Allows the president of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the selection of the members of the board of education elected by the community district education council presidents.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1510
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 10, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing the president
of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the
selection of the members of the board of education elected by the
community district education council presidents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Clause (D) of subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
2 sion 1 of section 2590-b of the education law, as added by section 1 of
3 part ZZ of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
4 follows:
5 (D) Commencing on July first, two thousand [twenty-four] twenty-six,
6 the board of education shall consist of twenty-four voting members: one
7 member to be appointed by each borough president of the city of New
8 York; five members, one from each borough of the city of New York, to be
9 elected by community district education council presidents and the pres-
10 ident of the citywide council on high schools; one independent member
11 who shall serve as chair of the board and who shall be selected as
12 established in subparagraph three of this paragraph; and thirteen
13 members to be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York. The
14 initial term of the chair selected pursuant to subparagraph three of
15 this paragraph shall commence on September fifteenth, two thousand twen-
16 ty-four and shall end on September fourteenth, two thousand twenty-five;
17 thereafter the chair shall serve for a one-year term commencing on
18 September fifteenth. The chancellor shall continue regulations promul-
19 gated under clause (C) of this subparagraph establishing a process for
20 community district education council presidents to elect members of the
21 board, and processes for removal of such members and for the filling of
22 such positions in the event of a vacancy. Appointed members and members
23 elected by community district education council presidents pursuant to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 clause (C) of this subparagraph and commencing a term on July first, two
2 thousand twenty-four shall serve a term that ends on June thirtieth, two
3 thousand twenty-five. Thereafter, appointed members and the members
4 elected by community district education council presidents shall serve
5 for a one-year term commencing on July first.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026; provided, however,
7 that the amendments to clause (D) of subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a) of
8 subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the education law made by section one
9 of this act shall not affect the expiration or repeal of such section
10 and subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
