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                                  8551

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a nomi-
  nating panel for appointments by the mayor of the city of New York  to
  the  board  of  education,  establishing the city-wide council on high
  schools and the purchase and delivery of material goods, supplies  and
  services  by  or  to the chancellor 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:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the
education law, as added by chapter 91 of the laws of  2002,  is  amended
and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
  (a)  The board of education of the city school district of the city of
New York is hereby continued. Such board of education 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 FROM THE LIST PROVIDED BY THE NOMINATING PANEL AS
DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-T OF THIS  ARTICLE;  and
[the]  A  chancellor  TO BE APPOINTED BY THE OTHER TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD. The [chancellor shall serve as the chairperson of the city board]
BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL SELECT A BOARD MEMBER TO SERVE  AS  CHAIR.  All
twelve  appointed members shall serve [at the pleasure of the appointing
authority] A THREE YEAR TERM and shall not be employed in  any  capacity
by  the  city  of New York, or a subdivision thereof, or the city board.
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. 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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.
  (C)  THE  CITY  BOARD  MAY  APPOINT  A SECRETARY WHO SHALL PERFORM THE
FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
  (I) PREPARE MEETING NOTICES, AGENDAS AND MINUTES;
  (II) RECORD AND MAINTAIN ACCOUNTS OF PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER CITY  BOARD
MEETINGS; AND
  (III) PREPARE BRIEFING MATERIALS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATIONAL MATE-
RIALS  FOR  SUCH  MEETINGS.  THE CITY BOARD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION, EVALUATION AND DISCHARGE OF THE SECRETARY.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of paragraph e of subdivision 4 of  section
2590-b  of  the  education  law,  as added by chapter 123 of the laws of
2003, is amended to read as follows:
  No person may serve on [both] MORE THAN  ONE  OF  THE  FOLLOWING:  the
city-wide  council  on special education [and], THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON
HIGH SCHOOLS OR a community district education council. A member of  the
city-wide  council  on  special  education  shall  be  ineligible  to be
employed by such council, THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL  ON  HIGH  SCHOOLS,  any
community district education council, or the city board. No person shall
be eligible for membership on the city-wide council on special education
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 committee.
  S  3.  Section  2590-b of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. (A) THERE SHALL BE A CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON  HIGH  SCHOOLS  CREATED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE  CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS
SHALL CONSIST OF TEN VOTING PARENT MEMBERS, TWO FROM EACH  BOROUGH,  WHO
SHALL SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS AND ONE VOTING STUDENT MEMBER WHO SHALL SERVE
A  ONE-YEAR  TERM.  EACH  PARENT MEMBER SHALL BE THE PARENT OF A STUDENT
ATTENDING A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BOROUGH THE PARENT  SEEKS  TO  REPRESENT.
PARENT  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OFFICERS OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL PARENT ASSOCIATION OR  PARENT-TEACHER  ASSOCIATION  IN  EACH
BOROUGH.  THE  STUDENT  MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR, AND
SHALL BE A SENIOR SERVING ON THE ELECTED STUDENT LEADERSHIP  OF  HIS  OR
HER SCHOOL.
  (B)  MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE PAID A SALARY OR STIPEND, BUT SHALL BE REIM-
BURSED FOR ALL ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES  DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  THE
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS.
  (C) THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
  (I)  ADVISE  AND  COMMENT  ON  ANY EDUCATIONAL OR INSTRUCTIONAL POLICY
INVOLVING HIGH SCHOOLS;
  (II) ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH SCHOOL EDUCA-
TION IN THE CITY SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  MAKING  RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  HOW  TO
IMPROVE;
  (III)  HOLD  AT  LEAST  ONE  MEETING  PER MONTH OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
DURING WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY  DISCUSS  ISSUES  RELATING  TO  HIGH  SCHOOL
EDUCATION;
  (IV)  MEET WITH PARENT ASSOCIATION OR PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION OFFI-
CERS AT LEAST QUARTERLY;
  (V) SELECT A PARENT  MEMBER  TO  SERVE  ON  THE  NOMINATING  PANEL  AS
DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-T OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
  (VI) SELECT A PARENT MEMBER TO SERVE AS CHAIR.

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  (D)  THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON HIGH SCHOOLS MAY APPOINT A SECRETARY,
PURSUANT TO THE POLICIES OF THE CITY BOARD WHO SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOW-
ING FUNCTIONS:
  (I) PREPARE MEETING NOTICES, AGENDAS AND MINUTES;
  (II)  RECORD  AND MAINTAIN ACCOUNTS OF PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER CITY-WIDE
COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS MEETINGS; AND
  (III) PREPARE BRIEFING MATERIALS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATIONAL MATE-
RIALS FOR SUCH MEETINGS. THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL  BE
RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION, EVALUATION AND DISCHARGE
OF THE SECRETARY.
