NY Educ L § 2554-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 52 - City School Districts of Cities With One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Inhabitants or More 2554-B - Special Provisions Relating to the City School District of the City of New York During Emergency Period.

§ 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; andg. 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  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; andd.  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.