NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9183B

Senate Bill S9183B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Tuckahoe common school district to submit a proposition to reorganize as a union free school district

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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May 22, 2024	print number 9183b
May 22, 2024	amend and recommit to local government
May 20, 2024	print number 9183a
May 20, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to local government
May 02, 2024	referred to local government

Bill Amendments

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B (Active)

2023-S9183 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10042
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Suffolk County

2023-S9183 - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District to submit a proposition to reorganize as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School District.

2023-S9183 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9183

SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common
School District, county of Suffolk, to submit a proposition to the qual-
ified electors of such district to reorganize such school district as a
union free school district

 
PURPOSE:

To propose that the Tuckahoe Common School District be reorganized as a
union free school district.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Provides that the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School
District, may, upon its own motion, cause to be submitted at an annual
or special meeting, a proposition to reorganize such school district as
a union free school district to be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock
Union Free School District.

Section 2. No such proposal shall be approved by the trustees until a
feasibility study on the reorganization is conducted and approved by the
Board of Trustees. It provides minimum parameters for the feasibility
study to include a) current and projected student enrollments b) current
and projected professional staffing plan c) a plan for educational
programs and curricula in the proposed district d) a plan for transpor-
tation in the proposed district and e) the fiscal implications of the
reorganization including changes in state aid, expenditures and local
tax effort.

Section 3. Once approved by the qualified electors of the district, the
Commissioner of Education shall issue an order establishing the Union
Free School District. Such order shall specify the effective date of the
order, which shall not be later than 60 days after the approval of the
proposition.

Section a4. Provides for an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation was introduced at the request of the trustees of the
Tuckahoe Common School District which currently educates students from
kindergarten to 8th grade but is interested in the feasibility of
expanding enrollment to grades 9-12 and operate a high school. To do so,
they must reorganize as a union free school district because current law
does not give this authority to common school districts.

Under the provision of this legislation, the Tuckahoe Common School
District would be authorized to submit a proposition to the qualified
electors of the school district to reorganize as a union free school
district that would be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free
School District. It sets forth the minimum parameters for a feasibility
study that must be conducted and approved by the Board of Trustees
before it can be placed on the ballot for the school district voters'
consideration.

Once the proposition is passed by the trustees and ultimately approved
by the voters, the Commissioner of Education shall issue an order to
specify the effective date of the reorganization (which shall not be
later than 60 days after the approval of the proposition) thereby allow-
ing the newly established TuckahoeShinnecock Union Free School District
to move forward in making the necessary accommodations to enroll high
school aged students.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2023-S9183 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9183
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the trustees of  the  Tuckahoe  Common
   School  District,  county  of  Suffolk, to submit a proposition to the
   qualified electors of such district to reorganize such school district
   as a union free school district

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District, county of Suffolk  may,
 upon its own motion, cause to be submitted at an annual or special meet-
 ing,  a  proposition  to reorganize such school district as a union free
 school district to be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School
 District.
   § 2. No such proposal shall be approved  by  the  trustees  until  the
 board  conducts  and approves a feasibility study of the reorganization.
 Such study shall include at a minimum: (a) current and projected student
 enrollments; (b) current and projected professional staffing plans;  (c)
 a  plan for educational programs and curricula in the proposed district;
 (d) a plan for transportation in the  proposed  district;  and  (e)  the
 fiscal  implications  of  the  reorganization including changes in state
 aid, expenditures, and local tax effort.
   § 3. Upon the approval of the proposition by the qualified electors of
 the district, the commissioner of education shall issue an order  estab-
 lishing  the  union  free  school district. Such order shall specify the
 effective date of the order, which shall not be later than 60 days after
 the approval of the proposition.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14944-02-4

2023-S9183A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10042
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Suffolk County

2023-S9183A - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District to submit a proposition to reorganize as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School District.

2023-S9183A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9183A

SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common
School District, county of Suffolk, to submit a proposition to the qual-
ified voters of such district to reorganize such school district as a
union free school district; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To propose that the Tuckahoe Common School District be reorganized as a
union free school district.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Provides that the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School
District, may, upon its own motion, cause to be submitted at an annual
or special meeting, a proposition to reorganize such school district as
a union free school district to be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock

Union Free School District.

Section 2. No such proposal shall be approved by the trustees until a
feasibility study on the reorganization is conducted and approved by the
Board of Trustees. It provides minimum parameters for the feasibility
study to include a) current and projected student enrollments b) current
and projected professional staffing plan c) a plan for educational
programs and curricula in the proposed district d) a plan for transpor-
tation in the proposed district and e) the fiscal implications of the
reorganization including changes in state aid, expenditures and local
tax effort.

Section 3. Upon the approval of the proposition by the qualified voters
of the Tuckahoe Common School district, the Commissioner of Education
shall issue an order establishing the Union Free School District. Such
order shall specify the effective date of the order, which shall not be
later than 60 days after the approval of the proposition.

Section 4. Provides for an immediate effective date and be deemed
repealed June 30th, 2026.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation was introduced at the request of the trustees of the
Tuckahoe Common School District which currently educates students from
kindergarten to 8th grade but is interested in the feasibility of
expanding enrollment to grades 9-12 and operate a high school. To do so,
they must reorganize as a union free school district because current law
does not give this authority to common school districts.

Under the provision of this legislation, the Tuckahoe Common School
District would be authorized to submit a proposition to the qualified
electors of the school district to reorganize as a union free school
district that would be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free
School District. It sets forth the minimum parameters for a feasibility
study that must be conducted and approved by the Board of Trustees

before it can be placed on the ballot for the school district voters'
consideration.

