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                                   7280
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to establishing the citywide leadership team
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the  city  of  New
 York is amended by adding a new chapter 23-A to read as follows:
                               CHAPTER 23-A
                             LEADERSHIP TEAMS
   § 21-990.1 CITYWIDE  LEADERSHIP  TEAM. A. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED A
 CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM CONSISTING OF A CHAIR OR CO-CHAIRS AND AT LEAST
 TWENTY-NINE REPRESENTATIVES. THE CHAIR  OR  CO-CHAIRS  SHALL  BE  CHOSEN
 BASED  ON THE BYLAWS DRAFTED BY THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM. ALL REPRE-
 SENTATIVES OR PROXIES OF SUCH REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE PRESENT  AT  EACH
 MEETING.  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE FOLLOWING GROUPS IN THE
 FOLLOWING MANNER:
   1. ONE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE CHANCELLOR, IN  CONSUL-
 TATION WITH THE FIRST DEPUTY CHANCELLOR, THE DEPUTY CHANCELLOR OF COMMU-
 NITY  EMPOWERMENT,  OTHER  DEPUTY CHANCELLORS, AND EXECUTIVE SUPERINTEN-
 DENTS AS NEEDED;
   2. ONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL SHALL  BE  SELECTED  BY
 THE COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS;
   3.  ONE REPRESENTATIVE   WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL SHALL BE SELECTED BY
 THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS;
   4. ONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL SHALL  BE  SELECTED  BY
 THE DISTRICT COUNCIL THIRTY-SEVEN;
   5.  ONE  REPRESENTATIVE  WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL SHALL BE SELECTED BY
 LOCAL TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN;
   6. SEVENTEEN PARENT REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF WHICH MAY BE APPOINTED  BY
 THE CHANCELLOR TO BE MEMBER-AT-LARGE, TO BE SELECTED AS FOLLOWS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (A)  TWO  REPRESENTATIVES  SHALL  BE  SELECTED BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE
 CHANCELLOR'S PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, OR DESIGNEES OF SUCH CO-CHAIRS;
   (B)  FIVE REPRESENTATIVES, ONE FROM EACH BOROUGH, SHALL BE SELECTED BY
 VOTING  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CHANCELLOR'S  PARENT  ADVISORY  COUNCIL,  SUCH
 SELECTED  REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN GRADES KINDER-
 GARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE;
   (C) FIVE REPRESENTATIVES, ONE FROM EACH BOROUGH, SHALL BE SELECTED  BY
 THE BOROUGH'S HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENTS COUNCIL;
   (D) ONE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE AN ELECTED COMMUNITY EDUCATION COUNCIL
 MEMBER  SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONS COUNCILS;
 AND
   (E) FOUR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE CITYWIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS,  ONE  FROM
 EACH CITYWIDE COUNCIL, SELECTED BY SUCH CITYWIDE COUNCILS;
   7.  SEVEN  REPRESENTATIVES  SHALL  BE  STUDENT  REPRESENTATIVES  TO BE
 SELECTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) TWO REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE  CHANCELLOR'S  STUDENT
 ADVISORY COUNCIL TO BE SELECTED BY THE CHANCELLOR; AND
   (B) FIVE REPRESENTATIVES, ONE FROM EACH BOROUGH, SHALL BE MEMBERS FROM
 EACH BOROUGH STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, TO BE SELECTED BY THE CHANCELLOR.
   B. ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES MAY BE APPOINTED AS NEEDED FROM PARTNER-
 ING AGENCIES AS FOLLOWS:
   1.  ONE  REPRESENTATIVE  WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL MAY BE SELECTED FROM
 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
   2. ONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL MAY  BE  SELECTED  FROM
 THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
   3.  ONE  REPRESENTATIVE  WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL MAY BE SELECTED FROM
 THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY; AND
   4. ONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS A SENIOR OFFICIAL MAY  BE  SELECTED  FROM
 ANY OTHER PARTNERING AGENCY OR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION AS NEEDED.
