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NY S05877
Bill
Status
6/11/2019
Primary Sponsor
John Liu
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AI Summary
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Expands Board of Education appointment process to include city-wide council presidents in electing one board member, alongside existing borough president appointments and mayoral appointments, effective July 1, 2020.
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Extends eligibility for bilingual and English as a second language program parent council members to include parents whose children have ever been enrolled in such programs at any time in the past, rather than limiting to parents of current or recently enrolled students.
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Changes selection process for high school parent council members beginning in 2021 to allow direct parent selection instead of limiting selection to parent association and parent-teacher association officers in each borough.
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Requires the chancellor to establish regulations by December 31, 2019 for the election process, removal procedures, and vacancy filling for the new city-wide council president-elected board member position.
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All amendments expire and are repealed concurrent with the expiration or repeal of the underlying education law provisions they modify.
Legislative Description
Relates to requirements associated with the New York city community school district system; permits city-wide council presidents to vote for a member of the city board; and allows parents whose children who at any time in the past enrolled in a bilingual or English as a second language program to serve on the city-wide council on English language learners.
Last Action
REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
1/8/2020