Senate Bill S911

2023-2024 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S911 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1062
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7630, A10580
2011-2012: S264, A2319
2013-2014: S1326, A1784
2015-2016: S1576, A8573
2017-2018: S3731, A1347
2019-2020: S725, A8669
2021-2022: S9153, A7154, A9547

2023-S911 - 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.

2023-S911 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S911 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    911
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City 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.
                                                            LBD02947-01-3
 S. 911                              2
              

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2023-S911A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1062
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7630, A10580
2011-2012: S264, A2319
2013-2014: S1326, A1784
2015-2016: S1576, A8573
2017-2018: S3731, A1347
2019-2020: S725, A8669
2021-2022: S9153, A7154, A9547

2023-S911A (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.

2023-S911A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S911A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  911--A
     Cal. No. 1265
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. LIU, CHU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education --
   recommitted  to the Committee on New York City Education in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said  committee,
   ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02947-02-4
 S. 911--A                           2
              

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