Assembly Bill A719

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school

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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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Bill Amendments

2011-A719 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2854, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7540

2011-A719 - Summary

Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school; such notice shall be sent prior to April first in the year that the child is to attend the charter school in September, or within thirty days of establishing residence in the school district; provides exemption to such provisions in a city school district in a city of one million or more inhabitants.

2011-A719 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   719

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  notice  to  school
  districts regarding intent to attend a charter school

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  2854  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  A  PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD RESIDING IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED BY SUCH PARENT OR GUARDIAN, WHO DESIRES
FOR A CHILD TO ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL  SUBMIT  A  WRITTEN  NOTICE
THEREOF  TO  THE  SCHOOL TRUSTEES OR BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SUCH DISTRICT
NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL PRECEDING THE  NEXT  SCHOOL  YEAR,
AND  IN  THE  CASE  WHERE  SUCH PUPIL ATTENDS A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, NOTICE
SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO SUCH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD NOT RESIDING IN  THE  DISTRICT  ON  SUCH
DATE SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER ESTABLISHING
RESIDENCE IN THE DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00466-01-1

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2011-A719A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2854, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7540

2011-A719A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school; such notice shall be sent prior to April first in the year that the child is to attend the charter school in September, or within thirty days of establishing residence in the school district; provides exemption to such provisions in a city school district in a city of one million or more inhabitants.

2011-A719A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 719--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to notice to school
  districts regarding intent to attend a charter school

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  2854 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E) A PARENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION OF A CHILD RESIDING IN ANY
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO DESIRES FOR A CHILD TO ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL
SUBMIT A WRITTEN NOTICE THEREOF TO  THE  SCHOOL  TRUSTEES  OR  BOARD  OF
EDUCATION OF SUCH DISTRICT NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL PRECED-
ING  THE  NEXT  SCHOOL  YEAR, AND IN THE CASE WHERE SUCH PUPIL ATTENDS A
NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, NOTICE  SHALL  ALSO  BE  PROVIDED  TO  SUCH  NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PARENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION
OF A CHILD NOT RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT ON  SUCH  DATE  SHALL  SUBMIT  A
WRITTEN  NOTICE  WITHIN  THIRTY DAYS AFTER ESTABLISHING RESIDENCE IN THE
DISTRICT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
NOT APPLY TO A PARENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION OF A CHILD RESIDING
IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN A  CITY  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE
INHABITANTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00466-03-1

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