N.Y. Education Law Section 2554-B
Special provisions relating to the city school district of the city of New York during emergency period


1.

As used in this section, the term “emergency period” shall mean the period from the effective date of this section to the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty-two.

2.

In order to place the educational affairs of the city school district of the city of New York under the closer supervision of the regents and the commissioner during the emergency period, the board of education of such district shall submit to the regents and the commissioner and to the mayor of the city of New York on the first day of January and April, nineteen hundred sixty-two, an interim progress report in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe and on the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty-two, a final report in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe as to:

a.

the corrective action taken in the emergency period and planned by the board of education with respect to the administration of the program for new school building construction;

b.

the corrective action taken in the emergency period and planned by the board of education with respect to the repair and maintenance of existing school buildings and other structures under the control of the school district;

c.

the disciplinary action taken in the emergency period with respect to employees guilty of accepting gratuities in relation to the performance of their duties, and the corrective action taken by the board of education to prevent recurrences of such misconduct;

d.

the corrective action taken in the emergency period and planned by the board of education with respect to administrative reform and the development of a program for the division of responsibility between the board and the superintendent of schools and the administrative staff for the more efficient and effective management of the district;

e.

the plans developed and action taken in the emergency period by the board of education for the revitalization of local school boards and for increased participation of residents throughout the city of New York in the affairs of their local neighborhood schools;

f.

the plans developed and action taken in the emergency period by the board of education to establish a long-range program and the necessary staff organization for better informed and coordinated planning of new school construction and the modernization of existing structures; and

g.

the steps taken in the emergency period by the board of education to evaluate and to improve the quality of instruction in the schools.

3.

During the emergency period, the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York shall have, specifically, the power:

a.

To undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or analyses it may deem relevant through the personnel of the district or in cooperation with or by agreement with any other public or private agency;

b.

To employ and at pleasure remove educational, engineering, architectural, legal or management consultants and such other assistants as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix their compensation within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor;

c.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of § 2565 (Superintendent of schools, associate superintendents, board of superintendents)section twenty-five hundred sixty-five of this chapter, to remove at its pleasure by a vote of a majority of all its members, the superintendent, any deputy superintendent or any associate superintendent of schools of the district irrespective of the date of their appointments, provided, however, that the board may enter into a contract with the superintendent of schools for a period of not less than three and not more than five years; and

d.

To authorize the superintendent of schools and the administrative staff of the district by by-law, rule, regulation or resolution to exercise on its behalf such of its administrative and ministerial powers and duties with respect to the administration of the city school district, the purchase, repair, remodeling, improvement or enlargement of school buildings or other buildings or sites and the construction of new buildings as the board deems necessary or desirable for the more efficient administration of the district or for the more expeditious completion of school construction, maintenance or repairs, provided, however, that the board shall not authorize the superintendent of schools and the administrative staff to exercise any powers and duties relating to its investigative or judicial functions.

Source: Section 2554-B — Special provisions relating to the city school district of the city of New York during emergency period, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/2554-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

2550
Application of article
2551
Board of education corporate body
2552
Board of education
2553
Board of education
2554
Powers and duties of board of education
2554‑A
Powers of boards of education to ban fraternities, sororities and other secret societies
2554‑B
Special provisions relating to the city school district of the city of New York during emergency period
2554‑C
Identification photos of senior high school, junior high school or intermediate school students in the city school district of the city o...
2555
Kindergartens, nursery and night schools
2556
Buildings, sites, et cetera
2557
Purchase and sale of real property
2559
Power of removal of member of board of education
2560
Liability of board of education and community school boards in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants
2561
Liability of certain officers and employees of boards of education in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants
2562
Presentation of claims against a board of education of a city having a population of four hundred thousand or more to be pleaded
2563
Meetings of board of education
2564
Local school board districts
2565
Superintendent of schools, associate superintendents, board of superintendents
2566
Powers and duties of superintendent of schools
2567
Protection of rights exercised under licenses issued by a board of education in a city having a population of one million or more
2568
Superintendent of schools authorized to require medical examination of certain employees of certain boards of education
2569
Appointment of teachers
2573
Appointment of assistant, district or other superintendents, teachers and other employees
2574
Assistant superintendents in a city having a population of one million or more
2575
Retirement of employees of board of education
2575‑A
Transfer of certain board of education administrative employees’ to school clerical services of the board of education of the city of New...
2575‑B
Transfer of attendance teachers and specially certificated attendance officers to the New York City teachers’ retirement system
2575‑C
Transfer of the director of attendance, assistant director of attendance, chief attendance officer, division supervising attendance offic...
2575‑D
Payment of benefits by board of education retirement system of the city of New York in cases where workmen’s compensation is or may be pa...
2575‑E
Eligibility of retirees for membership in the board of education retirement system of the city of New York
2575‑F
Transfer of employees represented by the united federation of teachers to the New York city teachers’ retirement system
2576
Annual estimate
2577
Annual financial report
2579
Payment of obligations
2580
Funds
2581
Certain corporate schools entitled to participate in funds of board of education of city of New York
2582
Trustees of corporate schools entitled to participate in funds of the board of education of the city of New York may convey to city of Ne...
2583
Certain schools to report as to moneys and attendance
2584
Bonds of employees
2585
Continuation in office of boards, bureaus, teachers, principals and other employees, et cetera
2586
Anniversary day as a holiday for pupils in the public schools of the borough of Brooklyn and in the borough of Queens, city of New York
2586‑A
Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New York
2587
Tenure in fashion institute of technology
2588
Seniority, retention and displacement rights in connection with abolition of positions in city school districts of cities having more tha...

Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 2554-B’s source at nysenate​.gov

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