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Senate Bill S5177

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes charter schools to house any grade at more than one site

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2009-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2853, Ed L

2009-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes charter schools to house any grade at more than one site.

2009-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5177

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- 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  authorizing  charter
  schools to house any grade at more than one site

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 1 of  section  2853  of  the
education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended and
a new paragraph (b-2) is added to read as follows:
  (b-1) An education corporation operating a charter school shall not be
authorized to operate more than one school [or] BUT MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO
house  any grade at more than one site[, provided that:  (A) a]. A CHAR-
TER SCHOOL HOUSING ANY GRADE AT MORE THAN ONE SITE SHALL HAVE EACH  SUCH
ADDITIONAL  SITE DEEMED AS A CHARTER ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVI-
SION NINE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  APPROVAL  OF
REVISION TO A CHARTER OR CHARTERS TO AUTHORIZE AN EDUCATION  CORPORATION
TO HOUSE ANY GRADE OR GRADES AT MORE THAN ONE SITE, INCLUDING THE MERGER
OR  CONSOLIDATION  OF  EXISTING EDUCATION CORPORATIONS OPERATING CHARTER
SCHOOLS TO A SINGLE EDUCATION CORPORATION, SHALL BE MADE  IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH  PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED
FIFTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. 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 A
CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING AT MORE THAN ONE SITE  BUT  WHICH  HOUSES  EACH
GRADE AT A SINGLE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OPERATING AT A SINGLE SITE.
  (B-2)  IF  A CHARTER SCHOOL HAS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF A COLLEC-
TIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF  THE  CIVIL
SERVICE  LAW  THAT  MERGES  OR  CONSOLIDATES WITH A CHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE
EMPLOYEES ARE NOT  MEMBERS  OF  A  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  ORGANIZATION,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11659-01-9

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