Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2016 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 03, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 12, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 11, 2016 |
1st report cal.558 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 17, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1772 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 29, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2824
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6431
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2590-g, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7673, A10409
2013-2014: S3615, A4811
2017-2018: S2629, A2949
2019-2020: S401, A6486
2021-2022: S4494, A1662
2023-2024: S2840
2015-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "New York City Panel for Education Policy Members Public Responsibility Act" requiring a quorum of the members of the city board to attend any hearing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comment on changes to educational plans for the school district of the city of New York.
2015-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2824 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York city panel for education policy members public responsibility act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: An act that amends the education law requiring a quorum of the Panel members to attend any public hearing scheduled for the purposes of allowing for public comment on changes to education plans for public schools within the New York City school districts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill amends the education law by adding a new paragraph (d) to subdivision 8 of section 2590(g) to require a quorum of the members of the Panel for Education Policy must attend any hearing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comments as provided in this section. In addition, the Panel may not vote on the proposal unless a quorum of the members of the Panel attended the hearing relating to such measure. Bill also defines "attendance", and "Quorum" for purposes of this new legislation.
2015-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2824 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York city panel for education policy members public responsibility act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York city panel for education policy members public responsibility act". S 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2590-g of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D)(I) A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD MUST ATTEND ANY HEAR- ING SCHEDULED FOR PURPOSES OF ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE CITY BOARD MAY NOT VOTE ON ANY MEASURE FOR WHICH A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED OR SET BY THE PANEL UNLESS A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD ATTENDED THE HEARING RELATING TO SUCH MEASURE. (II) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH: (1) "QUORUM" MEANS ONE-HALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY BOARD PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER; AND (2) "ATTENDANCE" MEANS PERSONALLY RECORDED TO BE PRESENT IN AN OFFI- CIAL CAPACITY DURING AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE HEARING. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 2590-g of the education law made by section two of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01238-01-5
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