What's happening
This bill allows school boards in New York to schedule their annual meetings at any time during the first fifteen days of July.
Why it matters
Gives school boards more flexibility. to schedule their annual meetings, which could help accommodate local needs, scheduling conflicts, and community events that might otherwise interfere with board operations.
Allows for better alignment with fiscal or administrative timelines. , since school boards could choose a meeting date that better matches the end or start of their fiscal year or other planning cycles.
May improve board member and public participation. by enabling meetings to be scheduled at more convenient times for board members, staff, and community members, potentially increasing engagement in school governance.
Reduces the risk of procedural errors or missed deadlines. , since boards can choose a date that ensures all new members are properly seated and officers elected without being tied to a single, potentially inconvenient day.
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Let Boards Pick Meeting Dates
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History
- Signed chap.526
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.513
- Substituted for A7708
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1057
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- Referred to education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Let Boards Pick July Meeting
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steven Otis
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5768
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 14, 2019
Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- 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 the scheduling of annual meetings of boards of education
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2504 of the education law is renumbered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
2. The board of education may, however, by resolution, determine that the annual meeting be held at any time during the first fifteen days in the month of July, at a time to be decided by the board.
§ 2. Paragraph o of subdivision 9-a of section 2502 of the education law, as amended by chapter 36 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
o. The members so elected to the board of education shall convene on the first business day in July of each year, unless another date is chosen pursuant to section twenty-five hundred four of this chapter, at the time of the commencement of their term of office and select from their members a president who shall serve for a term of one year.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11724-02-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the scheduling of annual meetings of boards of education
Purpose
This bill would align small city school districts' annual reorganization meeting dates with all other independent school districts.
Summary of specific provisions
Sections 1 and 2 amend education law to provide flexibility in schedul- ing small city school districts reorganization dates.
Section 3 sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Independent school districts outside of the small city districts have flexibility to hold their annual reorganization meeting in July as long as it is held within the first fifteen days of the month. Small city school districts, however, must hold their annual reorganization meeting on the first Tuesday of July.
This strict requirement can cause scheduling issues for board members, board clerks, superintendents, and other necessary staff due to personal obligations in early July. Small city school districts should be afforded the same flexibility as other independent school boards to allow the newly-organized board of education to begin an effective and seamless start to the school year
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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