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Assembly Bill A9445

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Transfers control of the Yonkers Education Construction Fund Board to the mayor of the city of Yonkers

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2011-A9445 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §477, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2788
2015-2016: A1996

2011-A9445 - Summary

Transfers control of the Yonkers Education Construction Fund Board to the mayor of the city of Yonkers.

2011-A9445 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9445

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  transferring  control
  of  the  Yonkers education construction fund board to the mayor of the
  city of Yonkers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 477 of the education law, as added
by chapter 931 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  1.   There   is  hereby  created  the  "city  of  Yonkers  educational
construction fund." The fund shall be a  corporate  governmental  agency
constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall be administered by a
board  of  trustees consisting of the chairman of the board of education
of the city of Yonkers, [four] THE MAYOR OF THE  CITY  OF  YONKERS,  TWO
members  of such board appointed by the [president thereof] MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF YONKERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF  EDUCATION,  THREE  MEMBERS
APPOINTED  BY  THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL and [four] TWO members appointed
by the mayor of the city of Yonkers. The chairman of the board of educa-
tion shall be the chairman of the fund. The chairman, MAYOR AND APPOINT-
EES WHO SERVE IN THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION, OR APPOINTEES OF  THE  CITY
COUNCIL WHO SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY OR AS STAFF OF THE MAJOR-
ITY  and  the  trustees  who are members of the board of education shall
serve IN AN EX OFFICIO CAPACITY during their terms of office as chairman
OR AS MAYOR OR WHILE SERVING IN  THE  MAYOR'S  ADMINISTRATION  OR  WHILE
SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL IN THE MAJORITY OR WHILE SERVING AS STAFF TO THE
CITY  COUNCIL MAJORITY and members, respectively, of the board of educa-
tion. The [members first appointed by the mayor shall] TRUSTEES SHALL BE
REESTABLISHED AS OF APRIL FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  WITH  ANY  PRIOR
TERMS  OF  EXISTING  TRUSTEES  DEEMED  EXPIRED. ALL OTHER TRUSTEES SHALL
SERVE FOR INITIAL TERMS TO BE STAGGERED BASED ON THE TIME OF THE RESPEC-
TIVE APPOINTMENT TO serve for terms ending two,  three,  four  and  five
years,  respectively,  from the date of their appointment. Their succes-
sors shall serve for terms of five years each.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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2011-A9445A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §477, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2788
2015-2016: A1996

2011-A9445A - Summary

Transfers control of the Yonkers Education Construction Fund Board to the mayor of the city of Yonkers.

2011-A9445A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9445--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to transferring control
  of the Yonkers education construction fund board to the mayor  of  the
  city of Yonkers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 477 of the education law, as added
by chapter 931 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  There  is  hereby  created  the  "city  of   Yonkers   educational
construction  fund."  The  fund shall be a corporate governmental agency
constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall be administered by a
board of trustees consisting of the chairman of the board  of  education
of  the  city  of  Yonkers, [four] THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, TWO
members of such board appointed by the [president thereof] MAYOR OF  THE
CITY OF YONKERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT,  THE  CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY LEADER, THE CITY COUNCIL MINORITY
LEADER and [four] TWO members appointed by the  mayor  of  the  city  of
Yonkers. The chairman of the board of education shall be the chairman of
the  fund.  The  chairman, MAYOR AND APPOINTEES WHO SERVE IN THE MAYOR'S
ADMINISTRATION, OR APPOINTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHO SERVE ON THE  CITY
COUNCIL OR AS STAFF TO THE CITY COUNCIL and the trustees who are members
of  the  board of education shall serve IN AN EX OFFICIO CAPACITY during
their terms of office as chairman OR AS MAYOR OR WHILE  SERVING  IN  THE
MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION OR WHILE SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL OR WHILE SERVING
AS  STAFF TO THE CITY COUNCIL and members, respectively, of the board of
education. The [members first appointed by  the  mayor  shall]  TRUSTEES
SHALL  BE  REESTABLISHED AS OF APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE WITH ANY
PRIOR TERMS OF EXISTING TRUSTEES  DEEMED  EXPIRED.  ALL  OTHER  TRUSTEES
SHALL  SERVE  FOR INITIAL TERMS TO BE STAGGERED BASED ON THE TIME OF THE
RESPECTIVE APPOINTMENT TO serve for terms ending two,  three,  four  and
five  years,  respectively,  from  the  date of their appointment. Their
successors shall serve for terms of five years each.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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multi-Sponsors

2011-A9445B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §477, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2788
2015-2016: A1996

2011-A9445B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Transfers control of the Yonkers Education Construction Fund Board to the mayor of the city of Yonkers.

2011-A9445B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9445--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW, MAYER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  LATIMER -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Education  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
  with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  transferring  control
  of  the  Yonkers education construction fund board to the mayor of the
  city of Yonkers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 477 of the education law, as added
by chapter 931 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  1.   There   is  hereby  created  the  "city  of  Yonkers  educational
construction fund." The fund shall be a  corporate  governmental  agency
constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall be administered by a
board  of  trustees  consisting  of  the [chairman] MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
YONKERS, THE CHAIRPERSON of the board of education of the city of  Yonk-
ers,  [four members of such board appointed by the president thereof and
four members appointed by the mayor of the city of Yonkers.  The  chair-
man  of  the  board  of education shall be the chairman of the fund. The
chairman] THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY  LEADER,
THE  CITY  COUNCIL  MINORITY  LEADER, AND FOUR TRUSTEES APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, TWO OF WHICH SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF YONKERS. THE MAYOR, THE CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE
BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,  and the trustees who are members of the [board of
education] CITY COUNCIL shall serve during their  terms  of  office  [as
chairman  and  members,  respectively,  of  the  board of education. The
members first appointed by the mayor shall serve for terms  ending  two,
three,  four  and  five  years,  respectively,  from  the  date of their
appointment. Their successors shall serve for terms of five years  each]
AND  THE  TRUSTEES APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF
THE MAYOR.  THE FUND SHALL ELECT ITS  OWN  CHAIRPERSON  FROM  AMONG  ITS
MEMBERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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