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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the powers and duties
  of the chancellor of education in the city of New York; to amend chap-
  ter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law and  other  laws
  relating   to   the   reorganization  of  the  New  York  city  school
  construction authority, board of education and  community  boards,  in
  relation to the expiration and repeal date of certain provisions ther-
  eof;  and to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2009 amending the educa-
  tion law and other laws relating to the reorganization of the New York
  city board of education, chancellor, community councils and  community
  superintendents,  in  relation  to extending the expiration and repeal
  date of certain provisions thereof

  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 serve at the pleasure of and be  employed  by  the
mayor  of  the city of New York by contract, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT
OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL.   The length of such  contract  shall  not
exceed  by more than two years the term of office of the mayor authoriz-
ing 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  inconsistent
with  the city-wide educational policies of the city board. The chancel-
lor shall have the following powers and duties as the superintendent  of
schools  and  chief  executive  officer for the city district, which the
chancellor shall exercise to promote an  equal  educational  opportunity
for all students in the schools of the city district, promote fiscal and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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educational  equity, increase student achievement and school performance
and encourage local school-based innovation,  including  the  power  and
duty to:
  S  2. Section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the educa-
tion law and other laws relating to the reorganization of the  New  York
city  school  construction  authority,  board of education and community
boards, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of  2009,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  S 34. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002; provided, that sections
one  through  twenty, twenty-four, and twenty-six through thirty of this
act shall expire and be deemed repealed June 30, [2015] 2021;  provided,
further,  that notwithstanding any provision of article 5 of the general
construction law, on June 30, [2015] 2021 the provisions of subdivisions
3, 5, and 8, paragraph b of subdivision 13, subdivision  14,  paragraphs
b,  d,  and  e  of subdivision 15, and subdivisions 17 and 21 of section
2554 of the education law as repealed by  section  three  of  this  act,
subdivision  1  of  section  2590-b  of the education law as repealed by
section six of this act, paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  2  of  section
2590-b  of  the  education law as repealed by section seven of this act,
section 2590-c of the education law as repealed by section eight of this
act, paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2590-d of the education law
as repealed by section twenty-six of this act, subdivision 1 of  section
2590-e  of the education law as repealed by section twenty-seven of this
act, subdivision 28 of section 2590-h of the education law  as  repealed
by section twenty-eight of this act, subdivision 30 of section 2590-h of
the education law as repealed by section twenty-nine of this act, subdi-
vision  30-a  of  section  2590-h  of  the  education law as repealed by
section thirty of this  act  shall  be  revived  and  be  read  as  such
provisions  existed  in law on the date immediately preceding the effec-
tive date of this act; provided, however, that sections seven and  eight
of  this  act  shall  take effect on November 30, 2003; provided further
that the amendments to subdivision 25 of section 2554 of  the  education
law  made  by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration
and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 12 of chapter  147
of  the  laws of 2001, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of
section four of this act shall take effect.
  S 3. Subdivision 12 of section 17 of chapter 345 of the laws  of  2009
amending the education law and other laws relating to the reorganization
of  the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils
and community superintendents is amended to read as follows:
  12. any provision in sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten and eleven of this act  not  otherwise  set  to  expire
pursuant to section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, as amended, or
section  17 of chapter 123 of the laws of 2003, as amended, shall expire
and be deemed repealed [June 30, 2015] IN THE SAME MANNER AND  UPON  THE
SAME DATE AS THE EXPIRATIONS AND REPEALS PROVIDED FOR IN SUCH SECTION OF
CHAPTER 91 OF THE LAWS OF 2002.
  S  4.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendments to the opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the  educa-
tion law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration
of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.