Senate Bill S5980

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the boards of education

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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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2015-S5980 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1709, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2172

2015-S5980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the powers and duties of the boards of education.

2015-S5980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5980

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the powers and  duties
  of the boards of education

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

  Section 1. Section 1709 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A.  TO  ALTER THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES OF THE ATTENDANCE ZONES THAT A
STUDENT CURRENTLY ATTENDS, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE  PROSPEC-
TIVE  NEED  FOR  SUCH ALTERATIONS, THE RAMIFICATIONS UPON THE COMMUNITY,
INITIAL COSTS AND SAVINGS RESULTING FROM SUCH ALTERATIONS.   THE  SCHOOL
BOARD  SHALL POST THE ALTERNATIVE BOUNDARY LINES IN A PLAN AND CONDUCT A
PUBLIC HEARING. NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY SUCH  BOARD
OF  EDUCATION  IN  AT  LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE
COMMUNITY ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO WEEKS, AND SHALL BE  CONSPICUOUSLY  POSTED
IN  THE  AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL RENDER A
DECISION AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING, THE RESULTS OF WHICH SHALL  BE
RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11656-01-5

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