Senate Bill S7208

                             
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                                   7208
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
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 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Educa-
   tion
 
 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 9 to read as follows:
   9.  (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:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (I) ADVISE AND COMMENT ON  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR  INSTRUCTIONAL  POLICY
 INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF DISTRICT SEVENTY-FIVE SERVICES;
   (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.