Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to new york city education |
May 01, 2019 |
committee discharged and committed to new york city education |
Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S401
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S401 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6486
- Current Committee:
- Senate New York City Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2590-g, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7673, A10409
2013-2014: S3615, A4811
2015-2016: S2824, A6431
2017-2018: S2629, A2949
2021-2022: S4494, A1662
2023-2024: S2840
2019-S401 (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.
2019-S401 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S401 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York city board for education policy members public responsibility act" PURPOSE: An act to amend the education law to require a quorum of the board members to attend any public hearing scheduled for the purposes of allowing public comment on changes to education plans for public schools within New York City school districts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill provides that the act shall be known as the New York City Board For Education Policy Members Public Responsibility Act" Section two of the bill adds paragraph (d) to subdivision 8 of § 2590-0 of the education law. Subparagraph (i) requires a quorum of the members
2019-S401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 401 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ 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 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 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- MINATION AND MAKE SUCH JUSTIFICATION PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INCLUDING VIA THE CITY BOARD'S OFFICIAL INTERNET WEB SITE. ALL EMERGENCY ADOPTIONS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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