Senate Bill S1576

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change

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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-S1576 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8573
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7630, A10580
2011-2012: S264, A2319
2013-2014: S1326, A1784
2017-2018: S3731, A1347
2019-2020: S725, A8669
2021-2022: S9153, A7154, A9547
2023-2024: S911, A1062

2015-S1576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.

2015-S1576 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1576

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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  requiring  that  all
  special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or
  to  undergo  a  significant change be assigned to new schools prior to
  the implementation of the closing or change

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subdivision 2-a of section 2590-h
of  the  education law, as added by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, are
amended to read as follows:
  (b) Such educational impact  statement  shall  include  the  following
information  regarding the proposed school closing or significant change
in school utilization:
  (i) the current and projected pupil enrollment of the affected school,
the prospective need for such school building, the ramifications of such
school closing or significant change  in  school  utilization  upon  the
community,  initial costs and savings resulting from such school closing
or significant change in school utilization, the potential disposability
of any closed school;
  (ii) the impacts of the proposed school closing or significant  change
in school utilization to any affected students;
  (iii) an outline of any proposed or potential use of the school build-
ing for other educational programs or administrative services;
  (iv) the effect of such school closing or significant change in school
utilization  on  personnel  needs,  the  costs  of instruction, adminis-
tration, transportation, and other support services;
  (v) the type, age, and physical condition  of  such  school  building,
maintenance,  and  energy  costs, recent or planned improvements to such
school building, and such building's special features;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02227-01-5

              

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