Assembly Bill A3956

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for mandatory training for members of boards of education

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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-A3956 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1527-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4773
2013-2014: A4133
2015-2016: A2358

2011-A3956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for mandatory initial and ongoing training for members of boards of education and boards of cooperative educational service in the areas of board operations, board skills and service, budget and finance, curriculum development and educational theory and policy, district operations, legal and employee relations, and the roles and responsibilities of component board members with boards of cooperative educational services.

2011-A3956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3956

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 31, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory training for
  members of boards of education

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a
to read as follows:
  S 1527-A. INITIAL AND ONGOING TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS OF EDUCA-
TION AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.  1. THE COMMISSION-
ER SHALL DIRECT ALL BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
TIONAL  SERVICES  TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION ON A PROGRAM FOR THE INITIAL AND ONGOING  TRAINING  OF  NEWLY
ELECTED  AND  INCUMBENT BOARD MEMBERS. SUCH INITIAL AND ONGOING TRAINING
WHICH SHALL BE FOR A MINIMUM OF TWELVE HOURS ANNUALLY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A) BOARD OPERATIONS;
  (B) BOARD SKILLS AND SERVICE;
  (C) BUDGET AND FINANCE;
  (D) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND POLICY;
  (E) DISTRICT OPERATIONS;
  (F) THE SITING, ERECTION, PURCHASE, REPAIR, ENLARGEMENT AND REMODELING
OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS WHICH MEET THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  HEALTHY  AND  HIGH
PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS;
  (G) LEGAL AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS; AND
  (H)  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPONENT BOARD MEMBERS WITH BOARDS
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "HEALTHY  AND  HIGH  PERFORMANCE
SCHOOLS" SHALL MEAN SCHOOL FACILITIES IN WHICH THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
OPERATION  AND  MAINTENANCE  MAKE USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE
PRACTICES AND MATERIALS; ARE COST EFFECTIVE; ENHANCE INDOOR AIR QUALITY;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08004-01-1

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