| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 06, 2024 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
| Mar 15, 2023 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5725
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
Actions
2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5725
SPONSOR: KENNEDY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act prohibiting the approval of a charter school application when
such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to establish a temporary moratorium on the
establishment of new charter schools in the city of Buffalo.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Establishes that, notwithstanding any provision of law, rule
or regulation deeming the contrary, no application to establish a char-
ter school shall be approved if such proposed charter school would oper-
ate within the Buffalo city school district effective July 1, 2021.
Section 1 further provides that a charter that has been surrendered,
revoked or terminated within the Buffalo city school district on or
2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5725
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 15, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT prohibiting the approval of a charter school application when
such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
the contrary, commencing on July 1, 2023, no application to establish a
charter school submitted pursuant to section 2851 of the education law
shall be approved by any charter entity if such proposed charter school
would operate within the Buffalo city school district. Furthermore, a
charter that has been surrendered, revoked or terminated within the
Buffalo city school district on or after July 1, 2023, including a char-
ter that has not been renewed by action of its charter entity, shall not
be reissued within the Buffalo city school district.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed June 30, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01610-01-3
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If the city of Buffalo was so “over saturated with charter schools” as this bill falsely claims why is it that they all have lotteries for admission and are filled with waiting lists?