   C.  THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ENSURE THAT PARENTS' VOICES ARE
 REPRESENTED IN ALL EDUCATION  DECISION-MAKING,  SHALL  ENSURE  EDUCATION
 POLICIES  CONSIDERED  OR  IMPLEMENTED ARE CONDUCIVE TO PROMOTING STUDENT
 ACHIEVEMENT AND ENHANCING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR  STUDENTS
 ATTENDING  PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL
 STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL STAGES OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE RESPONSI-
 BILITIES OF THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL INCLUDE:
   1. SERVING AS A MODEL FOR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS;
   2. IDENTIFYING CONCERNS AND REVIEWING REVISIONS OR CHANGES TO POLICIES
 AND REGULATIONS BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE PANEL  FOR  EDUCATIONAL  POLICY
 FOR CONSIDERATION OR A VOTE;
   3.  SERVING  AS  AN  ADVISOR TO THE CHANCELLOR AND MAYOR ON ALL ISSUES
 INVOLVING EDUCATION POLICY AND PROGRAMS;
   4. PROVIDING INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON THE HIRING  OF  DEPARTMENT  LEADERS
 INCLUDING  THE CHANCELLOR, DEPUTY CHANCELLORS, AND EXECUTIVE SUPERINTEN-
 DENTS;
   5. EMPOWERING DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO
 CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF  THE  CENTRAL  COMPREHENSIVE  EDUCATION
 PLAN  TO FACILITATE COHESIVE EDUCATION POLICIES THROUGHOUT ALL DISTRICTS
 BY PROVIDING UNIFORMED PLANS BASIC ENOUGH FOR DISTRICTS AND  SCHOOLS  TO
 IMPLEMENT  TEACHING  AND  LEARNING  SPECIFICALLY  FOR  THEIR  DISTRICT'S
 RESPECTIVE NEEDS;
   6. DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING A ONE PAGE CHECK SHEET FOR SCHOOL  LEAD-
 ERSHIP  TEAMS  TO REPORT QUARTERLY TO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS, AND FOR
 DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO REPORT BI-ANNUALLY TO THE CITYWIDE  LEADER-
 SHIP  TEAM,  TO  FACILITATE  AND  FULFILL THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
 SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT LIAISONS TO OVERSEE  DEPARTMENT  CENTRAL

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 ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND CHANCELLOR SHALL REPORT
 ANNUALLY IN THE MONTH OF JULY TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA-
 TION, THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND TO THE PUBLIC;
   7.  REPORTING  TO  THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND BRINGING CONCERNS
 AND IDEAS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO THE CITYWIDE LEADER-
 SHIP TEAM; AND
   8. ENSURING THAT AT ALL TIMES PARENTS HOLD THE  MAJORITY  OF  CITYWIDE
 LEADERSHIP TEAM SEATS.
   D. THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL:
   1.  HOLD  A  SUMMIT EVERY OTHER MONTH STARTING IN JULY OF TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO, FOLLOWED BY SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER, JANUARY,  MARCH,  AND  MAY.
 SUCH  MEETINGS  SHALL  ALTERNATE  AMONGST EACH BOROUGH WHEN SUCH MEETING
 OCCURS IN PERSON, WITH JULY'S MEETING BEING  HELD  AT  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
 CENTRAL  OFFICE.  THE  CITYWIDE  LEADERSHIP  TEAM  SHALL  ALSO MEET WHEN
 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ARISES;
   2. DRAFT ITS OWN BYLAWS, WHICH  SHALL  BE  CONSISTENT  WITH  BOTH  THE
 CHANCELLOR'S AND THE STATE'S REGULATIONS;
   3.  OPERATE  ALL MEETINGS AND SUMMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SEVEN
 OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER;
   4. FORMULATE AND OFFICIATE A MISSION STATEMENT, DESIGN AND  DEVELOP  A
 PLAN TO MEET MISSION OBJECTIVES, ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION
 METHODS FOR THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAMS, AND
 SCHOOL  LEADERSHIP  TEAMS,  AND  MAINTAIN HARMONIZATION ACROSS ALL THREE
 LEVELS OF TEAMS;
   5. SHARE INFORMATION WITH  THEIR  RESPECTIVE  CONSTITUENTS  AND  BRING
 THEIR  FEEDBACK  TO  THE  CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR CONSIDERATION AND
 DELIBERATION; AND
   6. ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE  PUBLIC  TO  SUBMIT  QUESTIONS,  COMMENTS,  OR
 SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF ANY MEETING OR SUMMIT FOR CONSIDER-
 ATION BY THE CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.