Assembly Bill A2937

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a board of cooperative educational services school district restructuring committee

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2937 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1950, 314 & 3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9208
2011-2012: A2387
2013-2014: A5242
2015-2016: A4180

2017-A2937 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a board of cooperative educational services school district restructuring committee to study and review the organization and operation of all component and non-component school districts within the area served by the board of cooperative educational services; outlines composition of such committee; requires a report be issued and recommendations be made.

2017-A2937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2937
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a board of cooperative
   educational services school district restructuring committee
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  1950 of the education law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:
   OO. TO ESTABLISH, BY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  NINE-
 TEEN,  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  SCHOOL DISTRICT
 RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION AND  OPERA-
 TION OF ALL COMPONENT AND NON-COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE AREA
 SERVED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OTHER THAN
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FORMED BY SPECIAL ACT AND SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  IN  CITIES
 HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION INHABITANTS OR MORE.
   (1)  SUCH  COMMITTEE  SHALL HAVE AT LEAST TEN BUT NO MORE THAN TWENTY-
 FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES
 UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, AFTER
 CONSULTATION  WITH ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING SCHOOL BOARDS, SUPERINTEN-
 DENTS OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS  AND  PARENTS  IN  THE
 AREA  SERVED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. THE
 COMMITTEE SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS  OR
 HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE,  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF PARENTS,
 TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BOARD  MEMBERS,  SUPERINTENDENTS
 OF  SCHOOLS  AND  OTHER  INTERESTED CITIZENS, SUCH AS REPRESENTATIVES OF
 CIVIC AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS. MEMBERS OF THE  COMMITTEE  SHALL  SERVE
 WITHOUT  COMPENSATION.  A  MAJORITY OF THE WHOLE NUMBER OF THE COMMITTEE
 SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS  AND  APPROVAL
 OF  AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE WHOLE NUMBER SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ACTION
 BY THE COMMITTEE. ALL COMMITTEE MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN  TO  THE  PUBLIC.
 THE  COMMITTEE  SHALL  CONDUCT  AT  LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING IN THE AREA
 SERVED BY THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  ON  OR  BEFORE
 JUNE  FIFTEENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND EIGHTEEN TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY AND PUBLIC
 COMMENT ON THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  COST  SAVINGS  AND  THE  IMPROVEMENT  OF
              

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