in advance of the removal AND PROVIDE THE  MEMBER  A  FULL  AND
 FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO REFUTE SUCH REASONS BEFORE REMOVAL.
   (5)  Except  for the chancellor, no board members shall be employed in
 any capacity by the city of New York, or a subdivision thereof,  or  the
 city board.
   (6)  No  appointed or elected member of the city board shall also be a
 member, officer, or employee of any public  corporation,  authority,  or
 commission where the mayor of the city of New York has a majority of the
 appointments.
   (7)  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.
   (8) Each mayoral appointee shall be a resident of the city  and  [two]
 FOUR  shall  be  parents of a child attending a public school within the
 city district, PROVIDED THAT AT LEAST ONE APPOINTEE SHALL BE THE  PARENT
 OF  A  CHILD  WITH  AN  INDIVIDUALIZED  EDUCATION  PROGRAM, AT LEAST ONE
 APPOINTEE SHALL BE THE PARENT OF A  CHILD  WHO  IS  IN  A  BILINGUAL  OR
 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIR-
 TY-TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, AND AT LEAST ONE APPOINTEE SHALL BE
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 THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO IS ATTENDING A DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOL OR
 PROGRAM.
   (9)  All  parent members shall be eligible to continue to serve on the
 city board for two years  following  the  conclusion  of  their  child's
 attendance at a public school within the city district.
   (10)  Any  vacancy OTHER THAN BY AN EXPIRATION OF TERM shall be filled
 by appointment by the appropriate  appointing  authority  within  ninety
 days  of such vacancy AND SHALL SERVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED
 TERM.
   (11) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the  members  of  the
 board  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.
   (12) EVERY APPOINTED AND ELECTED MEMBER OF THE CITY BOARD SHALL, WITH-
 IN  THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF SIX
 HOURS OF TRAINING ON THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND FIDUCI-
 ARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CITY BOARD  MEMBER,  AS  WELL  AS  A  TRAINING
 COURSE ON THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY BOARD.
   (b)  The city board shall hold at least one regular public meeting per
 month. At least one regular public meeting 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 shall consider appro-
 priate public accommodations when selecting a venue so  as  to  maximize
 participation by parents and the community.
   (c)  (i) Notice of the time, place and agenda for all city board regu-
 lar 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, commu-
 nity boards, and school based management teams, at  least  ten  business
 days in advance of such meeting.
   (ii)  A city board regular public meeting 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 vote, and the name,
 office, address, email address and telephone number of a  city  district
 representative,  knowledgeable  on the agenda, from whom any information
 may be obtained and to whom written comments may be submitted concerning
 items on such agenda.
   (III) A CITY BOARD MEETING THAT INCLUDES AN ITEM  SUBJECT  TO  A  CITY
 BOARD VOTE RELATED TO APPROVAL OF A SCHOOL CLOSURE OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
 IN  SCHOOL  UTILIZATION  INCLUDING THE PHASE-OUT, GRADE RECONFIGURATION,
 RE-SITING, OR CO-LOCATION OF A SCHOOL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH H OF  SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-G OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
 BE  HELD IN THE BOROUGH OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WHERE THE SCHOOL THAT IS
 SUBJECT TO SUCH PROPOSED SCHOOL CLOSING OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN  SCHOOL
 UTILIZATION IS LOCATED.
   (d) The chairperson of the city board shall ensure that at every regu-
 lar  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 vote.
   (e) Minutes of all city board regular public meetings  shall  be  made
 publicly  available,  including  via  the city board's official internet
 website, in a timely manner but no later  than  the  subsequent  regular
 city board meeting.
   §  2.  Subdivision  7 of section 2590-b of the education law is renum-
 bered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows:
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   7. (A) THERE SHALL BE A CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON  DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE
 CREATED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION. THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL FOR DISTRICT
 SEVENTY-FIVE SHALL CONSIST OF ELEVEN VOTING MEMBERS AND  ONE  NON-VOTING
 MEMBER, AS FOLLOWS:
   (I)  NINE  VOTING  MEMBERS  WHO SHALL BE PARENTS OF STUDENTS RECEIVING
 CITY-WIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN A DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE  SCHOOL
 OR  PROGRAM  TO  BE  SELECTED  BY  PARENTS  OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SUCH
 SERVICES PURSUANT TO A REPRESENTATIVE PROCESS DEVELOPED BY THE  CHANCEL-
 LOR. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM;
   (II)  TWO  VOTING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK, WHO SHALL BE  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  EXTENSIVE  EXPERIENCE  AND
 KNOWLEDGE  IN  THE AREAS OF EDUCATING, TRAINING OR EMPLOYING INDIVIDUALS
 WITH DISABILITIES AND  WHO  WILL  MAKE  A  SIGNIFICANT  CONTRIBUTION  TO
 IMPROVING  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  IN  THE CITY DISTRICT. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL
 SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM; AND
   (III) ONE NON-VOTING MEMBER WHO IS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR  APPOINTED  BY
 THE  ADMINISTRATOR  DESIGNATED  BY  THE CHANCELLOR TO SUPERVISE DISTRICT
 SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. SUCH MEMBER SHALL SERVE  A  ONE  YEAR
 TERM.
