| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to education |
| Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1763
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
2013-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1763
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to approval of contracts with
superintendents of schools
PURPOSE: To require a 2/3 majority vote by school
boards approving a
superintendent's contract when the vote is taken between the date of
the school board elections and the seating of the new board.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill adds sections
1711(3-a) and 2507(1-a)
to the education laws and provides:
Any contract, amendment thereto, contract extension, or agreement of
any kind with a superintendent for salary or fringe benefits entered
into during the period between the annual meeting of the district and
the subsequent organizational meeting shall be approved by a two
thirds majority of such board.
JUSTIFICATION: Superintendents are the chief
executive officers of
school districts and must work closely with the school board to
efficiently run a district. The practice of entering into long term
contracts which may run as long as 5 years by a lame duck school
2013-S1763 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 1763 A. 1225
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, LOSQUADRO -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to approval of contracts
with superintendents of schools
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1711 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-A. ANY CONTRACT, AMENDMENT THERETO, CONTRACT EXTENSION, OR AGREEMENT
OF ANY KIND WITH A SUPERINTENDENT FOR SALARY, COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS
ENTERED INTO DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
DISTRICT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING SHALL BE APPROVED BY
A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF SUCH BOARD.
S 2. Section 2507 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. ANY CONTRACT, AMENDMENT THERETO, CONTRACT EXTENSION, OR AGREEMENT
OF ANY KIND WITH A SUPERINTENDENT FOR SALARY, COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS
ENTERED INTO DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
DISTRICT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING SHALL BE APPROVED BY
A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF SUCH BOARD.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03508-01-3
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