A 6131: Authorizes city boards, city-wide councils, community councils and school based management teams to conduct meetings via videoconferencing.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6131 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to meetings of the city board, city-wide councils, community councils and school based manage- ment teams The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2590-b of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. Notwithstanding any provision of article seven of the public offi- 4 cers law to the contrary, the city board, city-wide councils and the 5 community councils continued or established pursuant to this section may 6 conduct meetings or parts thereof required to be public by section one 7 hundred three of the public officers law remotely by videoconference, 8 without the physical presence of members of the public or members of 9 such city board, city-wide council or community council, provided that 10 such meetings or parts thereof comply with the requirements of para- 11 graphs (d), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of subdivision two of section one 12 hundred three-a of the public officers law. 13 § 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 15 of section 14 2590-h the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, 15 is amended to read as follows: 16 (ii) hold at least one meeting per month during the school year; 17 provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of article seven 18 of the public officers law to the contrary, school based management 19 teams may conduct meetings or parts thereof required to be public by 20 section one hundred three of the public officers law remotely by video- 21 conference without the physical presence of members of the public or 22 members of such school based management teams, provided that such meet- 23 ings or parts thereof comply with the requirements of paragraphs (d), 24 (f), (g), (h) and (i) of subdivision two of section one hundred three-a EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10002-01-5 
 A. 6131 2 1 of the public officers law. Each monthly meeting shall be held at a time 2 that is convenient for the parent representatives; 3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 4 the amendments to section 2590-b of the education law made by section 5 one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and 6 shall expire therewith; and provided further, however, that the amend- 7 ments to paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 15 of section 2590-h of the 8 education law made by section two of this act shall not affect the 9 repeal of such paragraph and shall be deemed repealed therewith.