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Assembly Bill A872

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to appointment of the chancellor of the city school district after public hearing

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2013-A872 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A704
2015-2016: A3286

2013-A872 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to appointment of the chancellor of the city school district after public hearing.

2013-A872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   872

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIBSON,
  STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  appointment  of  the
  chancellor of the city school district after public hearing

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 2590-h  of  the  education
law,  as  amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
as follows:
  The office of chancellor of the city  district  is  hereby  continued.
Such  chancellor  SHALL  BE  NOMINATED  BY THE MAYOR AND APPOINTED AFTER
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONFIRMATION OF SUCH NOMINEE  BY  THE  CITY  COUNCIL.
SUCH  CHANCELLOR  shall  serve at the pleasure of and be employed by the
mayor of the city of New York by contract. The length of  such  contract
shall  not exceed by more than two years the term of office of the mayor
authorizing such contract. The chancellor shall receive a salary  to  be
fixed  by  the mayor within the budgetary allocation therefor. He or she
shall exercise all his or her powers and duties in a manner  not  incon-
sistent  with  the city-wide educational policies of the city board. The
chancellor shall have the following powers and duties as the superinten-
dent of schools and chief executive officer for the city district, which
the chancellor shall exercise to promote an equal  educational  opportu-
nity  for  all  students  in  the  schools of the city district, promote
fiscal and educational equity, increase student achievement  and  school
performance  and  encourage local school-based innovation, including the
power and duty to:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
ments  to  the  opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the education law
made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

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

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