Senate Bill S48

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that parent or guardian shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S48 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2854, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S592

2009-S48 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that parent or guardian shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school; such notice shall be sent prior to April first in the year that the child is to attend the charter school in September, or within thirty days of establishing residence in the school district.

2009-S48 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S48 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   48

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to notice to school
  districts regarding intent to attend a charter school

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  2854 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E) A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD RESIDING IN ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED BY SUCH PARENT OR GUARDIAN, WHO DESIRES
FOR  A  CHILD  TO  ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN NOTICE
THEREOF TO THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES OR BOARD OF EDUCATION  OF  SUCH  DISTRICT
NOT  LATER  THAN  THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL PRECEDING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR,
AND IN THE CASE WHERE SUCH PUPIL  ATTENDS  A  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL,  NOTICE
SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO SUCH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
A  PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN  OF A CHILD NOT RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT ON SUCH
DATE SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER ESTABLISHING
RESIDENCE IN THE DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00926-01-9


              

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