   (B)  THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON  DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SHALL HAVE THE
 POWER TO:
   (I) ADVISE AND COMMENT ON  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR  INSTRUCTIONAL  POLICY
 INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SERVICES;
   (II)  ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITY DISTRICT
 IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE STUDENTS AND MAKE  RECOM-
 MENDATIONS,  AS APPROPRIATE, ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND DELIV-
 ERY OF SUCH SERVICES; AND
   (III) HOLD AT LEAST ONE MEETING PER  MONTH  OPEN  TO  THE  PUBLIC  AND
 DURING  WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY DISCUSS ISSUES FACING DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE
 STUDENTS.
   (C) VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM BY  THE  CITY-WIDE
 COUNCIL  FOR  DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE, PURSUANT TO A PROCESS DEVELOPED BY
 THE CHANCELLOR THAT SHALL INCLUDE CONSULTATION WITH PARENTS OF  STUDENTS
 ATTENDING  DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT WHERE A VACANCY OCCURS IN A POSITION APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC  ADVO-
 CATE,  THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE SHALL APPOINT A MEMBER TO SERVE THE REMAINDER
 OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
   § 3. Subdivisions 1, 4, 5 and 6 of section  2590-c  of  the  education
 law,  subdivision 1 as amended by section 43-c of part YYY of chapter 59
 of the laws of 2019, subdivisions 4 and 6 as amended by chapter  345  of
 the  laws  of  2009, subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 as
 amended by chapter 103 of the laws of 2014 and subdivision 5 as  amended
 by  section 2 of subpart B of part II of chapter 55 of the laws of 2019,
 are amended to read as follows:
   1. Each community district shall be governed by a  community  district
 education  council.  The  community  councils  shall consist of [eleven]
 TWELVE voting members and [one]  TWO  non-voting  [member]  MEMBERS,  as
 follows:
   (a)  (1)  For councils whose terms begin prior to two thousand twenty,
 nine voting members shall be parents  whose  children  are  attending  a
 school  or  a  pre-kindergarten  program  offered  by a school under the
 jurisdiction of the community district, or have attended a school  or  a
 pre-kindergarten  program  offered by a school under the jurisdiction of
 the community district within the preceding  two  years,  and  shall  be
 selected  by  the presidents and officers of the parents' association or
 parent-teachers' association. Such members shall serve for a term of two
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 years. Presidents and officers of parents' associations or parent-teach-
 ers' associations who are candidates in the selection  process  pursuant
 to  this  section  shall not be eligible to cast votes in such selection
 process.  The  association  shall elect a member to vote in the place of
 each such president or officer for the purposes of the  selection  proc-
 ess.  Provided, however, that a parent of a pre-kindergarten pupil shall
 vacate his or her membership on such community district education  coun-
 cil  where  the  parent  no  longer has a child that attends a school or
 pre-kindergarten program offered by a school under the  jurisdiction  of
 the community district.
   (2)  For  councils  whose  terms  begin in two thousand twenty-one and
 thereafter, nine voting members shall  be  parents  whose  children  are
 attending  a  school  or  a pre-kindergarten program offered by a school
 under the jurisdiction of the community district,  or  have  attended  a
 school  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  community district within the
 preceding two years, and shall be elected by parents of children attend-
 ing such schools and pre-kindergarten  programs  in  accordance  with  a
 process  developed  by  the  chancellor pursuant to subdivision eight of
 this section. Provided, however, that a  parent  of  a  pre-kindergarten
 pupil  shall  vacate  his  or  her membership on such community district
 education council when the parent no longer has a child that  attends  a
 school  or pre-kindergarten program offered by a school under the juris-
 diction of the community district.
   (b) Two voting members shall be appointed by  the  borough  presidents
 corresponding  to  such district. Such appointees shall be residents of,
 or own or operate a business in, the district and shall  be  individuals
 with  extensive  business, trade, or education experience and knowledge,
 who will make a significant contribution to improving education  in  the
 district. Such members shall serve for a term of two years.
