Senate Bill S6085

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the school governance of the New York city school system and establishes various commissions and the parent and student training center; appropriation

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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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2009-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2590-b & 2590-c, Ed L (as proposed in S.5887/A.8903-A)
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3963
2013-2014: S2864

2009-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the school governance of the New York city school system and establishes various commissions and the parent and student training center within the department of education; appropriates $3,200,000 therefor.

2009-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6085

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              July 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SMITH  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the governance of  the
  city  school  system  for  the  city of New York; creating a temporary
  commission on public safety in the city school district of the city of
  New York; and making an appropriation therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 2590-b of the education law,
as  amended  by a chapter of the laws of 2009 amending the education law
and other laws relating to the New York  city  board  of  education,  as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5887 and A.8903-A, is 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, THE ARTS, and high schools.
  S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 2590-b of the education law, as added by
a  chapter of the laws of 2009 amending the education law and other laws
relating to the New York city board of education, as proposed in  legis-
lative bills numbers S.5887 and A.8903-A is renumbered subdivision 8 and
a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows:
  7. (A) THERE SHALL BE A CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS CREATED PURSUANT
TO  THIS  SECTION.  THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL ON THE ARTS SHALL CONSIST OF
THIRTEEN VOTING MEMBERS AND ONE NON-VOTING MEMBER, AS FOLLOWS:
  (I) TEN VOTING MEMBERS WHO SHALL  BE  PARENTS  OF  STUDENTS  ATTENDING
PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING EACH BOROUGH SHALL BE SELECTED
BY PRESIDENTS AND OFFICERS OF THE PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS  IN  THE
RELEVANT  BOROUGH,  PURSUANT TO A PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY THE CHANCELLOR.
SUCH MEMBERS SHALL SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14515-05-9

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