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Senate Bill S1624

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that the chancellor shall hold a public hearing before he or she closes any school

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2011-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S129

2011-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the chancellor shall hold a public hearing before he or she closes any school.

2011-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1624

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 the discontinuation of
  certain schools in cities with a population of one million or more

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 2590-h of the education law, as
amended by chapter 345 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2. Establish, control and operate new schools or programs of the types
specified in subdivision one of this section, or to discontinue any such
schools and programs as he or she may determine; provided, however, that
the chancellor shall:
  (A)  consult  with  the  affected community district education council
before:
  [(a)] (I) substantially expanding or reducing such an existing  school
or program within a community district;
  [(b)] (II) initially utilizing a community district school or facility
for such a school or program;
  [(c)]  (III)  instituting any new program within a community district;
AND
  (B) HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING  ON THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF ANY SCHOOL. SUCH
HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT THE SCHOOL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE  HEARING.
SUCH HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND NO MORE THAN ONE YEAR
PRIOR TO SUCH ANTICIPATED CLOSURE DATE. THE CHANCELLOR SHALL ENSURE THAT
NOTICE  OF THE HEARING IS POSTED IN SUCH A MANNER TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER
OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE NOTICE, INCLUDING PROVIDING  NOTICE
TO  STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS. IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS DETER-
MINED AFTER SUCH HEARING THAT A SCHOOL SHOULD  BE  CLOSED  SUCH  CLOSURE
MUST  WAIT  UNTIL  THE  SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE FINAL DETERMINATION HAD
BEEN MADE, HAS ENDED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05893-01-1

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