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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the powers and  duties
  of boards of education

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2554  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  27  of  the  laws  of  2012, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. To create, abolish, maintain and consolidate such positions,  divi-
sions,  boards  or bureaus as, in its judgment, may be necessary for the
proper and efficient administration of its work;  to  appoint  a  super-
intendent  of  schools,  such  associate,  assistant, district and other
superintendents, examiners, directors, supervisors,  principals,  teach-
ers,  lecturers,  special instructors, medical inspectors, nurses, audi-
tors, attendance officers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, janitors and
other employees and other persons or experts in educational,  social  or
recreational  work  or  in  the  business management or direction of its
affairs as said  board  shall  determine  necessary  for  the  efficient
management  of  the  schools and other educational, social, recreational
and business activities; provided, however,  that  in  the  city  school
districts  of the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse appointment
of associate, assistant and district superintendents, and  other  super-
vising  staff  who  are  excluded from the right to bargain collectively
pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law shall, within  the
amounts  budgeted  for  such positions, be by the superintendent of such
city school district; and to determine their duties except as  otherwise
provided  herein.   NO PERSON WHO HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER SHALL  BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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EMPLOYED BY SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE
TERMINATION OR CONCLUSION OF SUCH SERVICE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
candidates for employment by the city school district  of  the  city  of
Rochester on or after such effective date.