STATE OF NEW YORK
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, CALHOUN, JAFFEE -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to terms and conditions
of employment for school district superintendents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section
2 1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 698 of the laws of
3 2003, is amended to read as follows:
4 (2) [Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law in no event
5 shall the total salary including amounts paid pursuant to section twen-
6 ty-two hundred nine of this chapter for district superintendents for
7 each school year through the two thousand two--two thousand three school
8 year exceed ninety-eight percent of that earned by the commissioner for
9 state fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-two--ninety-three, and in no
10 event shall such total salary for a district superintendent for the two
11 thousand three--two thousand four school year or any subsequent school
12 year exceed: (i) one hundred six percent of the salary cap applicable in
13 the preceding school year, or (ii) ninety-eight percent of that earned
14 by the commissioner in the two thousand three--two thousand four state
15 fiscal year, whichever is less.] In no event shall any district super-
16 intendent be permitted to accumulate vacation or sick leave credits in
17 excess of the vacation and sick leave credits managerial/confidential
18 employees of the state are permitted to accumulate pursuant to regu-
19 lations promulgated by the state civil service commission, nor may any
20 district superintendent at the time of separation from service be
21 compensated for accrued and unused vacation credits or sick leave, or
22 use accrued and unused sick leave for retirement service credit or to
23 pay for health insurance in retirement, at a rate in excess of the rate
24 permitted to managerial/confidential employees of the state pursuant to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02494-01-9
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1 regulations of the state civil service commission. In addition to the
2 payment of supplementary salary, a board of cooperative educational
3 services may provide for the payment of all or a portion of the cost of
4 insurance benefits for the district superintendent of schools, including
5 but not limited to health insurance, disability insurance, life insur-
6 ance or any other form of insurance benefit made available to
7 managerial/confidential employees of the state; provided that any such
8 payments for whole life, split dollar or other life insurance policies
9 having a cash value shall be included in the total salary of the
10 district superintendent for purposes of this subparagraph, and provided
11 further that any payments for the employee contribution, co-pay or
12 uncovered medical expenses under a health insurance plan also shall be
13 included in the total salary of the district superintendent. Notwith-
14 standing any other provision of law, payments for such insurance bene-
15 fits may be based on the district superintendent's total salary or the
16 amount of his or her supplementary salary only. Any payments for trans-
17 portation or travel expenses in excess of actual, documented expenses
18 incurred in the performance of duties for the board of cooperative
19 educational services or the state, and any other lump sum payment not
20 specifically excluded from total salary pursuant to this subparagraph,
21 shall be included in the total salary of the district superintendent for
22 purposes of this subparagraph. Nothing herein shall prohibit a district
23 superintendent from waiving any rights provided for in an existing
24 contract or agreement as hereafter prohibited in favor of revised
25 compensation or benefit provisions as permitted herein. In no event
26 shall the terms of the district superintendent's contract, including any
27 provisions relating to an increase in salary, compensation or other
28 benefits, be contingent upon the terms of any contract or collective
29 bargaining agreement between the board of cooperative educational
30 services and its teachers or other employees. The commissioner may adopt
31 regulations for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this para-
32 graph.
33 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
