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                                   5645
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating  a  city-wide
   council for district seventy-five
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2590-b of the education law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  (A)  THERE  SHALL BE A CITY-WIDE COUNCIL FOR DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE
 CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  FOR  DISTRICT
 SEVENTY-FIVE  SHALL  CONSIST OF ELEVEN VOTING MEMBERS AND ONE NON-VOTING
 MEMBER, AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) NINE VOTING MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE  PARENTS  OF  STUDENTS  RECEIVING
 CITY-WIDE  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SERVICES  IN  DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE TO BE
 SELECTED BY PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SUCH SERVICES PURSUANT TO  A
 REPRESENTATIVE  PROCESS  DEVELOPED BY THE CHANCELLOR. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL
 SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM;
   (II) TWO VOTING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF  THE  CITY
 OF  NEW  YORK,  WHO  SHALL  BE INDIVIDUALS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND
 KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATING, TRAINING OR  EMPLOYING  INDIVIDUALS
 WITH HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
 IMPROVING  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  IN  THE CITY DISTRICT. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL
 SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM; AND
   (III) ONE NON-VOTING  MEMBER  WHO  IS  A  HIGH  SCHOOL  SENIOR  WITHIN
 DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE  APPOINTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR DESIGNATED BY THE
 CHANCELLOR TO SUPERVISE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  SUCH  MEMBER  SHALL
 SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM.
   (B)  THE  CITY-WIDE  COUNCIL  FOR DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SHALL HAVE THE
 POWER TO:
   (I) ADVISE AND COMMENT ON  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR  INSTRUCTIONAL  POLICY
 INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SERVICES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (II)  ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITY DISTRICT
 IN PROVIDING SERVICES  TO  DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE  STUDENTS  AND  MAKING
 RECOMMENDATIONS,  AS  APPROPRIATE,  ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND
 DELIVERY OF SUCH SERVICES; AND
   (III)  HOLD  AT  LEAST  ONE  MEETING  PER MONTH OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
 DURING WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY DISCUSS ISSUES FACING DISTRICT  SEVENTY-FIVE
 STUDENTS.
   (C)  VACANCIES  SHALL BE FILLED FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM BY THE CITY-WIDE
 COUNCIL FOR DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE, PURSUANT TO A  PROCESS  DEVELOPED  BY
 THE  CHANCELLOR  THAT  SHALL INCLUDE CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT SEVENTY-
 FIVE PARENTS; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT WHERE A VACANCY OCCURS IN  A  POSI-
 TION APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE SHALL APPOINT
 A MEMBER TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 2590-b of the education law  made  by  section
 one  of  this  act  shall  not affect the expiration of such section and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.