Once the proposition is passed by the trustees and ultimately approved
by the voters, the Commissioner of Education shall issue an order to
specify the effective date of the reorganization (which shall not be
later than 60 days after the approval of the proposition) thereby allow-
ing the newly established TuckahoeShinnecock Union Free School District
to move forward in making the necessary accommodations to enroll high
school aged students.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2023-S9183A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9183--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the trustees of  the  Tuckahoe  Common
   School  District,  county  of  Suffolk, to submit a proposition to the
   qualified voters of such district to reorganize such  school  district
   as  a union free school district; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 board of trustees of the Tuckahoe  Common  School  District,  county  of
 Suffolk,  may,  upon its own motion, cause to be submitted at the annual
 meeting or election or special meeting, a proposition to reorganize such
 school district as a union free school district to be known as the Tuck-
 ahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School District.
   § 2. No such proposition shall be approved by the board of trustees of
 the Tuckahoe  Common  School  District  until  the  board  conducts  and
 approves  a  feasibility  study  of the reorganization. Such study shall
 include at a minimum: (a) current and projected student enrollments; (b)
 current and projected professional staffing plans; (c) a plan for educa-
 tional programs and curricula in the proposed district;  (d) a plan  for
 transportation in the proposed district; and (e) the fiscal implications
 of  the reorganization including changes in state aid, expenditures, and
 local tax effort.
   § 3. Upon the approval of the proposition by the qualified  voters  of
 the Tuckahoe Common School district, the commissioner of education shall
 issue  an  order establishing the union free school district. Such order
 shall specify the effective date of the order, which shall not be  later
 than 60 days after the approval of the proposition.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed June 30, 2026.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14944-06-4

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10042
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Suffolk County

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District to submit a proposition to reorganize as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School District.

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9183B

SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common
School District, county of Suffolk, to submit a proposition to the qual-
ified voters of such district to reorganize such school district as a
union free school district; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To propose that the Tuckahoe Common School District be reorganized as a
union free school district.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Provides that the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School
District, may, upon its own motion, cause to be submitted at an annual
or special meeting, a proposition to reorganize such school district as
a union free school district to be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock

Union Free School District.

Section 2. No such proposal shall be approved by the trustees until a
feasibility study on the reorganization is conducted and approved by the
Board of Trustees. It provides minimum parameters for the feasibility
study to include a) current and projected student enrollments b) current
and projected professional staffing plan c) a plan for educational
programs and curricula in the proposed district d) a plan for transpor-
tation in the proposed district and e) the fiscal implications of the
reorganization including changes in state aid, expenditures, and local
tax effort.

Section 3. Upon the approval of the proposition by the qualified voters
of the Tuckahoe Common School district, the Commissioner of Education
shall issue an order establishing the Union Free School District. Such
order shall specify the effective date of the order, which shall not be
later than 60 days after the approval of the proposition.

Section 4. Provides for an immediate effective date and be deemed
repealed June 30th, 2026.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation was introduced at the request of the trustees of the
Tuckahoe Common School District which currently educates students from
kindergarten to 8th grade but is interested in the feasibility of
expanding enrollment to grades 9-12 and operate a high school. To do so,
they must reorganize as a union free school district because current law
does not give this authority to common school districts.

Under the provision of this legislation, the Tuckahoe Common School
District would be authorized to submit a proposition to the qualified
electors of the school district to reorganize as a union free school
district that would be known as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free
School District. It sets forth the minimum parameters for a feasibility
study that must be conducted and approved by the Board of Trustees

before it can be placed on the ballot for the school district voters'
consideration.

Once the proposition is passed by the trustees and ultimately approved
by the voters, the Commissioner of Education shall issue an order to
specify the effective date of the reorganization (which shall not be
later than 60 days after the approval of the proposition) thereby allow-
ing the newly established Tuckahoe- Shinnecock Union Free School
District to move forward in making the necessary accommodations to
enroll high school aged students.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9183--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  in  relation to authorizing the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common
   School District, county of Suffolk, to submit  a  proposition  to  the
   qualified  voters  of such district to reorganize such school district
   as a union free school district; and providing for the repeal of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary,  the
 board  of  trustees  of  the  Tuckahoe Common School District, county of
 Suffolk, may, upon its own motion, cause to be submitted at  the  annual
 meeting  and  election  or  special meeting, a proposition to reorganize
 such school district as a union free school district to be known as  the
 Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School District.
   § 2. No such proposition shall be approved by the board of trustees of
 the  Tuckahoe  Common  School  District  until  the  board  conducts and
 approves a feasibility study of the  reorganization.  Such  study  shall
 include at a minimum: (a) current and projected student enrollments; (b)
 current and projected professional staffing plans; (c) a plan for educa-
 tional  programs and curricula in the proposed district;  (d) a plan for
 transportation in the proposed district; and (e) the fiscal implications
 of the reorganization including changes in state aid, expenditures,  and
 local tax effort.
   §  3.  Upon the approval of the proposition by the qualified voters of
 the Tuckahoe Common School district, the commissioner of education shall
 issue an order establishing the union free school district.  Such  order
 shall  specify the effective date of the order, which shall not be later
 than 60 days after the approval of the proposition.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed June 30, 2026.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14944-08-4

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Anthony H. Palumbo

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

Bill Amendments

2023-S9183 - Details

2023-S9183 - Summary

2023-S9183 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9183 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S9183A - Details

2023-S9183A - Summary

2023-S9183A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9183A - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9183B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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