Senate Bill S2629B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York city board for education policy members public responsibility act"

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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-S2629 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2949
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-g, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7673, A10409
2013-2014: S3615, A4811
2015-2016: S2824, A6431
2019-2020: S401, A6486
2021-2022: S4494, A1662
2023-2024: S2840

2017-S2629 - Summary

Enacts the "New York city board for education policy members public responsibility act" requiring a quorum of the members of the city board to attend any hearing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comment on changes to educational plans for the school district of the city of New York.

2017-S2629 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2629 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2629
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 enacting the "New York
   city panel for education policy members public responsibility act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York city panel for education policy members  public  responsi-
 bility act".
   §  2.  Subdivision 8 of section 2590-g of the education law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)(I) A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD MUST ATTEND ANY HEAR-
 ING SCHEDULED FOR PURPOSES OF ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS  AS  PROVIDED  IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION. THE CITY BOARD SHALL NOT VOTE ON ANY MEASURE FOR WHICH
 A  PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED OR SET BY THE PANEL UNLESS A QUORUM OF THE
 MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD ATTENDED THE HEARING RELATING TO SUCH MEASURE.
   (II) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH:
   (1) "QUORUM" MEANS ONE-HALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD PLUS  ONE
 ADDITIONAL MEMBER; AND
   (2)  "ATTENDANCE"  MEANS PERSONALLY RECORDED TO BE PRESENT IN AN OFFI-
 CIAL CAPACITY DURING AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE HEARING.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to  section 2590-g of the education law made by section
 two of this act shall not affect the  expiration  of  such  section  and
 shall be deemed to expire therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02350-01-7



              

2017-S2629A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2949
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-g, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7673, A10409
2013-2014: S3615, A4811
2015-2016: S2824, A6431
2019-2020: S401, A6486
2021-2022: S4494, A1662
2023-2024: S2840

2017-S2629A - Summary

Enacts the "New York city board for education policy members public responsibility act" requiring a quorum of the members of the city board to attend any hearing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comment on changes to educational plans for the school district of the city of New York.

2017-S2629A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2629A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2629--A
     Cal. No. 369
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Education  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   city panel for education policy members public responsibility act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the  "New  York city panel for education policy members public responsi-
 bility act".
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2590-g of the education law  is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)(I) A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD MUST ATTEND ANY HEAR-
 ING  SCHEDULED  FOR  PURPOSES OF ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS AS PROVIDED IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION. THE CITY BOARD SHALL NOT VOTE ON ANY MEASURE FOR WHICH
 A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED OR SET BY THE PANEL UNLESS A QUORUM OF  THE
 MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD ATTENDED THE HEARING RELATING TO SUCH MEASURE.
   (II) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH:
   (1)  "QUORUM" MEANS ONE-HALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD PLUS ONE
 ADDITIONAL MEMBER; AND
   (2) "ATTENDANCE" MEANS PERSONALLY RECORDED TO BE PRESENT IN  AN  OFFI-
 CIAL CAPACITY DURING AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE HEARING.
   (III)  IN  THE  EVENT THE CITY BOARD OR THE CHANCELLOR DETERMINES THAT
 IMMEDIATE ADOPTION OF ANY ITEM REQUIRING CITY BOARD APPROVAL  IS  NECES-
 SARY  FOR  THE PRESERVATION OF STUDENT HEALTH, SAFETY OR GENERAL WELFARE
 AND THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE QUORUM  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST, THEN SUCH PROPOSED ITEM MAY BE
 ADOPTED  AT  A MEETING OF THE CITY BOARD ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. THE CITY
 BOARD OR CHANCELLOR SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR SUCH  DETER-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S2629B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2949
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-g, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7673, A10409
2013-2014: S3615, A4811
2015-2016: S2824, A6431
2019-2020: S401, A6486
2021-2022: S4494, A1662
2023-2024: S2840

2017-S2629B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York city board for education policy members public responsibility act" requiring a quorum of the members of the city board to attend any hearing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comment on changes to educational plans for the school district of the city of New York.

2017-S2629B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2629B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2629--B
     Cal. No. 109
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Education  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its  place in the order of third reading -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
   first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   city board for education policy members public responsibility act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the  "New  York city board for education policy members public responsi-
 bility act".
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2590-g of the education law  is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)(I) A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD MUST ATTEND ANY HEAR-
 ING  SCHEDULED  FOR  PURPOSES OF ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS AS PROVIDED IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION. THE CITY BOARD SHALL NOT VOTE ON ANY MEASURE FOR WHICH
 A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED OR SET BY THE BOARD UNLESS A QUORUM OF  THE
 MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD ATTENDED THE HEARING RELATING TO SUCH MEASURE.
   (II) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH:
   (1)  "QUORUM" MEANS ONE-HALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD PLUS ONE
 ADDITIONAL MEMBER; AND
   (2) "ATTENDANCE" MEANS PERSONALLY RECORDED TO BE PRESENT IN  AN  OFFI-
 CIAL CAPACITY DURING AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE HEARING.
   (III)  IN  THE  EVENT THE CITY BOARD OR THE CHANCELLOR DETERMINES THAT
 IMMEDIATE ADOPTION OF ANY ITEM REQUIRING CITY BOARD APPROVAL  IS  NECES-
 SARY  FOR  THE PRESERVATION OF STUDENT HEALTH, SAFETY OR GENERAL WELFARE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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