§ 2590-U — New York city independent budget office reports

* § 2590-u. New York city independent budget office reports. 1. The\nindependent budget office of the city of New York shall be authorized to\nprovide analysis and issue public reports regarding financial and\neducational matters of the city district, to enhance official and public\nunderstanding of such matters including but not limited to:\n (a) student graduation and dropout data;\n (b) student enrollment projections;\n (c) school utilization, class sizes and pupil-to-teacher ratios;\n (d) student assessment data;\n (e) the delivery of services to students who are in bilingual or\nEnglish as a second language programs;\n (f) the delivery of services to students with disabilities;\n (g) the utilization of federal funds including funds pursuant to title\nI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of nineteen hundred\nsixty-five, as amended, directed at parental involvement; and\n (h) matters relating to city district finances.\n 2. In addition to the appropriation available pursuant to section two\nhundred fifty-nine of the New York city charter, the city of New York\nshall appropriate during each fiscal year an amount to the independent\nbudget office of the city of New York not less than two and one-half per\ncentum of the appropriations available to pay for the expenses of the\noffice of management and budget of the city of New York during each\nfiscal year, to carry out the duties and functions assigned in this\nsubdivision.\n 3. The director of the independent budget office of the city of New\nYork shall be authorized to secure such information, data, estimates and\nstatistics from the city board and the chancellor as such director\ndetermines to be necessary for the performance of the functions and\nduties of such office, and the city board and the chancellor shall\nprovide such information, to the extent that it is available, in a\ntimely fashion. The director of the independent budget office of the\ncity of New York shall not be entitled to obtain records which are\nprotected by the privileges for attorney-client communications, attorney\nwork product, and material prepared for litigation.\n 4. The director of the independent budget office of the city of New\nYork shall ensure that such office uses up-to-date appropriate and\nprofessionally accepted methodologies in producing annual data reports\nrelated to the city district and that such methodologies used are\nidentified in such reports.\n * NB Repealed June 30, 2026\n