New York A 5112: Extends the powers of the monitor of the Wyandanch union free school district

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A05112 Summary:

BILL NOA05112 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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Amd §4, add §7-a, Chap 18 of 2020

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Extends the powers of the monitor of the Wyandanch union free school district to include overriding of any resolutions or motions; authorizes the monitor to direct the board, superintendent, and/or other school district officers to undergo any necessary training; grants the monitor the power to approve or disapprove the appointment of the superintendent by the board of education; requires an academic improvement plan to be developed by the board of education and the monitor.

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02/12/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5112

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 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
 the monitor, in relation to extending the powers of the monitor

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 18 of the laws of 2020 authorizing the
 2 commissioner of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the Wyandanch
 3 union free school district and establishing the powers and duties of the
 4 monitor, is amended by adding three new subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 to read
 5 as follows:
 6 3. In the event that the monitor or monitors find that an adopted
 7 resolution or motion, a proposed resolution or motion, or that the
 8 board's failure to act violates state law, the rules of the board of
 9 regents, the regulations of the commissioner, or is inconsistent with
 10 the terms of the long term strategic academic and fiscal improvement
 11 plan, the monitor or monitors may:
 12 (a) Override adopted or proposed resolutions or motions by the board
 13 through the issuance of a directive which shall contain the specific
 14 findings as to the necessity of such override and any potential correc-
 15 tive action by the board that would address the deficiency in such
 16 adopted or proposed resolution or motion. The monitor or monitors shall
 17 provide written notice to the board, superintendent and commissioner of
 18 their intention to override the adopted or proposed resolution or motion
 19 at any time but in no event later than 48 hours after such resolution or
 20 motion was adopted by the board unless the commissioner has extended the
 21 period to override due to extenuating circumstances that necessitate
 22 additional time. The override notice shall stay the proceedings of the
 23 board on such adopted resolution or motion or, if the notice is provided

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02772-01-5

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 1 prior to action by the board, it shall remove such proposed resolution
 2 or motion from consideration by the board pending the issuance of a
 3 directive by the monitor or monitors. The monitor or monitors must
 4 submit the directive to the board, superintendent and the commissioner
 5 no later than 10 days following notice of such override. Upon the issu-
 6 ance of a directive, the override of the board's adopted or proposed
 7 resolution or motion shall be final and conclusive unless the monitor or
 8 monitors fail to issue such directive within 10 days or within such
 9 period established by the monitor or monitors if the period was
 10 extended, withdraws such override, or the commissioner overrules the
 11 monitor or monitors' override within 10 days of the issuance of the
 12 directive. The monitor or monitors may extend the period to submit such
 13 directive, at intervals of 10 additional days for each extension, if the
 14 board, superintendent or school district employees fail to provide all