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                                   3850
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
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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:
   §  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 section 1 of part O of chapter 73 of the  laws  of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   § 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, [2017]  2023  provided,
 further,  that notwithstanding any provision of article 5 of the general
 construction law, on June 30, [2017] 2023 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.
   § 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, as amended by section  2  of  part  O  of
 chapter 73 of the laws of 2016, 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, 2017] 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.
   § 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.