NY State Senate Bill 2017-S573

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2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2857, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5532
2019-2020: S1849
2021-2022: S799
2023-2024: S3183

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the relocation of a charter school.

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S573

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to relocation of a
charter school

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a New York City based
charter school relocates to a different community education council
district, the proposed new community education council district shall
hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the community which
will be affected by the relocation.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 2857 of the
education law to add community education council districts in a city
with a population of one million or more to the list of entities
required to hold a public hearing in the event of the relocation of a
charter school.

Section 2 of the bill provides that it shall take effect on the
ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Under existing law, school districts (including the New York City
Department of Education) are required to hold public hearings
regarding the application for new charter schools. The hearings must
be held in the community school district specified in the charter
school's application to the SUNY Board of Trustees. In practice, if a
proposed charter school's application is revised to place the charter
school in a different location, another hearing is required only if
the school will be located in a different school district.

In New York City, however, different community school districts, even
within the same borough, can be markedly different in terms of
demographic make-up and educational needs. If a proposed charter
school in New York City revises its application to move the location
of the school to the boundaries of a different community education
council district within the City, it should be required to hold a
public hearing in the community in which it is proposing to move.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.5532 of 2015-2016 (Hoylman): Died in Education

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    573
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 relocation of a  char-
   ter school
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2857  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  section 7 of part D-2 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. The board of regents shall distribute  information  announcing  the
 availability  of the charter school process described in this article to
 each local school district and public postsecondary educational institu-
 tion. At each significant stage of the chartering process,  the  charter
 entity  and  the board of regents shall provide appropriate notification
 to the school district in which the charter school  is  located  and  to
 public and nonpublic schools in the same geographic area as the proposed
 charter  school.  Such  notification  shall  be provided by each charter
 entity within thirty days of its receipt of an application for formation
 of a new charter school or for renewal of an  existing  charter  school,
 and  at  least  forty-five days prior to initial approval of the charter
 application by the charter entity. Prior to the issuance,  revision,  or
 renewal of a charter, the school district in which the charter school is
 located  shall hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the commu-
 nity in connection with the foregoing. Such hearing shall be held within
 the community potentially impacted by the proposed charter school.  When
 a  revision  involves  the relocation of a charter school to a different
 school district, OR, IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,
 TO A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION COUNCIL DISTRICT,  the  proposed  new
 school  district OR COMMUNITY EDUCATION COUNCIL DISTRICT shall also hold
 such hearing.   In addition, such school districts  shall  be  given  an
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05562-01-7

 S. 573                              2
 
 opportunity to comment on the proposed charter to the charter entity and
 such  charter  entity  shall consider any comments raised and submit any
 such comments to the board of regents with the application for issuance,
 revision, or renewal of a charter.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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