Senate Bill S7122

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of special education services at 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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2011-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10659
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1950 & 2853, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2450, A4315
2015-2016: S2132, S6511

2011-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of special education services at charter schools.

2011-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7122

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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  charter  schools
  providing special education services

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph h of subdivision 4  of  section
1950  of  the  education  law,  as amended by chapter 474 of the laws of
1996, is amended to read as follows:
  (2) To enter into contracts with the United  States  of  America,  the
State of New York, any school district, community college, public insti-
tution  of higher education, independent institution of higher education
eligible for aid under section sixty-four hundred one of  this  chapter,
CHARTER  SCHOOL  AUTHORIZED  BY  ARTICLE  FIFTY-SIX  OF THIS CHAPTER, or
public agency in relation to the program of  the  board  of  cooperative
educational  services,  and any such school district, community college,
institution of higher education, CHARTER SCHOOL,  or  public  agency  is
hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  do  and perform any and all acts
necessary or convenient in relation  to  the  performance  of  any  such
contracts.
  S  2. Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 1 of
section 2853 of the education law, as amended by chapter 101 of the laws
of 2010, are amended and a new subparagraph (C)  is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  (A) a charter school may operate in more than one building at a single
site; [and]
  (B)  a  charter  school  which provides instruction to its students at
different locations for a portion of their school day shall be deemed to
be operating at a single site[.]; AND
  (C) A CHARTER SCHOOL  THAT  PROVIDES  PROGRAMS  AND  SERVICES  TO  ITS
STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OPERATING AT A SINGLE SITE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15484-01-2

              

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