Senate Bill S7101

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements for approval of charter school applications

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7101 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9382
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2852, Ed L

2023-S7101 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the total enrollment percentage standard for school districts located in a city with a population of one million or more from applying to initial charter school applications to all charter school applications.

2023-S7101 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7101 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7101
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  requirements  for
   approval of charter school applications
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision  2  of  section  2852  of  the
 education  law, as amended by section 4-a of part A of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (e) for applicants [for an initial charter pursuant to paragraph (b-1)
 of subdivision nine of this section] in a school district located  in  a
 city  with  a population of one million or more, the total enrollment of
 students attending charter schools  within  the  community  district  in
 which  the  charter school will be located in the base year is less than
 or equal to fifty-five percent of the  total  public  school  enrollment
 attending within such community district in the base year.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11516-01-3

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