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Assembly Bill A1870

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires charter schools to provide notice of probationary status or received remedial action plan

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2015-A1870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1241
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2855-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8302, S5998
2017-2018: A2837, S2886
2019-2020: A1927

2015-A1870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires charter schools to provide notice of probationary status or received remedial action plan.

2015-A1870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1870

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to parental notification
  when charter schools are placed on probation  or  receive  a  remedial
  action plan

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2855-a
to read as follows:
  S 2855-A. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. 1.  PARENTS  OR  LEGAL  GUARDIANS  OF
CHILDREN  WHO  ARE  ENROLLED  IN CHARTER SCHOOLS OR WHOM THE SCHOOLS ARE
ATTEMPTING TO RECRUIT SHALL BE NOTIFIED WHEN SUCH SCHOOLS MAY BE  PLACED
ON  PROBATION  OR RECEIVE A REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN FROM THE CHARTER ENTITY
OR REGENTS.
  2. THE TERM "CHARTER SCHOOL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
THIS CHAPTER.
  3. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GRANTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ACTUAL  NOTICE  OF
SUCH A SCHOOL'S STATUS.
  4.  AS  SCHOOLS PROVIDE NOTICE, THEY SHALL DISCLOSE THEIR PROBATIONARY
STATUS AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN TO REMAIN OPEN.
  5. SUCH PROVIDED NOTICE SHALL BE WRITTEN AND SENT VIA POSTAL  MAIL  TO
THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS. IN THE EVENT OF DUAL CUSTODY SITUATIONS,
THE  SCHOOLS  SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO  BOTH PARENTS IF THEIR
ADDRESSES ARE ON FILE WITH THE SCHOOL.
  6. SCHOOLS SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THEIR PROBATIONARY STATUS IN A DATABASE
THAT SHALL BE UPDATED EVERY TWO WEEKS. IN THIS DATABASE, CHARTER SCHOOLS
SHALL DISCLOSE ANY PROBATIONARY STATUS AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02218-01-5

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