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Assembly Bill A6300

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows a principal employed by a certain district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absence to teach at a charter school

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2011-A6300 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5691
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2854, Ed L

2011-A6300 - Summary

Allows a principal employed by a certain district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absence to serve as a principal at a charter school.

2011-A6300 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6300

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing  a  principal
  employed  by  a  district  to  make  a written request to the board of
  education for an extended leave of  absence  to  teach  at  a  charter
  school

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision  3  of  section  2854  of  the
education  law, as amended by section 6 of part D-2 of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) A teacher OR A PRINCIPAL employed by a school district may make  a
written  request  to  the  board  of  education for an extended leave of
absence to teach at a charter school.  Approval  for  such  a  leave  of
absence  for  a  period of three years or less shall not be unreasonably
withheld. If such approval is granted to a teacher OR A PRINCIPAL by the
school district, the teacher OR PRINCIPAL may return  to  teach  in  the
school  district  during  such  period  of leave without the loss of any
right of certification, retirement,  seniority,  salary  status  or  any
other  benefit provided by law or by collective bargaining agreement. If
an appropriate position is unavailable, the PRINCIPAL OR teacher's  name
shall  be placed on a preferred eligible list of candidates for appoint-
ment to a vacancy that may thereafter occur in  an  office  or  position
similar  to  the  one  such  teacher  OR PRINCIPAL filled in such school
district immediately prior to the leave of service.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10124-01-1

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2011-A6300A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5691
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2854, Ed L

2011-A6300A - Summary

Allows a principal employed by a certain district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absence to serve as a principal at a charter school.

2011-A6300A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6300--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. NOLAN, LANCMAN, BENEDETTO, P. RIVERA, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, CAMARA, STEVENSON, GALEF, SPANO, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
  M.  of A. ABBATE, BING, COOK, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Education -- reported and referred to the  Commit-
  tee  on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing  a  principal
  employed  by  a  district  to  make  a written request to the board of
  education for an extended leave of  absence  to  teach  at  a  charter
  school

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision  3  of  section  2854  of  the
education  law, as amended by section 6 of part D-2 of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) A teacher OR A PRINCIPAL employed by a school district may make  a
written  request  to  the  board  of  education for an extended leave of
absence, IN THE CASE OF A TEACHER, to teach at a charter school  OR,  IN
THE  CASE  OF  A  PRINCIPAL,  TO SERVE AS PRINCIPAL OF A CHARTER SCHOOL.
Approval for such a leave of absence for a period of three years or less
shall not be unreasonably withheld. If such approval  is  granted  to  a
teacher  by  the school district, the teacher may return to teach in the
school district during such period of leave  without  the  loss  of  any
right  of  certification,  retirement,  seniority,  salary status or any
other benefit provided by law or by collective bargaining agreement.  IF
SUCH APPROVAL IS GRANTED TO A PRINCIPAL  BY  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  THE
PRINCIPAL  MAY  RETURN  TO  SERVE  AS A PRINCIPAL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
DURING SUCH PERIOD OF LEAVE WITHOUT THE LOSS OF  ANY  RIGHT  OF  CERTIF-
ICATION,  RETIREMENT,  SENIORITY,  SALARY  STATUS  OR  ANY OTHER BENEFIT
PROVIDED BY LAW OR BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. If an appropriate
position is unavailable, the teacher's  OR  PRINCIPAL'S  name  shall  be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10124-02-1

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2011-A6300B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5691
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2854, Ed L

2011-A6300B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a principal employed by a certain district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absence to serve as a principal at a charter school.

2011-A6300B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6300--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. NOLAN, LANCMAN, BENEDETTO, P. RIVERA, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, CAMARA, STEVENSON, GALEF, TITUS,  O'DONNELL,  CASTRO  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M.   of A. ABBATE, COOK, MILLMAN, TITONE, WRIGHT --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Education --  reported  and
  referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee
  on  Rules  --  recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to allowing a principal
  employed by a district to make a  written  request  to  the  board  of
  education  for  an  extended  leave  of  absence to teach at a charter
  school

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 2854 of the education law, is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
  (D-1) IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF  A  CITY  HAVING  A  POPULATION  OF  ONE
MILLION OR MORE, A PRINCIPAL EMPLOYED BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY MAKE A
WRITTEN  REQUEST  TO  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION FOR AN EXTENDED LEAVE OF
ABSENCE TO SERVE AS A PRINCIPAL OF A CHARTER SCHOOL. APPROVAL FOR SUCH A
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OR LESS SHALL NOT BE UNREA-
SONABLY WITHHELD.  IF SUCH APPROVAL IS GRANTED TO  A  PRINCIPAL  BY  THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE PRINCIPAL MAY RETURN TO SERVE AS A PRINCIPAL IN THE
SCHOOL  DISTRICT  DURING  SUCH  PERIOD  OF LEAVE WITHOUT THE LOSS OF ANY
RIGHT OF CERTIFICATION, RETIREMENT,  SENIORITY,  SALARY  STATUS  OR  ANY
OTHER BENEFIT PROVIDED BY LAW OR BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.  IF
AN  APPROPRIATE  POSITION  IS UNAVAILABLE, THE PRINCIPAL'S NAME SHALL BE
PLACED ON A PREFERRED ELIGIBLE LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT  TO  A
VACANCY  THAT  MAY  THEREAFTER OCCUR IN AN OFFICE OR POSITION SIMILAR TO
THE ONE SUCH PRINCIPAL FILLED IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY  PRIOR
TO THE LEAVE OF SERVICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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