NY State Senate Bill 2019-S840

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee

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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

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2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3922
Current Committee:: Senate New York City Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§2590-b & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6915, A9955
2013-2014: S1406, A792
2015-2016: S904, A1814
2017-2018: S3730, A6440
2021-2022: S4466

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the mayoral control of the city school district of the city of New York; relates to the appointment of members of the New York city school board of education; provides four of the members of such board shall be appointed by the city council and shall include parent representatives, a member from a college or university and a member of a community district education council; provides that the board shall appoint the chancellor.

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S840

SPONSOR: MONTGOMERY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to mayoral control of the
city school district of the city of New York

 
PURPOSE:

To distribute the appointing authority of the board of education of the
city school district of New York City among each borough president, city
council, and mayor of NYC, to give parents and education professionals a
greater voice in the process, and to grant the authority to appoint the
city school district chancellor to the board of education.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of
the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, to
require that the thirteen appointed members of the NYC Board of Educa-

tion consist of the following: (1) consistent with current law, one
member to be appointed by each borough president of NYC, with said
member being a resident of the borough and the parent of a child attend-
ing a public school within the city school district of NYC; (2) four
appointed by the city council, one of which must be a representative of
a college or university, one of which must be a member of a parent
organization, and one of which must be a member of a community district
education counsel; and (3) four members to be appointed by the NYC
mayor. Each mayoral appointee must be a resident of NYC and one must be
a parent of a child attending a public school within the city district.

Section 2: Amends the opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2809, to require that
the chancellor of the city school district of NYC be elected by the city
school board. The contract length and salary of the chancellor shall be
decided by the city school board.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Under current law, members of the city school board of NYC are appointed
by the five borough presidents and the mayor. Those members appointed by
the borough presidents must be parents of a child attending a public
school in the NYC school district. As such, the mayor appoints a majori-
ty of the thirteen members of the board.  Additionally, the mayor is
currently responsible for appointing the chancellor of the city school
district of NYC, as well as determining the chancellor's contract length
and salary.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation will require that the New York City Board of Education
be comprised of individuals appointed by several entities.  This fact,
coupled with the proposal that the Board appoint the city school
district chancellor, will allow the Board to operate as an independent
entity apart from the office of the NYC mayor. By removing mayoral
control over the selection of the chancellor, there will be checks and
balances and a chance for public review of decisions made by the Board
to ensure transparency and accountability.
Additionally, this bill will allow those with a vested interest in
education, such as parents of school children and those in higher educa-
tion, to be directly involved in the policy creation and decision making
of the education system.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become law; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision 1 of
section 2590b and the opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the educa-
tion law made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the
repeal of such provisions and shall bi deemed repealed therewith.

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    840
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, COMRIE, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
   tion
 
 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
 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  each  borough
 president of the city of New York; FOUR BY THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF WHOM
 SHALL  BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL
 BE A MEMBER OF PARENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A MEMBER OF
 A COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL; and [eight] FOUR 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 appointing
 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. Each borough president's
 appointee shall be a resident of the borough for which the borough pres-
 ident 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]  ONE shall be [parents] A PARENT of a child attending a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02875-01-9

 S. 840                              2
 
 public school within the city district.   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. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the appro-
 priate appointing authority within ninety days of such vacancy. Notwith-
 standing any provision of local law, the members of the board shall  not
 have  staff,  offices,  or  vehicles assigned to them or receive compen-
 sation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for  the  actual  and
 necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
   §  2. The opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 345 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   The  office  of  chancellor  of the city district is hereby continued.
 Such chancellor shall serve at the pleasure of and be  employed  by  the
 [mayor]  CITY  BOARD  of the city of New York by contract. The length of
 such contract shall not exceed by more than two years the term of office
 of the [mayor] CITY BOARD  authorizing  such  contract.  The  chancellor
 shall  receive a salary to be fixed by the [mayor] CITY BOARD within the
 budgetary allocation therefor. He or she shall exercise all his  or  her
 powers and duties in a manner not inconsistent with the city-wide educa-
 tional policies of the city board. The chancellor shall have the follow-
 ing  powers and duties as the superintendent of schools and chief execu-
 tive officer for the city district, which the chancellor shall  exercise
 to  promote  an  equal  educational  opportunity for all students in the
 schools of the city district, promote  fiscal  and  educational  equity,
 increase  student achievement and school performance and encourage local
 school-based innovation, including the power and duty to:
   § 3. 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 and the opening paragraph of section 2590-h of the
 education law made by sections one and two of this act shall not  affect
 the  expiration  of such provisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
 with.

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Senate Bill S840

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee

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2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Velmanette Montgomery

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee

co-Sponsors

Leroy Comrie

Zellnor Myrie

Kevin S. Parker

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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