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Assembly Bill A8240

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires a traffic study as part of an application to establish a charter school

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2025-A8240 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S669
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2851, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9637

2025-A8240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a traffic study that evaluates the potential impact of the proposed charter school on traffic patterns, safety and congestion in the surrounding area as part of an application to establish a charter school.

2025-A8240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8240
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  R. CARROLL  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  a  traffic
   study as part of an application to establish a charter school
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision  2  of  section  2851  of  the
 education  law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (j) Information regarding the facilities to be  used  by  the  school,
 including  the  location of the school, if known, and the means by which
 pupils will be transported to and  from  the  school.  SUCH  INFORMATION
 SHALL INCLUDE A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT EVALUATES THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE
 PROPOSED  CHARTER  SCHOOL  ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS, SAFETY AND CONGESTION IN
 THE SURROUNDING AREA. If the facilities  to  be  used  by  the  proposed
 school  are  not  known  at  the  time the application is submitted, the
 applicant shall notify the charter entity and, if applicable, the  board
 of  regents  within  ten  business days of acquiring facilities for such
 school AND SUCH TRAFFIC STUDY REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS  PARAGRAPH  MUST
 BE  SUBMITTED  PRIOR  TO  APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION; provided, however,
 that the charter school must obtain a certificate of occupancy for  such
 facilities  prior to the date on which instruction is to commence at the
 school.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02922-01-5

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