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

§ 3014-b. Teachers'  rights  as  a  result of a school district taking   over a program formerly operated by a board of  cooperative  educational   services.  1. In any case in which a school district duly takes over the   operation of a program formerly  provided  by  a  board  of  cooperative   educational  services, each teacher, teaching assistant and teacher aide   employed in such a program by such a board  of  cooperative  educational   services  at  the  time of such takeover by the school district shall be   considered an employee of such school district, with the same tenure  or   civil  service  status  he  maintained  in  such  board  of  cooperative   educational services.2. If the number of teaching positions needed to provide the  services   required  by such program by the school district is less than the number   of teachers, teaching  assistants  and  teacher  aides  eligible  to  be   considered  employees of such school district as provided by subdivision   one of this section, the services of the teachers,  teaching  assistants   and teacher aides having the least seniority in the board of cooperative   educational  services  whose  programs  are  taken  over  by  the school   district 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 school district  similar  to  the   one  such  teacher,  teaching  assistant and teacher aide filled in such   board  of  cooperative  educational  services.  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 school district in the order of   their length  of  service  in  such  board  of  cooperative  educational   services,  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  board  of   cooperative  educational  services  shall be credited as employment time   with such school district.4. In the event that more than one school district duly takes over the   operation of a program formerly  provided  by  a  board  of  cooperative   educational  services, then each teacher, teaching assistant and teacher   aide employed in such program by such board of  cooperative  educational   services  at the time of such takeover by more than one school district,   shall select the  particular  school  district  in  which  he  shall  be   considered  an  employee, with all of the rights and privileges provided   by  the  other  provisions  of  this  section.  Such  selection  of  the   particular  school  district  by  such  teacher,  teaching assistant and   teacher aide is to be based upon the seniority of each teacher, teaching   assistant and teacher aide in  such  board  of  cooperative  educational   services,  with  the  right  of  selection  passing  from such teachers,   teaching assistants and teacher aides with the most  seniority  to  such   teachers,  teaching  assistants  and teacher aides with least seniority.   Any such teacher, teaching assistant and teacher aide who is  unable  to   obtain  a  teaching  position  in  any such school districts because the   number of positions needed to provide  the  services  required  in  such   programs  with  such  school  districts  are  less  than  the  number of   teachers,  teaching  assistants  and  teachers  aides  eligible  to   be   considered  employees  of  such  school  districts, shall be placed on a   preferred eligible list in all such school districts in the  method  and   with all of the rights provided by the other provisions of this section. 5.  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.