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Assembly Bill A9551

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools

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2011-A9551 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2590-e & 2590-g, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2805
2015-2016: A3911

2011-A9551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools.

2011-A9551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9551

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to expanding the powers
  and duties of the community district education council and restricting
  the authority of the city board of education of the city of  New  York
  to co-locate schools

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

  Section 1. Section 2590-e of the education law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22. APPROVE OR REJECT ALL PROPOSALS TO CO-LOCATE A SCHOOL WITHIN THEIR
DISTRICT PRIOR TO A CITY BOARD VOTE.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 2590-g of the education law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
  (I) THE CITY BOARD SHALL NOT VOTE  ON  ANY  PROPOSAL  TO  CO-LOCATE  A
SCHOOL  UNLESS  THE  COMMUNITY DISTRICT EDUCATION COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY
VOTED TO APPROVE SUCH PROPOSAL AT A REGULAR MEETING OR SPECIAL MEETING.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the amendments to section 2590-e and 2590-g of the education law made by
sections  one  and  two  of this act, respectively, shall not affect the
expiration of such sections and shall be deemed to expire therewith.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14843-01-2

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