New York A 8024: Relates to the Wyandanch union free school district

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A08024 Summary:

BILL NOA08024A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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COSPNSRHyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3 - 9, Chap 18 of 2020

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Provides for the appointment of a monitor team to oversee the Wyandanch union free school district on the academic, fiscal and operational status of such school district.

Go to top A08024 Actions:

BILL NOA08024A

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04/22/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

05/12/2026amend (t) and recommit to education

05/12/2026print number 8024a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8024--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend chapter 18 of the laws of 2020 authorizing the commis-
 sioner of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the Wyandanch
 union free school district and establishing the powers and duties of
 such monitor, in relation to the appointment of a monitor team

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of chapter 18 of the laws
 2 of 2020 authorizing the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor
 3 to oversee the Wyandanch union free school district and establishing the
 4 powers and duties of such monitor, are amended to read as follows:
 5 § 3. Appointment of [a] monitor team. [The commissioner shall appoint
 6 one monitor to provide] In accordance with the powers and duties of the
 7 board of regents and the commissioner pursuant to subdivision 2 of
 8 section 305 of the education law, section 308 of the education law, and
 9 section 215 of the education law, up to 2 monitors shall be appointed by
 10 and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner to carry out the
 11 provisions of this act including but not limited to providing oversight,
 12 guidance and technical assistance related to the educational, governance
 13 and fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions of the school
 14 district, the board of education and the superintendent.
 15 1. The monitor or monitors, to the extent practicable, shall have
 16 experience in [school district finances and] one or more of the follow-
 17 ing areas:
 18 (a) school district finances;
 19 (b) elementary and secondary education;
 20 [(b)] (c) the operation of school districts in New York;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11408-03-6

 A. 8024--A 2

 1 [(c)] (d) educating students with disabilities; and
 2 [(d)] (e) educating English language learners.
 3 2. The [monitor] monitors shall be [a] non-voting ex-officio [member]
 4 members of the board of education. The [monitor] monitors shall be [an
 5 individual] individuals who [is] are not [a resident, employee] resi-
 6 dents, employees of the school district or [relative] relatives of a
 7 board member of the school district at the time of [his or her] their
 8 appointment.
 9 3. The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the monitor or
 10 monitors while performing [his or her] their official duties shall be
 11 paid by the school district. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
 12 the monitor or monitors shall be entitled to defense and indemnification
 13 by the school district to the same extent as a school district employee.
 14 § 4. Meetings. 1. The monitor or monitors shall be entitled to attend
 15 all meetings of the board, including executive sessions; provided howev-
 16 er, such monitor or monitors shall not be considered for purposes of
 17 establishing a quorum of the board. The school district shall fully
 18 cooperate with [the] any monitor or monitors including, but not limited
 19 to, providing such monitor or monitors with access, within 48 hours of
 20 such request from the monitor or monit