STATE OF NEW YORK
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8515
IN SENATE
November 24, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a review
panel for the waiver for qualifications for superintendents in cities
having a population of one million or more; and making an appropri-
ation therefor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3003 of the education law, as
2 amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 3. a. The commissioner, at the request of a board of education or
5 board of cooperative educational services, may provide for the issuance
6 of a certificate as superintendent of schools to exceptionally qualified
7 persons who do not meet all of the graduate course or teaching require-
8 ments of subdivision one of this section, but whose exceptional training
9 and experience are the substantial equivalent of such requirements and
10 qualify such persons for the duties of a superintendent of schools,
11 provided however, in a city having a population of one million or more,
12 the issuance of such certificate shall be subject to the approval of the
13 review panel established pursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision.
14 b. There is hereby created a review panel for the waiver for excep-
15 tionally qualified persons for superintendents. Such panel shall consist
16 of thirteen voting members as follows:
17 (i) the comptroller of the city of New York;
18 (ii) the public advocate of the city of New York;
19 (iii) two members to be designated by the mayor of the city of New
20 York;
21 (iv) one member to be designated by each borough president of each
22 borough in the city of New York;
23 (v) one member designated by the temporary president of the senate;
24 (vi) one member designated by the speaker of the assembly;
25 (vii) one member designated by the minority leader of the senate; and
26 (viii) one member designated by the minority leader of the assembly.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 c. The members shall receive no compensation for their services but
2 shall be entitled to their actual expenses incurred in the performance
3 of their official duties.
4 d. The panel shall meet at the request of the commissioner or the
5 board of regents, and shall vote on whether to approve such waiver with-
6 in thirty days from the request from such board.
7 e. Approval of any matter shall require the affirmative vote of a
8 majority of the members voting thereon.
9 § 2. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) is hereby
10 appropriated to the department of education out of any moneys in the
11 state treasury in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes
12 account, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for
13 the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys
14 shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers
15 certified or approved by the commissioner of the department of education
16 in the manner prescribed by law.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
18 the date on which it shall have become a law, provided, however, that
19 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
20 rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of the foregoing
21 section of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
22 be made and completed on or before such effective date.