   (c)  One  VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL BE A PARENT WHOSE CHILD IS ATTENDING A
 DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOL OR PROGRAM,  OR  HAS  ATTENDED  A  DISTRICT
 SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOL OR PROGRAM WITHIN THE PRECEDING TWO YEARS, AND SHALL
 BE  ELECTED BY PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCESS DEVELOPED BY  THE  CHANCELLOR.    SUCH  MEMBER
 SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
   (D)  TWO  non-voting  [member]  MEMBERS  who  [is  a]  ARE high school
 [senior] SENIORS residing in the district, SHALL  BE  appointed  by  the
 superintendent  from among the elected student leadership. Such [member]
 MEMBERS shall serve for a one year term.
   Members shall not be paid a salary or stipend, but shall be reimbursed
 for all actual and necessary expenses directly related to the duties and
 responsibilities of the community council.
   4. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the communi-
 ty district education council may appoint [a secretary]  AN  ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE  ASSISTANT,  pursuant  to the policies of the city board, who shall
 perform the following functions:  (a) prepare meeting  notices,  agendas
 and  minutes;  (b) record and maintain accounts of proceedings and other
 council meetings; and (c) prepare briefing materials and  other  related
 informational materials for such meetings. Each council shall be respon-
 sible  for the appointment, supervision, evaluation and discharge of the
 [secretary] ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.
   5. No person may serve on more than one community council  or  on  the
 city-wide council on special education, the city-wide council on English
 language  learners,  [or]  the city-wide council on high schools, OR THE
 CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE and a  community  council.  A
 member  of a community council shall be ineligible to be employed by the
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 community council of which he or she is a member,  any  other  community
 council, the city-wide council on special education, the city-wide coun-
 cil on English language learners, the city-wide council on high schools,
 THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE, or the city board. No
 person shall be eligible for membership on a community council if he  or
 she  holds any elective public office or any elective or appointed party
 position except that of delegate or alternate delegate  to  a  national,
 state, judicial or other party convention, or member of a county commit-
 tee.
   A person may be permanently ineligible for appointment to any communi-
 ty  district  education  council for any of the following: (a) an act of
 malfeasance directly related to his or  her  service  on  the  city-wide
 council  on special education, the city-wide council on English language
 learners, the city-wide council on high schools, THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL
 ON  DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE, community school board or community district
 education council; or (b) conviction of a crime, provided that any  such
 conviction shall be considered in accordance with article twenty-three-A
 of the correction law.
   Any decision rendered by the chancellor or the city board with respect
 to  the  eligibility  or  qualifications  of  the nominees for community
 district education councils must  be  written  and  made  available  for
 public inspection within seven days of its issuance at the office of the
 chancellor  and  the city board. Such written decision shall include the
 factual and legal basis for its issuance and a record  of  the  vote  of
 each board member who participated in the decision, if applicable.
   6. (a) In addition to the conditions enumerated in the public officers
 law creating a vacancy, a member of a community district education coun-
 cil  who refuses or neglects to attend three meetings of such council of
 which he or she is duly notified, without rendering in  writing  a  good
 and  valid  excuse  therefore  vacates  his  or her office by refusal to
 serve. Each absence and any written excuse rendered  shall  be  included
 within  the  official  written  minutes of such meeting. After the third
 unexcused absence the community council shall declare a vacancy  to  the
 chancellor.
   (b)  (1)  Vacancies  in positions that were not appointed by a borough
 president OR ELECTED BY PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING DISTRICT  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  SCHOOLS  OR  PROGRAMS shall be filled for an unexpired term by the
 community district education council after consultation with the  presi-
 dents'  council or other consultative body representing parents' associ-
 ations and other educational groups within the district. Recommendations
 made by such parents and other educational groups shall be submitted  in
 writing  and  included  within  the  record  of the meeting at which the
 vacancy is filled.
   (2) If such vacancy results in the council not  having  at  least  one
 member  who  is a parent of a student who is an English language learner
 or who has been an English language learner  within  the  preceding  two
 years, or results in the council not having at least one member who is a
 parent of a student with an individualized education program, the commu-
 nity  council  shall  select a parent having such qualifications to fill
 the vacancy.
   (c) If the vacancy is not filled by the community council within sixty
 days after it is declared due to a tie vote for  such  appointment,  the
 chancellor  shall  vote  with  the  community council, to break such tie
 vote. If the community council has failed to  fill  the  vacancy  within
 sixty  days  after it is declared because of any other reason, the chan-
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 cellor shall order the community council to do so  pursuant  to  section
 twenty-five hundred ninety-1 of this article.
