| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2010 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S7248
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
2009-S7248 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2852, Ed L
2009-S7248 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7248
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to increasing the cap
on the total number of charter schools in the state to four hundred
sixty
PURPOSE :
To increase the number of charters available for issuance to charter
schools New York State to four hundred sixty.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill would amend section 2852 of the Education Law to increase
the charter school cap from two to four hundred sixty. Two hundred
thirty of the new charters would be subject to the approval of the
SUNY Board of Trustees, two hundred thirty of the new charters would
be subject to the approval of the other chartering entities.
JUSTIFICATION :
Currently, the number of charters available to be issued in New York
State is decreasing rapidly. Given the growth and success of charter
schools here in New York, it is reasonable to believe that the current
cap will be reached in the near future. This legislation would make
the appropriate changes necessary to raise the cap to allow for
continued growth and educational success.
2009-S7248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7248
I N S E N A T E
March 25, 2010
___________
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 increasing the cap on
the total number of charter schools in the state to four hundred sixty
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2852 of the education law, as
amended by section 2 of part D-2 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is
amended to read as follows:
9. The total number of charters issued pursuant to this article shall
not exceed [two] FOUR hundred SIXTY. [One] TWO hundred THIRTY of such
charters shall be issued on the recommendation of the charter entity
described in paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section twenty-eight
hundred fifty-one of this article, and [one] TWO hundred THIRTY of such
charters shall be issued on the recommendation of the other charter
entities set forth in subdivision three of section twenty-eight hundred
fifty-one of this article, provided that up to fifty of the additional
charters authorized to be issued by [the] chapter FIFTY-SEVEN of the
laws of two thousand seven [which amended this subdivision effective
July first, two thousand seven] shall be reserved for a city school
district of a city having a population of one million or more. The fail-
ure of any body to issue the regulations authorized pursuant to this
article shall not [effect] AFFECT the authority of a charter entity to
propose a charter to the board of regents or the board of regents'
authority to grant such charter. A conversion of an existing public
school to a charter school or the renewal or extension of a charter
shall not be counted toward the numerical limits established by this
subdivision.
S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16510-01-0
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