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BILL NUMBER:S5772
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to eliminating the waiver of qualification requirements for school superintendents in the school districts located in cities having a population of one million or more residents
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 3003 of the education law, as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 1974, by adding language that excepts school districts in cities of a million or more from this section which allows for issuance of a waiver of graduate or teaching requirements for superintendents.
Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.
Justification
The Chancellor for the New York City Department of Education is responsible for well over a million students in 1800 schools throughout the city according the Department of Education's most recent statistics. Given this immense responsibility, it is imperative that the New York City Schools Chancellor be fully qualified for this position including all of the necessary graduate level course completion and teaching requirements as set forth in
Section 3003 the education law. Requiring that the Chancellor have a minimum of 60 semester hours in graduate courses and have completed a minimum of three years of teaching experience is a di minimis requirement for such an important and pivotal position.
Prior legislative history
None
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None known.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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