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Senate Bill S336

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that charter school applications shall be approved or disapproved by the local school board in certain districts

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2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2851-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1445
2013-2014: S1140

2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that charter school applications shall be approved or disapproved by the local school board in certain districts and in cities of one million or more approval or disapproval shall be made by the chancellor.

2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   336

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  BRESLIN,  SCHNEIDERMAN  -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
  tion

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to local approval of
  charter schools in certain districts

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2851-a
to read as follows:
  S  2851-A. PROCEDURES FOR LOCAL APPROVAL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CERTAIN
DISTRICTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE  TO  THE
CONTRARY,  PRIOR  TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL PROPOSED IN A
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SIX,  TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO OR TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED ONE-A OF THIS TITLE, AN APPLI-
CANT  SHALL  SUBMIT  SUCH CHARTER APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD.
THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE AN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO  ANY  OTHER
NECESSARY  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO OPERATE A
SCHOOL AND TO IMPROVE STUDENT TESTING. IF THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION
IS NOT APPROVED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD, THAT CHARTER SCHOOL  APPLICA-
TION SHALL BE DEEMED DISAPPROVED AND SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHAR-
TER  ENTITY FOR AN APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
A SECOND TIME, BUT SUCH APPLICATION SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE  LOCAL
SCHOOL  BOARD  UNTIL  THE  FOLLOWING  CALENDAR YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
PROCEDURES FOR LOCAL APPROVAL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, IN CITIES WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE THE CHANCELLOR SHALL APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE
OF SUCH CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03419-01-9

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