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Assembly Bill A2693B

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within six months of taking office

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2009-A2693 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4658
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2102-a, Ed L

2009-A2693 - Summary

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within one year of taking office to acquaint such member with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education and other administrative authorities affecting public education.

2009-A2693 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2693

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY, GALEF, FIELDS, HOOPER, CLARK, MAGNAREL-
  LI, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GUNTHER, McENENY,  PHEF-
  FER,  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required training  for
  newly elected members of boards of education

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

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 2102-a of the education
law, as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. A. Every trustee or voting member of a  board  of  education  of  a
school  district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected
or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first,  two  thousand
five,  shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a mini-
mum of six hours of training on the financial oversight,  accountability
and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.
  B.  IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION,  EVERY  TRUSTEE  OR  VOTING  MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  ELECTED
OR  APPOINTED  FOR A TERM BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
NINE, SHALL, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A TRAIN-
ING COURSE TO ACQUAINT HIM OR HER WITH THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND  DUTIES
OF  BOARDS  OF  EDUCATION,  AS  WELL  AS  THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF OTHER
GOVERNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  C. Upon demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of  a  board
of  education  or  a  board of cooperative educational services shall be
required  to  repeat  [this]  THE  training  [requirement]  REQUIREMENTS
PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  Nothing in this
section  shall  be  deemed  to require a member of a central high school
district board or  a  member  of  a  board  of  cooperative  educational

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD02660-01-9

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2009-A2693A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4658
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2102-a, Ed L

2009-A2693A - Summary

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within one year of taking office to acquaint such member with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education and other administrative authorities affecting public education.

2009-A2693A - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2693A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2693--A
                                                        Cal. No. 223

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY, GALEF, FIELDS, HOOPER, CLARK, MAGNAREL-
  LI, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GUNTHER, McENENY,  PHEF-
  FER,  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading,  amended
  and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
  ing

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required training for
  newly elected members of boards of education

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

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 2102-a of the education
law, as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
follows:
  1.  A.  Every  trustee  or  voting member of a board of education of a
school district or a board of cooperative educational services,  elected
or  appointed  for a term beginning on or after July first, two thousand
five, shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a  mini-
mum  of six hours of training on the financial oversight, accountability
and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.
  B.  IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION, EVERY TRUSTEE OR VOTING MEMBER OF A  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OF  A
SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, ELECTED
OR APPOINTED FOR A TERM BEGINNING ON OR AFTER THE  FIRST  OF  JULY  NEXT
SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL, WITHIN THE FIRST
YEAR  OF  HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A TRAINING COURSE TO ACQUAINT HIM OR
HER WITH THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF  BOARDS  OF  EDUCATION,  AS
WELL  AS  THE  POWERS  AND  DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITIES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  C. Upon demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of  a  board
of  education  or  a  board of cooperative educational services shall be
required  to  repeat  [this]  THE  training  [requirement]  REQUIREMENTS

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

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multi-Sponsors

2009-A2693B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4658
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2102-a, Ed L

2009-A2693B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within one year of taking office to acquaint such member with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education and other administrative authorities affecting public education.

2009-A2693B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2693--B
                                                        Cal. No. 223

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY, GALEF, FIELDS, HOOPER, CLARK, MAGNAREL-
  LI, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GUNTHER, McENENY,  PHEF-
  FER,  SALADINO,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- reported from committee, advanced to a third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place on the order of
  third reading -- passed by  Assembly  and  delivered  to  the  Senate,
  recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required training  for
  newly elected members of boards of education

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

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 2102-a of the education
law, as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. A. Every trustee or voting member of a  board  of  education  of  a
school  district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected
or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first,  two  thousand
five,  shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a mini-
mum of six hours of training on the financial oversight,  accountability
and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.
  B.  IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION,  EVERY  TRUSTEE  OR  VOTING  MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  ELECTED
OR  APPOINTED  FOR  A FIRST TERM BEGINNING ON OR AFTER THE FIRST OF JULY
NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL, WITHIN  THE
FIRST  YEAR  OF  HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A TRAINING COURSE TO ACQUAINT
HIM OR HER WITH THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION,
AS WELL AS THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNING  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITIES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02660-08-0

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