New York A 7575: Authorizes the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the Mount Vernon city school district; repealer

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Authorizes the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the Mount Vernon city school district; establishes the powers and duties of such monitor.

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04/01/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7575

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor to
 oversee the Mount Vernon city school district and establishing the
 powers and duties of such monitor; and providing for the repeal of
 such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. 1. Definitions. As used in this act:
 2 (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of education;
 3 (b) "Department" shall mean the state education department;
 4 (c) "Board of education" or "board" shall mean the board of education
 5 of the Mount Vernon city school district;
 6 (d) "School district" or "district" shall mean the Mount Vernon city
 7 school district;
 8 (e) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent of the Mount Vernon
 9 city school district; and
 10 (f) "Relatives" shall mean a Mount Vernon city school district board
 11 member's spouse, domestic partner, child, stepchild, stepparent, or any
 12 person who is a direct descendant of the grandparents of a current board
 13 member or a board member's spouse or domestic partner.
 14 2. Appointment of a monitor. The commissioner shall appoint one moni-
 15 tor to provide oversight, guidance and technical assistance related to
 16 the educational and fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions
 17 of the school district, the board of education and the superintendent.
 18 (a) The monitor, to the extent practicable, shall have experience in
 19 school district finances and one or more of the following areas:
 20 (i) elementary and secondary education;
 21 (ii) the operation of school districts in New York;
 22 (iii) educating students with disabilities; and
 23 (iv) educating English language learners.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10917-01-5

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 1 (b) The monitor shall be a non-voting ex-officio member of the board
 2 of education. The monitor shall be an individual who is not a resident,
 3 employee of the school district or relative of a board member of the
 4 school district at the time of their appointment.
 5 (c) The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the monitor
 6 while performing their official duties which are not otherwise provided
 7 for by the state shall be paid by the school district. The state of New
 8 York shall annually appropriate one hundred and seventy-five thousand
 9 dollars ($175,000) to the Mount Vernon city school district to support
 10 costs associated with such expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision
 11 of law, the monitor shall be entitled to defense and indemnification by
 12 the school district to the same extent as a school district employee.
 13 3. Meetings. (a) The monitor shall be entitled to attend all meetings
 14 of the board, including executive sessions; provided however, such moni-
 15 tor shall not be considered for purposes of establishing a quorum of the
 16 board. The school district shall fully cooperate with the monitor
 17 including, but not limited to, providing such monitor with access to any
 18 necessary documents and records of the district including access to
 19 electronic information systems, databases and planning documents,
 20 consistent with all applicable state and federal statutes including, but
 21 not limited to, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20
 22 U.S.C. § 1232g) and section 2-d of the education law.
 23 (b) The board