Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 05, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1507 |
Jun 04, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6568
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 22nd Senate District
2017-S6568 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2852, 2854 & 2851, Ed L; amd §34, Chap 91 of 2002; amd §17, Chap 345 of 2009
2017-S6568 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to returning surrendered, revoked, or terminated charters to the statewide pool to be reissued, adjusting the percentage of uncertified teachers that may be employed by a charter school and extending provisions of law relating to the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils, and community superintendents.
2017-S6568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6568 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to charter schools; to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law and other laws relating to reorganization of the New York city school construction authority, board of education and community boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, amending the education law and other laws relating to the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils and community superintendents, in relation to the effectiveness thereof PURPOSE : This bill establishes a two-year extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, and creates additional procedures to ensure charter schools have flexibility in staffing schools with qualified teachers and operating within the statutory cap on the number of charter schools authorized in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 allows up to 40% of the remaining amount of charter schools under the statewide cap to be opened in New York City, and returns charters that were previously granted but not currently being used, or charters that are returned to the pool in the future into the pool of
2017-S6568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6568 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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 charter schools; to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law and other laws relating to reorganization of the New York city school construction authority, board of education and community boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, amending the education law and other laws relating to the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils and community superintendents, in relation to the effectiveness there- of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 2852 of the education law, as amended by section 2 of subpart A of part B of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 9. The total number of charters issued pursuant to this article state- wide shall not exceed four hundred sixty. (a) All charters issued on or after July first, two thousand fifteen and counted toward the numerical limits established by this subdivision shall be issued by the board of regents upon application directly to the board of regents or on the recommendation of the board of trustees of the state university of New York pursuant to a competitive process in accordance with subdivision nine-a of this section; PROVIDED THAT A CITY OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL RECEIVE NO MORE THAN FORTY PERCENT OF THE REMAINING CHARTERS AVAILABLE IN EACH YEAR. [Fifty of such charters issued on or after July first, two thousand fifteen, and no more, shall be granted to a charter for a school to be located in a city having a population of one million or more.] The failure of any body to issue the regulations authorized pursuant to this article shall not affect the authority of a charter entity to propose a charter to the board of regents or the board of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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