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                                   7339
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mayoral control of the
   city school district of the city of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  2590-b  of  the
 education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended
 and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
   (a)  The board of education of the city school district of the city of
 New York is hereby continued. Such board of education shall  consist  of
 thirteen  appointed  members:  ONE  MEMBER TO BE APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC
 ADVOCATE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, one member to  be  appointed  by  each
 borough  president of the city of New York; and [eight] SEVEN members to
 be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York. The chancellor  shall
 serve  as  an  ex-officio  non-voting member of the city board. The city
 board shall elect its own chairperson from among its voting members. All
 thirteen appointed members [shall serve at the pleasure of the  appoint-
 ing  authority and] shall not be employed in any capacity by the city of
 New York, or a subdivision thereof, or  the  city  board.  No  appointed
 member of the city board shall also be a member, officer, or employee of
 any  public corporation, authority, or commission where the mayor of the
 city of New York has a majority of the appointments.  THE  PUBLIC  ADVO-
 CATE'S  APPOINTEE  SHALL  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Each
 borough president's appointee shall be a resident  of  the  borough  for
 which  the borough president appointing him or her was elected and shall
 be the parent of a child attending  a  public  school  within  the  city
 school  district  of the city of New York.  Each mayoral appointee shall
 be a resident of the city [and two], FOUR shall be parents  of  a  child
 attending  a public school within the city district AND THREE SHALL HAVE
 EXPERTISE IN AN AREA THAT WILL ASSIST THE CITY BOARD  IN  ACHIEVING  ITS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 PURPOSE.  All  parent  members shall be eligible to continue to serve on
 the city board for two years following the conclusion of  their  child's
 attendance  at  a public school within the city district. ALL APPOINTEES
 SHALL  SERVE  FOR  A  TERM OF TWO YEARS AND SHALL NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT
 JUST CAUSE. ANY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN APPOINTEE SHALL  BE
 MADE BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND SHALL BE APPROVED ONLY BY A MAJORI-
 TY  VOTE  OF  THE OTHER TWELVE MEMBERS.   THERE SHALL BE NO LIMIT ON THE
 AMOUNT OF TERMS AN APPOINTEE CAN SERVE. Any vacancy shall be  filled  by
 appointment  by  the appropriate appointing authority within ninety days
 of such vacancy. Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the members
 of the board shall not have staff, offices, or vehicles assigned to them
 or receive compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed  for
 the actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of
 their duties.
   (F) THERE SHALL BE AN ADVISORY STUDY GROUP TO REPORT ON THE CITY BOARD
 ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION. THE ADVISORY STUDY GROUP SHALL:
   (I) BE CHAIRED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE;
   (II) CONSIST OF FIVE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE FIVE BOROUGH PRES-
 IDENTS,  WHO  SHALL  EACH  APPOINT  ONE MEMBER, AND EACH APPOINTEE SHALL
 SERVE UNDER THE SAME RESIDENCY AND TERM LIMIT REQUIREMENTS  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION;
   (III)  HOLD AT LEAST ONE MEETING ANNUALLY TO DISCUSS THE EFFECTIVENESS
 OF THE CITY BOARD IN ACCOMPLISHING ITS PURPOSE; AND
   (IV) ISSUE A REPORT EVERY FIVE YEARS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE  CITY
 BOARD  IN  ACCOMPLISHING  ITS PURPOSE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO
 IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF THE CITY BOARD'S PERFORMANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision
 1 of section 2590-b of the education law made by section one of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and such section and
 shall be deemed to expire therewith.