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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S18
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S18 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1950, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S6560
2015-S18 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S18 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the salary cap for district superintendents PURPOSE : This bill would amend the salary cap for district superintendents. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 - Amends subparagraph 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 698 of the laws of 2003 to adjust the current superintendent salary cap based upon the current salary paid to the commissioner. Section 2 - Effective date JUSTIFICATION : When passed in 1993 existing law capped the salary of BOCES Superintendents at 98% of the State Education Department Commissioner's salary in the year 1994 which was later adjusted to the Commissioner's salary in 2004 which is equivalent to $166,762. As a result some BOCES superintendents make much less than colleagues in their region, and therefore, BOCES districts have begun to experience
2015-S18 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 18 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the salary cap for district superintendents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 698 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: (2) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law in no event shall the total salary including amounts paid pursuant to section twen- ty-two hundred nine of this chapter for district superintendents for each school year through the two thousand two--two thousand three school year exceed ninety-eight percent of that earned by the commissioner for state fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-two--ninety-three, and in no event shall such total salary for a district superintendent [for the two thousand three--two thousand four school year or any subsequent school year] exceed[: (i) one hundred six percent of the salary cap applicable in the preceding school year, or (ii)] ninety-eight percent of that earned by the commissioner [in the two thousand three--two thousand four state fiscal year, whichever is less]. In no event shall any district superintendent be permitted to accumulate vacation or sick leave credits in excess of the vacation and sick leave credits managerial/confidential employees of the state are permitted to accumulate pursuant to regu- lations promulgated by the state civil service commission, nor may any district superintendent at the time of separation from service be compensated for accrued and unused vacation credits or sick leave, or use accrued and unused sick leave for retirement service credit or to pay for health insurance in retirement, at a rate in excess of the rate permitted to managerial/confidential employees of the state pursuant to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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