assembly Bill A7154

2021-2022 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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Feb 08, 2022 enacting clause stricken
Jan 05, 2022 referred to education
Apr 23, 2021 referred to education

A7154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10580
2011-2012: A2319
2013-2014: A1784
2015-2016: A8573
2017-2018: A1347
2019-2020: A8669
2023-2024: A1062

A7154 (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.

A7154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7154
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred 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.
                                                            LBD05657-01-1