NY Educ L § 3031 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 4 - Teachers and Pupils Article 61 - Teachers and Supervisory and Administrative Staff 3031 - Procedure When Tenure Not to Be Granted at Conclusion of Probationary Period or When Services to Be Discontinued.

§ 3031. Procedure  when  tenure  not  to  be  granted at conclusion of probationary period or when services to be discontinued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter: (a) boards of  education,  trustees of  common  school  districts  and  boards  of  cooperative  educational services shall review all recommendations not to  appoint  a  person  on tenure,  and,  teachers,  administrators  and  supervisors  employed  on probation by  any  school  district  or  by  any  board  of  cooperative educational  services,  as  to  whom a recommendation is to be made that appointment  on  tenure  not  be  granted  or  that  their  services  be discontinued  shall,  at least thirty days prior to the board meeting at which such recommendation is to  be  considered,  be  notified  of  such intended recommendation and the date of the board meeting at which it is to  be  considered.  Such teacher, administrator and supervisor may, not later than twenty-one days prior to such  meeting,  request  in  writing that  he  be  furnished  with a written statement giving the reasons for such recommendation  and  within  seven  days  thereafter  such  written statement shall be furnished. Such teacher, administrator and supervisor may  file  a  written response to such statement with the district clerk not later than seven days prior to the date of the board meeting.  (b) Where a board of education, trustees of a common school  district, or  board  of  cooperative  educational  services  votes  to  reject the recommendation of a superintendent of schools,  district  superintendent or  district principal to grant tenure to any teacher, administrator and supervisor employed on probation, such vote shall be considered advisory and at least thirty days prior  to  the  board  meeting  at  which  such recommendation  is to be finally considered, the board shall notify said teacher, administrator and supervisor of its intention  to  deny  tenure and  the  date  of the board meeting at which it will take final action. Such  teacher,  administrator  and  supervisor  may,  not   later   than twenty-one  days  prior  to  such meeting, request in writing that he be furnished with a written statement giving the board's reasons  for  such intended  action and within seven days thereafter such written statement should be furnished. Such teacher, administrator and supervisor may file a written response to such statement with the district clerk  not  later than seven days prior to the date of the board meeting.  (c) This section shall not be construed as modifying existing law with respect  to the rights of probationary teachers or the powers and duties of boards of education, trustees of common school districts or boards of cooperative educational services, with respect to the discontinuance  of services  of teachers, administrators and supervisors or appointments on tenure of teachers, administrators and supervisors.