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NY S00840
Bill
Status
1/9/2019
Primary Sponsor
Velmanette Montgomery
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AI Summary
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Reduces the mayor's appointed members on the New York City Board of Education from eight to four members.
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Transfers four board appointment positions to the City Council, with specific requirements that appointees include one college/university representative, one parent organization member, and one community district education council member.
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Changes the chancellor's employment relationship from being hired by the mayor to being employed by the city board under contract.
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Requires the chancellor's contract length to not exceed the term of office of the city board authorizing the contract, with salary set by the city board rather than the mayor.
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Takes effect thirty days after enactment, with provisions set to expire on the same date as the current mayoral control law.
Legislative Description
Relates to the mayoral control of the city school district of the city of New York; relates to the appointment of members of the New York city school board of education; provides four of the members of such board shall be appointed by the city council and shall include parent representatives, a member from a college or university and a member of a community district education council; provides that the board shall appoint the chancellor.
Last Action
REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
1/8/2020