S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the composition of the
         board of education 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:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  2590-b  of  the
    2  education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    (a)  The board of education of the city school district of the city of
    5  New York is hereby continued. Such board of education shall  consist  of
    6  thirteen  appointed  members: one member to be appointed by each borough
    7  president of the city of New  York;  and  [eight]  FIVE  members  to  be
    8  appointed  by  the  mayor  of  the  city  of  New York; ONE MEMBER TO BE
    9  APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE MEMBER  TO  BE
   10  APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; AND ONE MEMBER
   11  TO  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   12  The chancellor shall serve as an ex-officio  non-voting  member  of  the
   13  city  board.  The  city board shall elect its own chairperson from among
   14  its voting members. All thirteen appointed members shall serve  [at  the
   15  pleasure  of  the  appointing authority] A TERM OF THREE YEARS and shall
   16  not be employed in any capacity by the city of New York, or  a  subdivi-
   17  sion  thereof,  or  the city board. TERMS OF MAYORAL APPOINTEES SHALL BE
   18  STAGGERED. No appointed member of the city board shall also be a member,
   19  officer, or employee of any public corporation, authority, or commission
   20  where the mayor of the city of New York has a majority of  the  appoint-
   21  ments.  Each  borough  president's  appointee shall be a resident of the
   22  borough for which the  borough  president  appointing  him  or  her  was
   23  elected  and  shall  be  the parent of a child attending a public school
   24  within the city school district of the city of New York.   Each  mayoral
   25  appointee  shall be a resident of the city and two shall be parents of a
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  child attending a public school within the city district.    All  parent
    2  members shall be eligible to continue to serve on the city board for two
    3  years  following  the conclusion of their child's attendance at a public
    4  school within the city district. Any vacancy shall be filled by appoint-
    5  ment  by the appropriate appointing authority within ninety days of such
    6  vacancy. Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the members of  the
    7  board  shall  not  have  staff, offices, or vehicles assigned to them or
    8  receive compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for the
    9  actual and necessary expenses incurred by them  in  the  performance  of
   10  their duties.
   11    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
   12  the amendments made to section 2590-b of the education  law  by  section
   13  one  of this act shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and
   14  shall be deemed expired therewith.