New York A 6131: Authorizes city board councils, city-wide councils, community councils and school based management teams to conduct meetings via videoconferencing

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A06131 Summary:

BILL NOA06131 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBenedetto

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2590-b & 2590-h, Ed L

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Authorizes city boards, city-wide councils, community councils and school based management teams to conduct meetings via videoconferencing.

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BILL NOA06131 

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02/26/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6131

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to meetings of the city
 board, city-wide councils, community councils and school based manage-
 ment teams

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2590-b of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. Notwithstanding any provision of article seven of the public offi-
 4 cers law to the contrary, the city board, city-wide councils and the
 5 community councils continued or established pursuant to this section may
 6 conduct meetings or parts thereof required to be public by section one
 7 hundred three of the public officers law remotely by videoconference,
 8 without the physical presence of members of the public or members of
 9 such city board, city-wide council or community council, provided that
 10 such meetings or parts thereof comply with the requirements of para-
 11 graphs (d), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of subdivision two of section one
 12 hundred three-a of the public officers law.
 13 § 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 15 of section
 14 2590-h the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009,
 15 is amended to read as follows:
 16 (ii) hold at least one meeting per month during the school year;
 17 provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of article seven
 18 of the public officers law to the contrary, school based management
 19 teams may conduct meetings or parts thereof required to be public by
 20 section one hundred three of the public officers law remotely by video-
 21 conference without the physical presence of members of the public or
 22 members of such school based management teams, provided that such meet-
 23 ings or parts thereof comply with the requirements of paragraphs (d),
 24 (f), (g), (h) and (i) of subdivision two of section one hundred three-a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10002-01-5

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 1 of the public officers law. Each monthly meeting shall be held at a time
 2 that is convenient for the parent representatives;
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 4 the amendments to section 2590-b of the education law made by section
 5 one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and
 6 shall expire therewith; and provided further, however, that the amend-
 7 ments to paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 15 of section 2590-h of the
 8 education law made by section two of this act shall not affect the
 9 repeal of such paragraph and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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