Assembly Bill A1578

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district

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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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2021-A1578 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2554-d, amd §2553, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2486
2011-2012: A2400
2013-2014: A3714
2015-2016: A1562
2017-2018: A1875
2019-2020: A4201
2023-2024: A781

2021-A1578 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district; establishes members of the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers shall be elected; establishes powers of superintendent and board of education of the city of Yonkers.

2021-A1578 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1578
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing  the  Yonkers
   city school district to become an independent school district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2554-d
 to read as follows:
   § 2554-D. DISSOLUTION AND REORGANIZATION OF THE  YONKERS  CITY  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER
 GENERAL,  SPECIAL, OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE YONKERS CITY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DISSOLVE THE CURRENT YONKERS  CITY  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  AND  ORGANIZE A NEW YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTIONS FIFTEEN HUNDRED FOUR AND  FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  FIVE  OF  THIS
 TITLE  IF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BY A
 MAJORITY VOTE TAKEN AT AN ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING  OF  SUCH  DISTRICT,
 SHALL ADOPT A PROPOSITION TO ALLOW THE DISSOLUTION AND REORGANIZATION OF
 SUCH  SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUCH ORDER SHALL SPECIFY A DATE ON WHICH THE SAME
 SHALL TAKE EFFECT, AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS AN ORDER MADE BY  A
 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DISSOLVING SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FORMING
 A  NEW  DISTRICT THEREFROM. A COPY OF SUCH ORDER SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
 CLERK OF THE NEW YONKERS CITY SCHOOL  DISTRICT.  THE  NEW  YONKERS  CITY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE INDEPENDENT FROM THE CITY OF YONKERS.
   2.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS
 ARTICLE NOTWITHSTANDING, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE CITY  OF  YONKERS
 SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE ITS DUTY:
   (A)  TO ESTABLISH POLICIES REGARDING THE CONDUCT AND ACTIVITIES OF THE
 SCHOOL DISTRICT WORKFORCE;
   (B) TO REVIEW, APPROVE AND FILE WITH THE MAYOR,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 TWENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX  OF  THIS ARTICLE, THE ANNUAL ITEMIZED
 ESTIMATE OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND INDEBTEDNESS AND CAPITAL PLAN FOR THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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