NY Educ L § 3014-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 4 - Teachers and Pupils Article 61 - Teachers and Supervisory and Administrative Staff 3014-A - Teachers' Rights as a Result of a Board or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services Taking Over a Program Formerly Operated by a School District Or

§ 3014-a. Teachers'  rights  as  a  result  of  a  board  or boards of   cooperative educational services taking over a program formerly operated   by a school district or districts or by a  county  vocational  education   and  extension  board.  1.  In  any  case  in which a board or boards of   cooperative educational services duly  take  over  the  operation  of  a   program formerly provided by a school district or school districts or by   a  county  vocational  education  and  extension  board,  each  teacher,   teaching assistant and teacher aide employed in such a program by such a   school district or such a  county  vocational  education  and  extension   board at the time of such takeover by the board or boards of cooperative   educational  services,  shall be considered an employee of such board or   boards of cooperative educational services with the same tenure or civil   service status he maintained in such school district or in  such  county   vocational education and extension board.2.  If the number of teaching positions needed to provide the services   required  by  such  program  by  the  board  or  boards  of  cooperative   educational  services  is  less  than  the  number of teachers, teaching   assistants and teacher aides eligible to be considered employees of such   board or boards of  cooperative  educational  services  as  provided  by   subdivision  one of this section, the services of the teachers, teaching   assistants and teacher aides having the least seniority  in  the  school   district   or  school  districts  or  county  vocational  education  and   extension board whose programs are taken over by the board or boards  of   cooperative educational services within the tenure area or civil service   title  of  the  position  shall be discontinued. Such teachers, teaching   assistants and teacher aides shall be placed  on  a  preferred  eligible   list  of  candidates  for  appointment  to a vacancy that may thereafter   occur in an office or position under the jurisdiction of  the  board  or   boards  of  cooperative  educational  services  similar  to the one such   teacher, teaching assistant and  teacher  aide  filled  in  such  school   district  or  school  districts  or such county vocational education and   extension board. The teachers, teaching assistants and teacher aides  on   such  preferred  list shall be reinstated or appointed to such vacancies   in such corresponding or similar positions under the jurisdiction of the   board or boards of cooperative educational  services  in  the  order  of   their  length  of service in such school district or school districts or   in such county vocational education and extension  board,  within  seven   years from the date of the abolition of such office or position.3.  For  any  such teacher, teaching assistant and teacher aide as set   forth in subdivision one of this section for salary, sick leave and  any   other  purposes,  the length of service credited in such school district   or in such county vocational education  and  extension  board  shall  be   credited  as  employment  time  with such board or boards of cooperative   educational services.4. This section shall in no way be construed to limit  the  rights  of   any  of  such  employees  set forth in this section granted by any other   provision of law.5. Program takeovers pursuant to this section shall  be  considered  a   transfer pursuant to section seventy of the civil service law.