NY State Senate Bill 2017-S7553

Senate Bill S7553

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

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-S7553 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Education
Laws Affected:: Amd §2, Chap 259 of 1966; amd §2, Chap 628 of 2004

2017-S7553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the board of education of the union free school district number 4 of the town of Mount Pleasant (Pleasantville Cottage School) shall be composed of 7 members, of which 4 shall be public members with 2 appointed by the commissioner of education, 1 appointed by the supervisor of the town of Mount Pleasant and 1 appointed by the mayor of the village of Pleasantville.

2017-S7553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7553

SPONSOR: MURPHY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 259 of the laws of 1966 estab-
lishing in and constituting as a separate union free school district
certain territory in the town of Mount Pleasant in the county of West-
chester, 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
four of the town of Mount Pleasant, in the county of Westchester (Pleas-
antville Cottage School)

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Provides that the board of education of the union free school district
number 1 of the town of Mount Pleasant (Pleasantville Cottage School)
shall be composed of 9 members, of which 4 shall be public members

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 2 of chapter 259 of the laws of

1996 to state the school board of union free school district number four
in the town of Fount Pleasant shall be constituted by seven members,
three of whom shall be appointed by the hoard of trustees of the corpo-
ration, two of whom shall be members of the public and appointed by the
commissioner of education, one of whom shall be appointed. by the Super-
visor of the Town of Mount Pleasant and shall be a resident of the Tows
of Mount Pleasant, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor of
Pleasantville and be a resident of the Village of Pleasantville.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The campus of the Pleasantville Cottage School has experienced myriad
issues in recent years. While the state took action to ensure that two
members of the school board are members of the public who can represent
the concerns of the residents of the school from around the state, there
is still limited local moot on the school board. Following the historic
interagency review of programs and protocols on this campus, it has
become clear that such input is needed.

This legislation will allow for the Supervisor of the Town of Fount
Pleasant and the Mayor of Pleasantville to appoint two town residents to
the school. Therefore, the composition of the school board will become
three members of the Board of Trustees of JCCA, two members of the
Public appointed by the Commissioner of Education, one resident of the
Town of Mount Pleasant appointed by the Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor
and one resident of the Village of Pleasantville appointed by the Mayor
of Pleasantville.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S7553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7553
 
                             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 259 of the laws  of  1966  establishing  in  and
   constituting as a separate union free school district certain territo-
   ry  in the town of Mount Pleasant in the county of Westchester, 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 four of the
   town of Mount Pleasant, in the county  of  Westchester  (Pleasantville
   Cottage School)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 259 of the laws of  1966  establishing
 in  and  constituting  as  a separate union free school district certain
 territory in the town of Mount Pleasant in the county of Westchester  is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 2. The said district shall be under the control of a board of educa-
 tion,  which  shall  be composed of [from five to nine] SEVEN members OF
 WHICH THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE elected by the board  of  trustees  of  the
 Jewish  Child  Care  Association of New York, as constituted pursuant to
 the provisions and by-laws therein provided  by  the  membership  corpo-
 rations  law,  said members to serve for terms not exceeding five years;
 TWO PUBLIC MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF  EDUCATION;
 AND TWO PUBLIC MEMBERS, EACH A RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE OF PLEASANTVILLE,
 WITH  ONE  SUCH  MEMBER  APPOINTED  BY THE MAYOR OF SUCH VILLAGE AND THE
 OTHER SUCH MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TOWN SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF  MOUNT
 PLEASANT; and such board shall have all the powers and duties of a board
 of education of a union free school district under the provisions of the
 education  law. ALL PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL SERVE
 TERMS OF FOUR 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:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14120-02-8

 S. 7553                             2
 
   §  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
 agency designated in such chapter to  appoint  the  non-public  members.
 Pursuant  to  regulations  promulgated by the commissioner of education,
 the public members shall be appointed by the commissioner  of  education
 from a list of potential candidates who submit a letter of intent to the
 state education department.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION,
 THE  BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR OF
 THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, (PLEASANTVILLE
 COTTAGE SCHOOL) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF WHICH  FOUR  SHALL
 BE  PUBLIC  MEMBERS,  EACH SERVING A TERM OF FOUR YEARS. TWO SUCH PUBLIC
 MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION,  AND  THE
 REMAINING  TWO  SUCH PUBLIC MEMBERS SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF
 PLEASANTVILLE, WITH ONE BEING APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF SUCH VILLAGE AND
 THE OTHER BEING APPOINTED BY THE TOWN SUPERVISOR OF THE  TOWN  OF  MOUNT
 PLEASANT. THE PUBLIC MEMBERS SHALL NEITHER BE EMPLOYED BY NOR MEMBERS OF
 THE  BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION OPERATING SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT
 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 259 OF THE LAWS OF 1966, AS AMENDED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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