  (E) NO PERSON MAY SERVE ON MORE THAN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS;
  (II) THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL EDUCATION; OR
  (III)  A  COMMUNITY  DISTRICT  EDUCATION  COUNCIL.  A  MEMBER  OF  THE
CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO BE EMPLOYED BY
SUCH COUNCIL, ANY COMMUNITY DISTRICT  EDUCATION  COUNCIL,  OR  THE  CITY
BOARD.    NO  PERSON  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE CITY-WIDE
COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS 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 CONVEN-
TION,  OR  MEMBER OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE. A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED
OF A FELONY, OR HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM  THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON  HIGH
SCHOOLS,  THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, A COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BOARD, OR COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL FOR ANY OF THE  FOLLOWING
SHALL BE PERMANENTLY INELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL
ON  HIGH  SCHOOLS:  (I) AN ACT OF MALFEASANCE DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS OR
HER SERVICE ON SUCH CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY  SCHOOL
BOARD  OR  COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL; OR (II) CONVICTION OF A
CRIME, IF SUCH CRIME IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS OR HER SERVICE UPON SUCH
CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD  OR  COMMUNITY
DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL.
  (F)  (I)  IN ADDITION TO THE CONDITIONS ENUMERATED IN THE PUBLIC OFFI-
CERS LAW CREATING A VACANCY, A MEMBER OF THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL  ON  HIGH
SCHOOLS 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 CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL DECLARE  A
VACANCY TO THE CHANCELLOR.
  (II)  VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM BY THE CITY-WIDE
COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS AT A PUBLIC MEETING.  THE  BOROUGH  HIGH  SCHOOL
PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL AND OTHER EDUCATION GROUPS SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPOR-
TUNITY  TO  MAKE  WRITTEN  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FILING THE VACANCY AND TO
CONSULT WITH THE CITYWIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS BEFORE THE VACANCY  IS
FILLED.  IF  THE  VACANCY IS NOT FILLED BY THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH
SCHOOLS WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER IT IS DECLARED DUE TO A  TIE  VOTE,  THE
CHANCELLOR  SHALL  VOTE  TO  BREAK  THE TIE. IF FOR ANY OTHER REASON THE
VACANCY IS NOT FILLED WITHIN SIXTY DAYS, THE  CHANCELLOR  MAY  FILL  THE
VACANCY.  IN  THE  CASE OF A STUDENT VACANCY, THE CHANCELLOR'S CITY-WIDE
STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL RECOMMEND ANOTHER SENIOR  WHO  PREVIOUSLY
SELF-NOMINATED TO THE CHANCELLOR FOR CONSIDERATION.
  S  4.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 2590-t to
read as follows:
  S 2590-T. NOMINATING PANEL. 1.  THERE  SHALL  BE  A  NOMINATING  PANEL
COMPOSED  OF  THIRTEEN  MEMBERS WHOSE SOLE FUNCTION SHALL BE TO NOMINATE

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PERSONS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE MAYOR FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE  BOARD  OF
EDUCATION. REPRESENTATION ON THE PANEL AND THE SELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS
SHALL  BE  AS FOLLOWS:  THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED CITY-WIDE BY THE
COMMUNITY  EDUCATIONAL  COUNCILS AS A BODY; ONE MEMBER SHALL BE SELECTED
BY THE CITY-WIDE COUNCIL ON HIGH SCHOOLS; ONE MEMBER SHALL  BE  SELECTED
BY  THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  ON  SPECIAL EDUCATION; ONE TEACHER SHALL BE
SELECTED BY THE UNION REPRESENTING THE TEACHERS; ONE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL
BE SELECTED BY THE COUNCIL OF SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS; ONE REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHALL BE SELECTED BY  THE  NEW  YORK
CITY  PARTNERSHIP; ONE MEMBER SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK WHO SHALL CHOOSE A PRESIDENT OF A PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK;  AND  FOUR
MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE MAYOR.
