New York S 3720: Relates to school district reorganizations and real property tax rates

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S03720 Summary:

BILL NOS03720 

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SPONSORLANZA

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Amd §2590-g, Ed L

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Enacts the "New York city board 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.

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3720

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 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 board 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:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York city board for education policy members public responsi-
 3 bility act".
 4 § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2590-g of the education law is amended
 5 by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
 6 (d)(i) A quorum of the members of the city board must attend any hear-
 7 ing scheduled for purposes of allowing public comments as provided in
 8 this subdivision. The city board shall not vote on any measure for which
 9 a public hearing is required or set by the board unless a quorum of the
 10 members of the city board attended the hearing relating to such measure.
 11 (ii) As used in this paragraph:
 12 (1) "quorum" means one-half of the members of the city board plus one
 13 additional member; and
 14 (2) "attendance" means personally recorded to be present in an offi-
 15 cial capacity during at least seventy-five percent of the hearing.
 16 (iii) In the event the city board or the chancellor determines that
 17 immediate adoption of any item requiring city board approval is neces-
 18 sary for the preservation of student health, safety or general welfare
 19 and that compliance with the quorum requirements of this subdivision
 20 would be contrary to the public interest, then such proposed item may be
 21 adopted at a meeting of the city board on an emergency basis. The city
 22 board or chancellor shall provide written justification for such deter-
 23 mination and make such justification publicly available including via
 24 the city board's official internet web site. All emergency adoptions
 25 shall only remain in effect for sixty days, during such time the city

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07424-01-5

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 1 board shall comply with the requirements of this subdivision in order
 2 for the adoption of the item to become permanent.
 3 § 3. Section 2590-g of the education law, as added by chapter 720 of
 4 the laws of 1996, is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as
 5 follows:
 6 8. (a) Prior to the approval of any proposed item listed in subdivi-
 7 sion one of this section, undertake a public review process to afford
 8 the public an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed item. Such
 9 public review process shall include notice of the item under city board
 10 consideration which shall be made available to the public, including via
 11 the city board's official internet website, and specifically circulated
 12 to all community superintendents, community district education councils,
 13 community boards, and school based management teams, at least forty-five
 14 days in advance of any city board vote on such item. Notice of the
 15 proposed item under city board consideration shall include:
 16 (i) a description of the subject, purpose and substance of the
 17 proposed item under consideration;
 18 (ii) information regarding where the full text of the proposed item
 19 may be obtained;
 20 (iii) the name, office, address, email