Recorded on: February 27, 2024
Description: The Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) consists of 15 voting members. Each borough president appoints one member, CEC Presidents elect one member, and the mayor appoints the remaining nine members. The Chancellor and the Comptroller serve as ex-officio non-voting members.
Under recent changes to the Education Law, the Panel for Education Policy (PEP) will consist of 23 voting members, including 4 additional members appointed by the mayor and 4 additional members elected by CEC presidents. This expansion will be operational starting January 15, 2023. Thus, as of that date, the PEP will consist of 5 members appointed by the borough presidents (one member appointed by each borough president), 5 members elected by CEC presidents (one member from each borough), and 13 members appointed by the mayor (including 4 NYC public school parents, with at least one parent of a child with an individualized education program, at least one parent of a child who is in a bilingual or English as a second language program, and at least one parent of a child attending a District 75 school or program). These members are in addition to the Chancellor and the New York City Comptroller serving as ex-officio, non-voting members.