  2.  THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING PANEL SHALL BE SELECTED FROM TIME TO
TIME NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH AND SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO
YEARS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. IN THE  EVENT  THAT
ANY  MEMBER DOES NOT COMPLETE HIS OR HER TERM FOR ANY REASON, THE PERSON
OR ENTITY WHO SELECTED SUCH MEMBER SHALL SELECT ANOTHER PERSON  IN  LIKE
MANNER TO COMPLETE THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
  3. THE NOMINATING PANEL ANNUALLY SHALL FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP ELECT
A CHAIR WHO SHALL FORTHWITH PUBLISH A LIST OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF
THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE PANEL ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WEBSITE. THE PANEL
SHALL MEET IN PUBLIC FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DELIBERATING UPON,  HEARING
PUBLIC COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO, AND FINALLY SELECTING A LIST OF NOMINEES
TO  BE PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR FROM TIME TO TIME. EACH NOMINEE SHALL BE A
RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AT THE TIME  OF  SUCH  NOMINATION.  THE
PANEL  SHALL  STRIVE  TO  NOMINATE  INDIVIDUALS  WHO REFLECT THE ETHNIC,
RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AND  ITS
PUBLIC SCHOOL POPULATION.
  4.  MEMBERS  OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE
YEARS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, OF THE MEMBERS FIRST APPOINTED:
  (A) THREE OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR SHALL SERVE A TERM  OF
ONE  YEAR.  THE  MAYOR  SHALL DESIGNATE WHICH THREE MEMBERS ARE TO SERVE
ONE-YEAR TERMS.
  (B) THE FOUR REMAINING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR SHALL EACH SERVE
A TWO-YEAR TERM.
  (C) THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE BOROUGH PRESIDENTS SHALL EACH SERVE A
THREE-YEAR TERM.
  5. THE FIRST NOMINATING PANEL SHALL  CONVENE  ITSELF  IN  A  MUNICIPAL
BUILDING  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
IT SHALL HOLD SUCH MEETINGS AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY AND SHALL  PRESENT  TO
THE  MAYOR  A  LIST CONTAINING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF NOT FEWER THAN
FOURTEEN NOMINEES NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER  SECOND,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE,
FROM  WHICH THE MAYOR SHALL APPOINT SEVEN PERSONS TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF
THE PANEL ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  SHOULD  THE  PANEL
FAIL  TO PRESENT SUCH LIST TO THE MAYOR BY DECEMBER SECOND, TWO THOUSAND
NINE, THE MAYOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO  APPOINT  ANY  PERSON  HE  DEEMS
SUITABLE  TO  THE PANEL FOR THE TERMS TO COMMENCE IN THE FOLLOWING JANU-
ARY.
  6. IN TWO THOUSAND TEN AND THEREAFTER, ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF OCTO-
BER OF EVERY YEAR THE NOMINATING PANEL SHALL CONVENE TO SELECT TWO NOMI-
NEES FOR EACH OFFICE OF PANEL ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY  THAT  SHALL  BECOME
VACANT  ON  THE  FIRST DAY OF THE NEXT MUNICIPAL YEAR. NO LATER THAN THE
FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR, THE PANEL SHALL  PRESENT  TO  THE
MAYOR  A  LIST  CONTAINING  THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SUCH NOMINEES FOR
EACH TERM OF OFFICE TO COMMENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE  NEXT  MUNICIPAL

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YEAR;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, SHOULD THE PANEL FAIL TO PRESENT SUCH LIST TO
THE MAYOR BY THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER,  THE  MAYOR  SHALL  HAVE  THE
POWER  TO  APPOINT  ANY PERSON HE DEEMS SUITABLE TO THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL
COMMITTEE FOR THE TERM TO COMMENCE IN THE FOLLOWING JANUARY.
  7. UPON NOTICE PROVIDED BY THE CHANCELLOR THAT A VACANCY EXISTS IN THE
OFFICE  OF  ANY SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER DUE TO DEATH OR RESIGNATION, THE
PANEL SHALL CONVENE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF SUCH  NOTICE  AND  SHALL,  WITHIN
THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER SO CONVENING, SELECT AND PRESENT TO THE MAYOR A LIST
CONTAINING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TWO NOMINEES. WITHIN FIFTEEN  DAYS
AFTER  SUCH  PRESENTMENT,  THE  MAYOR  SHALL  APPOINT A SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MEMBER TO SERVE THE UNEXPIRED  TERM  OF  THE  VACANT  OFFICE;  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  SHOULD  THE PANEL FAIL TO PRESENT SUCH LIST WITHIN SUCH THIRTY
DAYS, THE MAYOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT ANY  PERSON  HE  OR  SHE
DEEMS SUITABLE TO THE VACANT OFFICE TO SERVE SUCH UNEXPIRED TERM.
