Bill Text: NY S05456 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Establishes the school district financial accountability act; requires the chief financial officer of each school district to prepare for approval by the trustees or board of trustees a five-year long-range financial plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-21 - PRINT NUMBER 5456B [S05456 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05456-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Establishes the school district financial accountability act; requires the chief financial officer of each school district to prepare for approval by the trustees or board of trustees a five-year long-range financial plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-21 - PRINT NUMBER 5456B [S05456 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05456-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5456
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 16, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 requiring the appoint-
ment of a school business official for each school district
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 1604 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 43 to read as follows:
3 43. THE TRUSTEES OF A COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL EMPLOY AND ASSIGN A
4 BUSINESS OFFICIAL HOLDING THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY
5 THE DEPARTMENT, OR THE OPERATIVE CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE.
6 WITHIN THE POLICY GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL
7 DISTRICT AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, EACH BUSINESS OFFI-
8 CIAL SHALL FULFILL ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DUTIES AND MANAGE ALL
9 BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
10 S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1711-a to
11 read as follows:
12 S 1711-A. BUSINESS OFFICIAL; UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE BOARD OF
13 EDUCATION OF ANY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL EMPLOY AND ASSIGN A
14 BUSINESS OFFICIAL HOLDING THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY
15 THE DEPARTMENT, OR THE OPERATIVE CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE.
16 WITHIN THE POLICY GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL
17 DISTRICT AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, EACH BUSINESS OFFI-
18 CIAL SHALL FULFILL ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DUTIES AND MANAGE ALL
19 BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
20 S 3. Section 1804 of the education law is amended by adding a new
21 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
22 13. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL EMPLOY
23 AND ASSIGN A BUSINESS OFFICIAL HOLDING THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION AS
24 REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR THE OPERATIVE CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, AS
25 APPROPRIATE. WITHIN THE POLICY GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, EACH
2 BUSINESS OFFICIAL SHALL FULFILL ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DUTIES AND
3 MANAGE ALL BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
4 S 4. Section 1903 of the education law is amended by adding a new
5 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
6 3. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
7 EMPLOY AND ASSIGN A BUSINESS OFFICIAL HOLDING THE APPROPRIATE CERTIF-
8 ICATION AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR THE OPERATIVE CIVIL SERVICE
9 AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE. WITHIN THE POLICY GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF
10 EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTEN-
11 DENT, EACH BUSINESS OFFICIAL SHALL FULFILL ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
12 DUTIES AND MANAGE ALL BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
13 S 5. Subdivision 5 of section 2503 of the education law, as amended by
14 section 9 of subpart F of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is
15 amended to read as follows:
16 5. Shall create, abolish, maintain and consolidate such positions,
17 divisions, boards or bureaus as, in its judgment, may be necessary for
18 the proper and efficient administration of its work; shall appoint prop-
19 erly qualified persons to fill such positions, including a superinten-
20 dent of schools, such associate, assistant and other superintendents,
21 directors, supervisors, principals, teachers, lecturers, special
22 instructors, medical inspectors, nurses, claims auditors, deputy claims
23 auditors, attendance officers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, janitors
24 and other employees and other persons or experts in educational, social
25 or recreational work or in the business management or direction of its
26 affairs as said board shall determine necessary for the efficient
27 management of the schools and other educational, social, recreational
28 and business activities; and shall determine their duties except as
29 otherwise provided herein. THE BOARD SHALL EMPLOY AND ASSIGN A BUSINESS
30 OFFICIAL HOLDING THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY THE
31 DEPARTMENT, OR THE OPERATIVE CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE. WITH-
32 IN THE POLICY GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL
33 DISTRICT AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, EACH BUSINESS OFFI-
34 CIAL SHALL FULFILL ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DUTIES AND MANAGE ALL
35 BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
36 S 6. Subdivision 2 of section 2554 of the education law, as amended by
37 chapter 27 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
38 2. To create, abolish, maintain and consolidate such positions, divi-
39 sions, boards or bureaus as, in its judgment, may be necessary for the
40 proper and efficient administration of its work; to appoint a super-
41 intendent of schools, such associate, assistant, district and other
42 superintendents, examiners, directors, supervisors, principals, teach-
43 ers, lecturers, special instructors, medical inspectors, nurses, audi-
44 tors, attendance officers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, janitors and
45 other employees and other persons or experts in educational, social or
46 recreational work or in the business management or direction of its
47 affairs as said board shall determine necessary for the efficient
48 management of the schools and other educational, social, recreational
49 and business activities; provided, however, that in the city school
50 districts of the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse appointment
51 of associate, assistant and district superintendents, and other super-
52 vising staff who are excluded from the right to bargain collectively
53 pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law shall, within the
54 amounts budgeted for such positions, be by the superintendent of such
55 city school district; and to determine their duties except as otherwise
56 provided herein. THE BOARD SHALL EMPLOY AND ASSIGN A BUSINESS OFFICIAL
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1 HOLDING THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR
2 THE OPERATIVE CIVIL SERVICE AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE. WITHIN THE POLICY
3 GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IN COOP-
4 ERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, EACH BUSINESS OFFICIAL SHALL FULFILL
5 ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DUTIES AND MANAGE ALL BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR
6 THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
7 S 7. Subdivision 1 of section 1981 of the education law, as added by
8 chapter 785 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
9 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, school authorities of
10 any school district may arrange to share the services of a superinten-
11 dent, associate superintendent, assistant superintendent, BUSINESS OFFI-
12 CIAL OR LIKE EMPLOYEE WHO FULFILLS ALL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DUTIES FOR
13 THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MANAGES ALL BUSINESS AFFAIRS FOR THE SCHOOL
14 DISTRICT, or any other employee with districtwide administrative or
15 supervisory responsibilities with one or more other school districts.
16 S 8. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
17 law.
