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Assembly Bill A3026

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the Rochester board of education

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2019-A3026 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2554, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2621
2011-2012: A824
2013-2014: A1023
2015-2016: A642
2017-2018: A66

2019-A3026 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the powers and duties of the Rochester board of education; prohibits board members from being employed by the district within two years of serving on such board.

2019-A3026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3026
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the powers and  duties
   of boards of education
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2554  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  27  of  the  laws  of  2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. To create, abolish, maintain and consolidate such positions,  divi-
 sions,  boards  or bureaus as, in its judgment, may be necessary for the
 proper and efficient administration of its work;  to  appoint  a  super-
 intendent  of  schools,  such  associate,  assistant, district and other
 superintendents, examiners, directors, supervisors,  principals,  teach-
 ers,  lecturers,  special instructors, medical inspectors, nurses, audi-
 tors, attendance officers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, janitors and
 other employees and other persons or experts in educational,  social  or
 recreational  work  or  in  the  business management or direction of its
 affairs as said  board  shall  determine  necessary  for  the  efficient
 management  of  the  schools and other educational, social, recreational
 and business activities; provided, however,  that  in  the  city  school
 districts  of the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse appointment
 of associate, assistant and district superintendents, and  other  super-
 vising  staff  who  are  excluded from the right to bargain collectively
 pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law shall, within  the
 amounts  budgeted  for  such positions, be by the superintendent of such
 city school district; and to determine their duties except as  otherwise
 provided  herein.   NO PERSON WHO HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
 EDUCATION IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER SHALL  BE
 EMPLOYED BY SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE
 TERMINATION OR CONCLUSION OF SUCH SERVICE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 candidates for employment by the city school district  of  the  city  of
 Rochester on or after such effective date.

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