Allows parents of a child who has ever received services through an English as a second language program to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners and of the citywide council on high schools even if the child is no longer enrolled.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6355--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 11, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. LIU, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Educa-
tion -- recommitted to the Committee on New York City Education in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the qualifications to
serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners
and of the citywide council on high schools
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of
2 section 2590-b of the education law, as amended by chapter 103 of the
3 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
4 (i) nine voting members who shall be parents of students who are or
5 have been at any time enrolled in a bilingual or English as a second
6 language program conducted pursuant to section thirty-two hundred four
7 of this chapter[, some of whom may be parents of students who have been
8 in such a program within the preceding two years], to be selected by
9 parents of students who receive or have at any time received such
10 services pursuant to a representative process developed by the chancel-
11 lor. Such members shall serve a two year term and shall be eligible to
12 continue serving their term following the conclusion of their child's
13 enrollment in a bilingual or English as a second language program;
14 § 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section
15 2590-b of the education law, as added by chapter 345 of the laws of
16 2009, is amended to read as follows:
17 (iii) one voting member who shall be a parent of a student who is or
18 has been at any time enrolled in a bilingual or English as a second
19 language program conducted in a public high school. Such member shall be
20 appointed by the city-wide council on English language learners, and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 shall serve a two year term and shall be eligible to continue serving
2 their term following the conclusion of their child's enrollment in a
3 bilingual or English as a second language program;
4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
5 the amendments to section 2590-b of the education law made by sections
6 one and two of this act shall not affect the expiration or repeal of
7 such provisions and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
