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Senate Bill S7551

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the board of education of the union free school district number 3 of the town of Mount Pleasant (Hawthorne Cedar Knolls) shall be composed of 7 members, of which 4 shall be public members

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2017-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Add §3-a, Chap 330 of 1921; amd §2, Chap 628 of 2004

2017-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the board of education of the union free school district number 3 of the town of Mount Pleasant (Hawthorne Cedar Knolls) shall be composed of 7 members, of which 4 shall be public members, with 2 appointed by the commissioner of education and 2 appointed by the supervisor of the town of Mount Pleasant.

2017-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7551
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 330 of the laws of 1921 incorporating the Jewish
   Board of Guardians, and to amend chapter  628  of  the  laws  of  2004
   providing  for  the  composition of boards of education of special act
   school districts, in relation to the composition  of  the  union  free
   school  district  number  three  of the town of Mount Pleasant, in the
   county of Westchester (Hawthorne Cedar Knolls)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Chapter  330 of the laws of 1921 incorporating the Jewish
 Board of Guardians is amended by adding a new section  3-a  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  3-A.  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  MAINTAIN  AND OPERATE THE UNION FREE
 SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER THREE OF THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, IN THE COUN-
 TY OF WESTCHESTER. SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  THE  SUPER-
 VISION  AND  CONTROL  OF  A BOARD OF EDUCATION COMPOSED OF 7 MEMBERS.  3
 SUCH MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY AND SERVE  AT  THE  PLEASURE  OF  THE
 BOARD  OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION; 2 PUBLIC MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; AND 2 PUBLIC MEMBERS, WHO  ARE  RESIDENTS  OF
 THE  TOWN  OF  MOUNT  PLEASANT, APPOINTED BY THE TOWN SUPERVISOR OF SUCH
 TOWN. THE 4 PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL EACH SERVE  A
 TERM OF 4 YEARS.
   §  2.  Section  2 of chapter 628 of the laws of 2004 providing for the
 composition of boards of education of special act school  districts,  as
 amended  by  chapter  629  of  the  laws  of 2004, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2. (A) Notwithstanding any provision of  law  to  the  contrary  AND
 EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  OTHERWISE  IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, the
 board of education of every school district enumerated in section  1  of
 chapter  566  of  the  laws  of 1967, as amended, shall also include two
 public members each serving a term of four  years,  which  term  may  be
 changed  pursuant to the education law. The public members shall neither
 be employed by nor members of the board of trustees of  the  child  care
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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