Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A2025

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to converting priority schools into community schools; repeals section 211-f of the education law; appropriation

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

2017-A2025 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §211-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10537

2017-A2025 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to converting priority schools into community schools; repeals provisions relating to takeover and restructuring failing schools; makes appropriations for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years.

2017-A2025 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2025
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT relating to converting priority schools into  community  schools;
   to repeal section 211-f of the education law, relating to takeover and
   restructuring failing schools; and making an appropriation therefor

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 211-f of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule,  or  regulation
 to the contrary, all schools identified by the commissioner of education
 of  the state of New York as a priority school shall be converted into a
 community school to provide expanded health, mental  health,  and  other
 services  to the students and their families pursuant to a plan approved
 by the commissioner of education based on  a  comprehensive  school  and
 community needs assessment. Furthermore, a community school shall mean a
 school  that partners with one or more agencies with an integrated focus
 on rigorous academics and the fostering of  a  positive  and  supportive
 learning  environment,  and  a  range  of school-based and school-linked
 programs and services that lead to improved student  learning,  stronger
 families,  and  healthier  communities.  School  districts shall convert
 priority schools into community schools pursuant to this act during  the
 2017-2018 school year.
   §  3. The sum of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000), is hereby
 appropriated to the state education department out of any monies in  the
 state  treasury  in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes
 account not otherwise appropriated. Such monies shall be payable on  the
 audit  and  warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved
 by the state education department to fund  grants  to  school  districts
 which  are  converting  schools to community schools pursuant to section
 two of this act for the purpose of funding the costs of such  conversion
 and  the  operating costs associated with a community school. Such funds
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.