  S 5. Subdivision 36 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended
by chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  36.  [Develop a procurement policy for the city school district of the
city of New York and the districts  and  public  schools  therein.  Such
policy shall ensure the wise and prudent use of public money in the best
interest of the taxpayers of the state; guard against favoritism, impro-
vidence,  extravagance, fraud, and corruption; and ensure that contracts
are awarded consistent with law and on the basis of best value,  includ-
ing, but not limited to, the following criteria: quality, cost and effi-
ciency. Such policy shall also include: (a) standards for quality, func-
tion,  and  utility  of  all  material  goods,  supplies,  and  services
purchased by the chancellor,  superintendents,  or  schools;  (b)  regu-
lations  for  the  purchase of material goods, supplies, and services by
the chancellor, the superintendents, and the schools, including  clearly
articulated  procedures which require a clear statement of product spec-
ifications, requirements or work to be performed, a documentable process
of soliciting bids, proposals, or other offers, and a balanced and  fair
method,  established  in  advance  of  receipt of offers, for evaluating
offers and awarding contracts; (c) regulations which enable  superinten-
dents  and  schools  to  purchase material goods, supplies, and services
directly from vendors or suppliers when such products are  available  at
prices  or  other terms more economically beneficial for the purposes of
the acquiring  superintendent  or  school;  and  (d)  regulations  shall
include  repair services and building supplies, as defined in such regu-
lations, for expenditures from each district's minor repair and purchas-
ing funds pursuant to section twenty-five hundred ninety-r of this arti-
cle.] (A) ENSURE THAT ALL CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS INVOLVING THE PURCHASE
OR DELIVERY OF MATERIAL GOODS, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES BY OR TO THE  CHAN-
CELLOR,  THE  SUPERINTENDENTS OR THE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ANY FRANCHISE OR
CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF  FUNDS,  ARE  ENTERED
INTO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS THIRTEEN AND FOURTEEN
OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER AND THE RULES OF THE NEW YORK CITY PROCURE-
MENT  POLICY  BOARD  AND  OF  THE NEW YORK CITY FRANCHISE CONCESSION AND
REVIEW COMMITTEE, PROVIDED THAT WHERE SUCH LAW OR RULES  REQUIRE  ACTION
BY  OR  APPEAL TO THE MAYOR OR AN APPOINTEE OF THE MAYOR, OTHER THAN THE
CHANCELLOR, SUCH ACTION SHALL INSTEAD BE TAKEN BY THE CHANCELLOR OR SUCH
APPOINTEE OF THE CHANCELLOR AS THE CHANCELLOR MAY DELEGATE  IN  WRITING,
AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER,  ANY  CONTRACT AWARDED WITHOUT COMPETITION OR IN
EXCESS OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE VOTE OF  THE  FULL
BOARD  OF EDUCATION UNLESS SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE DEEMED AN EMERGENCY AS
DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR
SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES OF THE PROCUREMENT  POLICY  BOARD

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ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE NEW YORK
CITY CHARTER. NO SUCH CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT SHALL BE  IMPLEMENTED  UNTIL
IT HAS BEEN FILED AND REGISTERED BY THE COMPTROLLER PURSUANT TO CHAPTERS
FIVE AND THIRTEEN OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION,  THE  TERMS  "CONTRACT"  OR  "AGREEMENT"  SHALL INCLUDE ANY
CONTRACT THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFITS THE CITY DISTRICT, INCLUD-
ING ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT IN WHICH THE CITY,  CITY  BOARD  OR
ANY OF ITS OFFICERS AGREES TO GIVE OR RECEIVE A CONSIDERATION OTHER THAN
THE PAYMENT OF MONEY;
  (B)  ESTABLISH  STANDARDS  FOR  QUALITY,  FUNCTION, AND UTILITY OF ALL
MATERIAL GOODS, SUPPLIES, AND  SERVICES  PURCHASED  BY  THE  CHANCELLOR,
SUPERINTENDENTS, OR SCHOOLS; AND
  (C) PROMULGATE REGULATIONS WHICH ENABLE SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOLS TO
PURCHASE MATERIAL GOODS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES DIRECTLY FROM VENDORS OR
SUPPLIERS WHEN SUCH PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT PRICES OR OTHER TERMS MORE
ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACQUIRING SUPERINTENDENT
OR  SCHOOL.  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE REPAIR SERVICES AND
BUILDING SUPPLIES, AS DEFINED IN SUCH REGULATIONS, FOR EXPENDITURES FROM
EACH DISTRICT'S MINOR REPAIR AND PURCHASING FUNDS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-R OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that:
  1.  the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-b
of the education law made by section one of this act  shall  not  affect
the  expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire there-
with;
  2. the amendments to subdivision 4 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; and
  3. the amendments to subdivision 36 of section 2590-h of the education
law made by section five of this act shall not affect the expiration  of
such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.