   (d) Where a vacancy occurs in a position appointed by a borough presi-
 dent,  the borough president shall appoint a member to serve the remain-
 der of the unexpired term.
   (E) WHERE A VACANCY OCCURS IN A POSITION ELECTED BY PARENTS  OF  CHIL-
 DREN ATTENDING DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS, THE CHANCELLOR
 SHALL  DEVELOP  A  PROCESS  FOR  PARENTS  OF CHILDREN ATTENDING DISTRICT
 SEVENTY-FIVE SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS TO SELECT A MEMBER TO SERVE THE REMAIN-
 DER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
   § 4. Subdivisions 7, 19 and 20 of section 2590-e of the education law,
 subdivision 7 as amended and subdivision 19 as added by chapter  123  of
 the  laws of 2003, subdivision 20 as amended by section 43-a of part YYY
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   7. participate in training and continuing education programs  pursuant
 to the provisions of this subdivision.
   (1)  Community district education council members shall participate in
 training to acquaint them with  the  powers,  functions  and  duties  of
 community  council members, as well as the powers of other governing and
 administering authorities that affect education including the powers  of
 the  commissioner, city board, chancellor and community superintendents.
 Such participation shall be completed no later than  three  months  from
 the  date in which a community council member takes office for the first
 time.
   (2) Each community district education council member shall be required
 to participate in continuing education programs on an  annual  basis  as
 defined  by  the chancellor. Participation in training pursuant to para-
 graph one of this subdivision by a community district education  council
 member  who  takes  office for the first time shall be deemed to satisfy
 the requirements of this subdivision for the first year of such member's
 term.
   (3) such training and continuing education programs shall be  approved
 by the chancellor, following consultation with the commissioner, and may
 be provided by the state education department, the city board, the chan-
 cellor  or  a nonprofit provider authorized by the chancellor to provide
 such training and continuing education programs.
   (4) the chancellor is authorized to promulgate  regulations  regarding
 providers and their certification, the content and implementation of the
 training  and  continuing education programs. Any such regulations shall
 be developed after consultation with the commissioner.
   (5) such training and continuing education programs shall  be  offered
 BY  THE  CHANCELLOR on an annual basis or more frequently, as needed, to
 enable community council members to comply with this subdivision.
   (6) failure of community council members to comply with  the  training
 and continuing education requirements mandated by this subdivision shall
 constitute cause for removal from office pursuant to section twenty-five
 hundred ninety-1 of this article.
   19.  Liaison  with  school leadership teams as may be necessary [and],
 provide assistance to the school leadership teams  where  possible,  AND
 SERVE ON THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM BY DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE.
   20. Consult on the selection of a community superintendent pursuant to
 subdivision thirty of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this arti-
 cle.  Such  consultation  shall include an opportunity for the community
 council to [meet with the final candidate or]  INTERVIEW  A  MINIMUM  OF
 THREE  FINAL  candidates the chancellor is considering appointing and to
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 provide feedback to the chancellor, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A RANKED  LIST  OF
 SUCH CANDIDATES, prior to the appointment being made.
   §  5.  Paragraph  (h)  of  subdivision 1 and subdivision 10 of section
 2590-g of the education law, paragraph (h) of subdivision 1  as  amended
 by  section 43-f of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, subdivi-
 sion 10 as added by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read
 as follows:
   (h) approve proposals for all school closures or  significant  changes
 in  school  utilization  including the phase-out, grade reconfiguration,
 re-siting, or co-location of schools, following any hearing pursuant  to
 subdivision  two-a of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this arti-
 cle. If the city board approves such a proposal that the relevant commu-
 nity council affirmatively voted against pursuant to  subdivision  twen-
 ty-one  of  section  twenty-five  hundred  ninety-e of this article, the
 board shall provide such council an explanation  for  its  determination
 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH DETERMINATION.
   10.  Respond,  at  a  regular  public  meeting, to the recommendations
 raised in the annual reports issued by the city-wide council on  special
 education, the city-wide council on English language learners [and], the
 city-wide  council on high schools AND THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON DISTRICT
 SEVENTY-FIVE.
