N.Y. Education Law Section 2585
Continuation in office of boards, bureaus, teachers, principals and other employees, et cetera


1.

Except as otherwise provided herein the boards, bureaus, teachers, principals, supervisors, superintendents, heads of departments, assistants to principals, examiners, supervisors of lectures, directors and all other officers and employees of the school systems or of boards of education of the several cities of the state, lawfully appointed or assigned before June eighth, nineteen hundred seventeen, shall continue to hold their respective positions for the term for which they were appointed or until removed as provided in subdivision five of § 2523 (Moneys)section twenty-five hundred twenty-three of this article.

2.

If a board of education abolishes an office or position and creates another office or position for the performance of duties similar to those performed in the office or position abolished, the person filling such office or position at the time of its abolishment shall be appointed to the office or position thus created without reduction in salary or increment, provided the record of such person has been one of faithful, competent service in the office or position he has filled.

3.

Whenever a board of education abolishes a position under this chapter, the services of the teacher having the least seniority in the system within the tenure of the position abolished shall be discontinued.

4.

If an office or position is abolished or if it is consolidated with another position without creating a new position, the person filling such position at the time of its abolishment or consolidation shall be placed upon a preferred eligible list of candidates for appointment to a vacancy that then exists or that may thereafter occur in an office or position similar to the one which such person filled without reduction in salary or increment, provided the record of such person has been one of faithful, competent service in the office or position he has filled. The persons on such preferred list shall be reinstated or appointed to such corresponding or similar positions in the order of their length of service in the system.

Source: Section 2585 — Continuation in office of boards, bureaus, teachers, principals and other employees, et cetera, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/2585 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 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
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:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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