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                                  3564

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN,
  BOYLAND,  ESPAILLAT,  GREENE,  POWELL,  TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the panel  for  educa-
  tional policy in 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. Subdivision 3 of section 2590-a of the  education  law,  as
added by chapter 330 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  City  board. The term "city board" shall mean the [board of educa-
tion of the city district] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the education law, as added by
chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  1. (a) The board of education of the city school district of the  city
of  New  York  is  hereby continued AS THE PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY.
Such [board of education] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY shall consist  of
thirteen  members:  one member to be appointed by each borough president
of the city of New York; seven members to be appointed by the  mayor  of
the  city of New York; and the chancellor. The chancellor shall serve as
the chairperson of the [city board] PANEL FOR  EDUCATIONAL  POLICY.  All
twelve  appointed  members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority [and].  A MEMBER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A NOTICE OF DISCHARGE,
DISMISSAL OR A REQUEST FOR RESIGNATION OF SUCH  MEMBER,  NOT  LESS  THAN
THIRTY  DAYS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH ACTION. NOTWITHSTANDING
SUCH NOTICE, SUCH MEMBER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS
OF MEMBERSHIP ON SUCH BOARD UNTIL SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE. NO  MEMBER  shall
[not] be employed in any capacity by the city of New York, or a subdivi-
sion  thereof,  or  the  [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY. 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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school district of the city of New York. Each mayoral appointee shall be
a  resident  of  the city. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the appropriate appointing authority.  Notwithstanding any provision  of
local  law,  the members of [the board] SUCH PANEL 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.
  (b) The [city board] PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY shall hold at  least
twelve  meetings  per year; any additional meetings may be called at the
request of the chancellor.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
amendments to subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the education law  made
by  section  two  of  this  act  shall not affect the expiration of such
subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.