| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to new york city education |
| Jun 01, 2021 |
print number 1117a |
| Jun 01, 2021 |
amend and recommit to new york city education |
| Jan 07, 2021 |
referred to new york city education |
Senate Bill S1117A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2021-S1117 - Details
2021-S1117 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1117
SPONSOR: LIU
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to charter schools in
cities with a population of one million or more
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Allows the New York State Comptroller to conduct audits of New York City
charter schools.
JUSTIFICATION:
Under current law, charter schools located in the City of New York may
only be audited by the New York City Comptroller. For the New York State
Comptroller to conduct a comprehensive audit of all charter schools in
the State of New York, he/she must impose upon the City Comptroller to
conduct an audit in a similar timeframe and manner. This forces the
City Comptroller to rededicate personnel and resources to meet the
2021-S1117 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1117
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 7, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. LIU, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Educa-
tion
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to charter schools in
cities with a population of one million or more
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2854 of the
education law, as amended by section 10-b of part A of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(c) (I) A charter school shall be subject to the financial audits, the
audit procedures, and the audit requirements set forth in the charter,
and shall be subject to audits of the comptroller [of the city school
district] of the city of New York for charter schools located in New
York city, and to the audits of the comptroller of the state of New York
[for charter schools located in the rest of the state], at his or her
discretion, with respect to the school's financial operations.
(II) Such AUDIT procedures and standards shall be consistent with
generally accepted accounting and audit standards. Independent fiscal
audits shall be required at least once annually.
(III) TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF EFFORT AND IN THE INTEREST OF ECONOMY
AND AVOIDING INTERFERENCE WITH SCHOOL OPERATIONS, PRIOR TO CONDUCTING AN
AUDIT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND
THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL COORDINATE THE SCHEDULING
AND PERFORMANCE OF SUCH AUDITS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2021-S1117A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1117A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1117A
SPONSOR: LIU
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to charter schools in
cities with a population of one million or more
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Allows the New York State Comptroller to conduct audits of New York City
charter schools.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one provides that charter schools located in the city of New
York are subject to financial audits by the comptroller of the State of
New York. Prior to conducting an audit the comptroller of the State of
New York would be required to coordinate scheduling and performance of
such audits with the comptroller of the city of New York.
2021-S1117A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1117--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 7, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. LIU, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Educa-
tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to charter schools in
cities with a population of one million or more
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2854 of the
education law, as amended by section 10-b of part A of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(c) A charter school shall be subject to the financial audits, the
audit procedures, and the audit requirements set forth in the charter,
and shall be subject to audits of the comptroller [of the city school
district] of the city of New York AND THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK for charter schools located in New York city, and to the audits
of the comptroller of the state of New York for charter schools located
in the rest of the state, at his or her discretion, with respect to the
school's financial operations. Such AUDIT procedures and standards shall
be consistent with generally accepted accounting and audit standards.
Independent fiscal audits shall be required at least once annually.
PRIOR TO CONDUCTING AN AUDIT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN NEW YORK
CITY, THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL COORDINATE THE
SCHEDULING AND PERFORMANCE OF SUCH AUDIT WITH THE COMPTROLLER OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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