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Senate Bill S456

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that retired persons shall not be employed as the superintendent of schools of a school district for more than one year

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2015-S456 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง211, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S566
2011-2012: S937
2013-2014: S1501
2017-2018: S1148

2015-S456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that retired persons shall not be employed as the superintendent of schools of a school district for more than one year; provides for a waiver of such provision if such school district demonstrates undue hardship.

2015-S456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   456

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Civil  Service  and
  Pensions

AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
  the employment of retired persons as superintendents of schools

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

  Section  1.  Section  211 of the retirement and social security law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A. (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A
RETIRED PERSON EMPLOYED UNDER THIS SECTION BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SERVE
AS  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS  FOR SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT
SERVE AS SUCH SUPERINTENDENT FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR.  ON OR  BEFORE  THE
CONCLUSION  OF  SUCH ONE YEAR PERIOD SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL FILL THE
POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WITH A  NON-RETIRED  PERSON  ON  A
PERMANENT BASIS.
  (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION  MAY  GRANT  A  WAIVER  FROM THE
PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
THAT  DEMONSTRATES TO SUCH COMMISSIONER THAT AFTER DUE DILIGENCE A SUIT-
ABLE CANDIDATE TO FILL THE POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS HAS NOT
BEEN FOUND AND THAT COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION
SHALL  CONSTITUTE  SUBSTANTIAL  HARDSHIP  TO  SUCH  SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL DETERMINE THE MANNER AND FORM IN WHICH A
SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL APPLY FOR A WAIVER PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02468-01-5

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