Senate Bill S6353

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of school facilities by not-for-profit or charitable organizations for the operation of after-school programs

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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-S6353 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3582
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§414 & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3647, A5354
2013-2014: S2327, A3063
2015-2016: S4491, A3984
2017-2018: A3247
2019-2020: A4146
2021-2022: A2161

2009-S6353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of school facilities by not-for-profit or charitable organizations for the operation of after-school programs; such programs shall present some form of educational instruction or academic material, or promote physical education; the school district shall provide such facilities at not fee or for a minimal fee.

2009-S6353 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6353

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            December 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to use of school  facili-
  ties  by  not-for-profit and charitable organizations for after-school
  programs

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  414  of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
  (L) FOR BONA FIDE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY  A  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
OR  CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION.  SUCH  PROGRAMS SHALL PRESENT SOME FORM OF
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION OR ACADEMIC MATERIAL, OR PROMOTE PHYSICAL EDUCA-
TION.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 414 of the education law, as amended  by
chapter 513 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  The  trustees  or board of education shall determine the terms and
conditions for such use which may include rental at least in  an  amount
sufficient  to  cover  all  resulting expenses for the purposes of para-
graphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), (j) and (k) of subdivision one
of this section. FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION, THE TRUSTEES OR BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY PROVIDE THAT EITHER
NO FEE OR A MINIMAL FEE BE IMPOSED UPON THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT OR CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATION. Any such use, pursuant to [paragraphs] PARAGRAPH (a), (c),
(d), (h) [and], (j) OR (L) of subdivision one of this section, shall not
allow the exclusion of any district child solely because said  child  is
not  attending  a  district  school or not attending the district school
which is sponsoring such use or on which grounds the use is to occur.
  S 3. Subdivision 27 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended
by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  27. Promulgate regulations, in conjunction with each community  super-
intendent, establishing a plan for providing access to school facilities

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04414-02-9
              

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