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NY S08924
Bill
Status
8/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
George Borrello
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AI Summary
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Assigns primary responsibility to the Board of Regents, Commissioner of Education, and Education Department to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and decide when schools should reopen and operate.
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Terminates any Governor Executive Orders that conflict with decisions made by the Board of Regents, Commissioner of Education, and Education Department regarding schools and educational entities.
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Limits future Governor emergency authority over schools to situations where the Board of Regents makes a written request, with Executive Orders limited to 30-day periods.
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Requires the Board of Regents to simultaneously notify the Senate President, Senate Minority Leader, Assembly Speaker, Assembly Minority Leader, and education committee chairs and ranking members of any requests to the Governor for emergency authority.
Legislative Description
Provides that the Board of Regents, the Commissioner of Education, and the Education Department shall have the responsibility to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic, terminating certain Executive Orders issued by the Governor pursuant to section 29-a of the Executive Law, and provides for the procedure to be followed regarding future Executive Orders regarding elementary, secondary, post-secondary schools, State Universities, and other educational entities.
Last Action
TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
10/21/2020