Creates a city-wide council for district seventy-five to advise and comment on educational or instructional policies involving district seventy-five services.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5645
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 15, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 creating a city-wide
council for district seventy-five
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2590-b of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
3 8. (a) There shall be a city-wide council for district seventy-five
4 created pursuant to this section. The city-wide council for district
5 seventy-five shall consist of eleven voting members and one non-voting
6 member, as follows:
7 (i) nine voting members who shall be parents of students receiving
8 city-wide special education services in district seventy-five to be
9 selected by parents of students who receive such services pursuant to a
10 representative process developed by the chancellor. Such members shall
11 serve a two year term;
12 (ii) two voting members appointed by the public advocate of the city
13 of New York, who shall be individuals with extensive experience and
14 knowledge in the areas of educating, training or employing individuals
15 with handicapping conditions and will make a significant contribution to
16 improving special education in the city district. Such members shall
17 serve a two year term; and
18 (iii) one non-voting member who is a high school senior within
19 district seventy-five appointed by the administrator designated by the
20 chancellor to supervise special education programs. Such member shall
21 serve a one year term.
22 (b) The city-wide council for district seventy-five shall have the
23 power to:
24 (i) advise and comment on any educational or instructional policy
25 involving the provision of district seventy-five services;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (ii) issue an annual report on the effectiveness of the city district
2 in providing services to district seventy-five students and making
3 recommendations, as appropriate, on how to improve the efficiency and
4 delivery of such services; and
5 (iii) hold at least one meeting per month open to the public and
6 during which the public may discuss issues facing district seventy-five
7 students.
8 (c) Vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term by the city-wide
9 council for district seventy-five, pursuant to a process developed by
10 the chancellor that shall include consultation with district seventy-
11 five parents; provided however, that where a vacancy occurs in a posi-
12 tion appointed by the public advocate, the public advocate shall appoint
13 a member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
15 the amendments to section 2590-b of the education law made by section
16 one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and
17 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