   § 6. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (c) of subdivision  15  of  section
 2590-h  of  the  education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of
 2009, is amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (v) access to information regarding programs that  allow  students  to
 apply for admission where appropriate to schools outside a student's own
 attendance zone[.]; AND
   (D)  REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL UNDER THE CHANCELLOR'S JURISDICTION TO
 HAVE A PARENT COORDINATOR WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGAGING WITH AND
 INVOLVING PARENTS IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY BY  WORKING  WITH  THE  SCHOOL
 PRINCIPAL,  SCHOOL PERSONNEL, SCHOOL BASED MANAGEMENT TEAM, PARENT ASSO-
 CIATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO IDENTIFY PARENT AND RELATED SCHOOL AND
 COMMUNITY ISSUES. THE  COMMUNITY  DISTRICT  EDUCATION  COUNCIL  OF  EACH
 SCHOOL SHALL BE CONSULTED PRIOR TO THE SELECTION OF THE PARENT COORDINA-
 TOR.    SUCH CONSULTATION SHALL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY
 DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL TO MEET WITH THE FINAL  CANDIDATE  OR  CANDI-
 DATES THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IS CONSIDERING SELECTING AND TO PROVIDE FEED-
 BACK TO THE PRINCIPAL PRIOR TO THE SELECTION BEING MADE.
   §  7.  Section  2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. RENDER WRITTEN RESPONSES TO RESOLUTIONS PASSED  BY  THE  CITY-WIDE
 EDUCATION  COUNCILS  AND  COMMUNITY  DISTRICT  EDUCATION COUNCILS WITHIN
 THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT.
   § 8. 1. The commissioner of education shall  conduct  a  comprehensive
 review  and  assessment  of the overall effectiveness of the city of New
 York's school  governance  system.  Such  review  and  assessment  shall
 include  a study of school governance models and best practices utilized
 by other school districts. The commissioner of education shall  contract
 with  an  institute  of  higher  education  to assist in conducting such
 review and assessment.
   2. The commissioner of education shall hold at least one public  hear-
 ing in each borough of the city of New York and engage and solicit input
 from  a  broad  and  diverse  range of stakeholders and other interested
 parties, including but  not  limited  to  students,  parents,  teachers,
 administrators,  staff  and individuals with experience and expertise in
 education policy and school governance.
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   3. The commissioner of education shall issue a report to the governor,
 the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of  the  assembly
 of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2023.
   §  9.  Subdivision 12 of section 17 of chapter 345 of the laws of 2009
 amending the education law and other laws relating to the New York  city
 board of education, chancellor, community councils, and community super-
 intendents,  as  amended  by section 43 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   12. any provision in sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
 eight, nine, ten and eleven of this act  not  otherwise  set  to  expire
 pursuant to section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, as amended, or
 section  17 of chapter 123 of the laws of 2003, as amended, shall expire
 and be deemed repealed June 30, [2022] 2024.
   § 10. Section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the educa-
 tion law and other laws relating to reorganization of the New York  city
 school construction authority, board of education, and community boards,
 as  amended by section 42 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 34. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002; provided, that sections
 one through twenty, twenty-four, and twenty-six through thirty  of  this
 act  shall  expire and be deemed repealed June 30, [2022] 2024 provided,
 further, that notwithstanding any provision of article 5 of the  general
 construction law, on June 30, [2022] 2024 the provisions of subdivisions
 3,  5,  and 8, paragraph b of subdivision 13, subdivision 14, paragraphs
 b, d, and e of subdivision 15, and subdivisions 17  and  21  of  section
 2554  of  the  education  law  as repealed by section three of this act,
 subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the  education  law  as  repealed  by
 section  six  of  this  act,  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 2590-b of the education law as repealed by section seven  of  this  act,
 section 2590-c of the education law as repealed by section eight of this
 act, paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2590-d of the education law
 as  repealed by section twenty-six of this act, subdivision 1 of section
 2590-e of the education law as repealed by section twenty-seven of  this
 act,  subdivision  28 of section 2590-h of the education law as repealed
 by section twenty-eight of this act, subdivision 30 of section 2590-h of
 the education law as repealed by section twenty-nine of this act, subdi-
 vision 30-a of section 2590-h  of  the  education  law  as  repealed  by
 section  thirty  of  this  act  shall  be  revived  and  be read as such
 provisions existed in law on the date immediately preceding  the  effec-
 tive  date of this act; provided, however, that sections seven and eight
 of this act shall take effect on November  30,  2003;  provided  further
 that  the  amendments to subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education
 law made by section two of this act shall be subject to  the  expiration
 and  reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 12 of chapter 147
 of the laws of 2001, as amended, when upon such date the  provisions  of
 section four of this act shall take effect.
   § 11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments  to  sections  2590-b,  2590-c,  2590-e,  2590-g and 2590-h of the
 education law made by sections one, two,  three,  four,  five,  six  and
 seven  of  this  act  shall  not affect the expiration or repeal of such
 provisions and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.