Assembly Bill A1976

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Eliminates the waiver of qualification requirements for school superintendents in the school districts located in N.Y. city

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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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2011-A1976 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3003, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A5397

2011-A1976 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the waiver of qualification requirements for school superintendents in the school districts located in cities having a population of one million or more residents.

2011-A1976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1976

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN, JAFFEE, M. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eliminating the waiver
  of qualification requirements for school superintendents in the school
  districts located in cities having a population of one million or more
  residents

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 3003 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 149 of the laws  of  1974,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  [The]  EXCEPT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN CITIES HAVING A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE  RESIDENTS,  THE  commissioner,  at  the
request  of  a  board  of  education or board of cooperative educational
services, may provide for the issuance of a certificate  as  superinten-
dent  of  schools to exceptionally qualified persons who do not meet all
of the graduate course or teaching requirements of  subdivision  one  of
this  section,  but  whose  exceptional  training and experience are the
substantial equivalent of such requirements and qualify such persons for
the duties of a superintendent of schools.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04312-01-1

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