S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3893
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the composition of the
board of education 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:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the
2 education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (a) The board of education of the city school district of the city of
5 New York is hereby continued. Such board of education shall consist of
6 thirteen appointed members: one member to be appointed by each borough
7 president of the city of New York; and [eight] FIVE members to be
8 appointed by the mayor of the city of New York; ONE MEMBER TO BE
9 APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE MEMBER TO BE
10 APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; AND ONE MEMBER
11 TO BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
12 The chancellor shall serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the
13 city board. The city board shall elect its own chairperson from among
14 its voting members. All thirteen appointed members shall serve [at the
15 pleasure of the appointing authority] A TERM OF THREE YEARS and shall
16 not be employed in any capacity by the city of New York, or a subdivi-
17 sion thereof, or the city board. TERMS OF MAYORAL APPOINTEES SHALL BE
18 STAGGERED. No appointed member of the city board shall also be a member,
19 officer, or employee of any public corporation, authority, or commission
20 where the mayor of the city of New York has a majority of the appoint-
21 ments. Each borough president's appointee shall be a resident of the
22 borough for which the borough president appointing him or her was
23 elected and shall be the parent of a child attending a public school
24 within the city school district of the city of New York. Each mayoral
25 appointee shall be a resident of the city and two shall be parents of a
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 child attending a public school within the city district. All parent
2 members shall be eligible to continue to serve on the city board for two
3 years following the conclusion of their child's attendance at a public
4 school within the city district. Any vacancy shall be filled by appoint-
5 ment by the appropriate appointing authority within ninety days of such
6 vacancy. Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the members of the
7 board shall not have staff, offices, or vehicles assigned to them or
8 receive compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for the
9 actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of
10 their duties.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
12 the amendments made to section 2590-b of the education law by section
13 one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and
14 shall be deemed expired therewith.