Senate Bill S7678

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of BOCES, the operation and management of and enrollment at charter schools, and increasing the cap on the total number of charter schools

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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-S7678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10928
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1950, 2851 - 2854 & 2857, add §211-e, Ed L

2009-S7678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the powers and duties of boards of cooperative educational services, to the operation and management of and enrollment at charter schools, and to increasing the cap on the total number of charter schools in the state to four hundred sixty.

2009-S7678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7678

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 30, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- 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 the powers and  duties
  of  boards  of  cooperative educational services, to the operation and
  management of and enrollment at charter schools, and to increasing the
  cap on the total number of  charter  schools  in  the  state  to  four
  hundred sixty

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

  Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the  educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as follows:
  (8) TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE
FIFTY-SIX  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  TO  PROVIDE SERVICES AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS
SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 2851 of  the  education
law,  as  added  by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as
follows:
  (c) The proposed governance structure of the school, including a  list
of members of the initial board of trustees, a description of the quali-
fications,  terms and method of appointment or election of trustees, the
organizational structure of the school, A PROCEDURE FOR  CONDUCTING  AND
PUBLICIZING  REGULAR  BOARD  OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS AT EACH CHARTER SCHOOL,
and the processes to be followed by the school to promote  parental  and
staff involvement in school governance.
  S  3.  Paragraph (p) of subdivision 2 of section 2851 of the education
law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (p)  The  term  of  the  proposed charter, which shall not exceed five
SCHOOL years IN WHICH INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED TO PUPILS, PLUS THE PERIOD
COMMENCING WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHARTER AND  ENDING  WITH  THE
OPENING OF THE SCHOOL FOR INSTRUCTION.
  S  4.  Paragraph (v) of subdivision 2 of section 2851 of the education
law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended  to  read  as
follows:

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

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