S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8116
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 21, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 33 of the laws of 2002, relating to granting the
commissioner of education and the education department additional
authority over the Roosevelt union free school district, in relation
to making certain technical amendments thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 33 of the laws of 2002, relating to
granting the commissioner of education and the education department
additional authority over the Roosevelt union free school district, is
amended to read as follows:
S 3. Additional authority of commissioner of education. 1. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contra-
ry, the commissioner of education shall have the following powers, in
addition to those currently granted the commissioner under the education
law, and may delegate such powers except where the provisions of this
act specifically require the commissioner to exercise such powers and
duties:
(a) To appoint and supervise the superintendent of schools of the
Roosevelt union free school district, and to remove the superintendent
in accordance with the terms and procedures in the superintendent's
contract, as if such removal were by the board of education, provided
that the power to appoint and remove the superintendent shall not be
delegated to any other person;
(b) To disapprove appointments of assistant or associate superinten-
dents of schools, building principals and other school administers and
supervisors, including tenure appointments; and
(c) To exercise fiscal control over the Roosevelt union free school
district in accordance with section four of this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2. The commissioner of education shall have the additional authority
outlined in this section until June 30, 2011. Provided, however, that if
the commissioner of education determines that the Roosevelt union free
school district has not demonstrated sufficient improvement to warrant
termination of the additional authority, the commissioner of education
shall be authorized to continue to exercise such authority until June
30, 2013. PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AFTER SUCH DATE, THE COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION SHALL ADVISE AND GUIDE THE ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN RELATION TO ITS DUTIES AND THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7 OF TITLE 1 OF THE EDUCATION LAW,
AND SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ANNUALLY BY SEPTEM-
BER FIRST NEXT FOLLOWING THE END OF THE 2013-2014 AND 2014-2015 SCHOOL
YEARS ON THE ACADEMIC AND FISCAL CONDITION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.