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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 48–14
- Ordered to third reading cal.1148
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to education
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Establishes residency requirements for school district superintendents
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1552
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing residency requirements for school district superintendents
Purpose of bill
This bill requires School District Superintendents to be residents of the State.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the Education Law by adding a new section 1526-a to establishes residency requirements for District Superintendents and to provide that the requirement may be waived for good cause shown for a period of one year following a Superintendent's initial employment. It further provides for residency requirements to be included in the contract for employment and a failure to comply shall void such contract.
Section 2 makes the act take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
Justification
School District Superintendents should be held to the same standards as our Federal, State and local elected officials, School Board Members, and BOCES District superintendents who represent our communities. Due to a quirk in the existing law they're not required to live within their school district, let alone the same county or even New York State. We need to change this.
School District Superintendents are leaders in our local community. They make recommendations to their School Boards and execute policies that affect hundreds of employees and thousands of taxpayers. They should pay the same taxes and be subject to the policies that they impose on those they represent.
This bill only requires that a School District Superintendent live within the boundaries of New York State, a requirement that is both fair and reasonable.
Legislative history
S.3964 of 2012 - Passed Senate S.967 of 2013 - Rules S.967 of 2014 - Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This law shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it is passed.
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