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                                   8682
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 29, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 118 of the laws of 1969, relating to a  separate
   union  free school district in the town of Greenburgh in the county of
   Westchester, in relation to property  used  by  the  Greenburgh  North
   Castle  Union  Free  School  District  number  12 and authorizing such
   school district to affiliate with Rising Ground, Inc.; and  to  repeal
   subdivision  b of section 5 of chapter 118 of the laws of 1969, relat-
   ing to a separate union free school district in the town of Greenburgh
   in the county of Westchester, relating to authorizing  the  Greenburgh
   North  Castle  Union  Free School District number 12 to affiliate with
   any child care institution or  entity  other  than  St.  Christopher's
   School, Inc.
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 118 of the laws of 1969, relating to a
 separate union free school district in the town  of  Greenburgh  in  the
 county  of  Westchester, as added by chapter 179 of the laws of 2024, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 5. a. Notwithstanding section three AND FOUR of this act, the Green-
 burgh North Castle Union Free School District number 12 of the towns  of
 Greenburgh  and North Castle in the county of Westchester shall continue
 to constitute a separate union free school district during the 2024-2025
 school year AND THEREAFTER and shall continue to have and enjoy all  the
 powers  and  privileges  of  a  union  free  school  district  under the
 provisions of the education law. For purposes of continuing  to  provide
 instruction  to  students  enrolled  in  the  school district during the
 2024-2025 school year AND THEREAFTER, the territory  of  the  Greenburgh
 North  Castle Union Free School District number 12 created by this chap-
 ter shall include property identified in lease  agreements  executed  by
 the school district including the [agency] lease for the school facility
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 located at 71 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry in the town of Greenburgh, county of
 Westchester,  108 Shonnard Place in the city of Yonkers, county of West-
 chester [and 1700 Old Orchard Place in the village of Valhalla  pursuant
 to chapter 224 of the laws of 2010;], 29 MARSHALL ROAD, WAPPINGERS FALLS
 IN  THE  TOWNS  OF  WAPPINGER  AND POUGHKEEPSIE, COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, 623
 Blooming Grove Turnpike, in the town of New Windsor,  county  of  Orange
 and 45 East Gainsborg Avenue in the village of West Harrison pursuant to
 chapter  264  of  the  laws  of 2017 AS WELL AS PROPERTIES LEASED AND/OR
 OWNED BY RISING GROUND, INC. IN WESTCHESTER, BRONX OR DUTCHESS  COUNTIES
 AT WHICH A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER AFFILIATED WITH GREENBURGH NORTH
 CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 12 IS OPERATED PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER,  THAT  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION  HAS APPROVED THE USE OF ANY
 BUILDING USED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES PROVIDING  INSTRUCTION
 AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
 623 BLOOMING GROVE TURNPIKE, IN THE  TOWN  OF  NEW  WINDSOR,  COUNTY  OF
 ORANGE, SHALL BE DISCONTINUED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 30, 2025.
   b. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, subject to approval of the
 department  of  education and the office of children and family services
 and any applicable terms of the  Capital  Facilities  Financing  Act  or
 applicable  approval  of the dormitory authority, the board of education
 of the Greenburgh North Castle Union  Free  School  District  number  12
 created  by  this  chapter shall be authorized to affiliate with a child
 care institution as defined in section 4001 of the education  law  other
 than  the  St.  Christopher's School St. Christopher's - Jennie Clarkson
 Child Care Services Corporation. Upon  state  approval  of  such  affil-
 iation, the board of education of the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free
 School  District number 12 as created by this chapter shall be comprised
 of seven members, five elected by the board of directors of  such  child
 care  institution  and two public members appointed pursuant to chapters
 628 and 629 of the laws of 2004. The board members shall serve for terms
 of up to four years. Additionally, following state approval as described
 in this subsection, education responsibility for students placed in  the
 affiliated child care institution shall be governed by article 81 of the
 education law.
   C.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
 THE GREENBURGH NORTH CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 12 CREATED
 BY THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO  AFFILIATE  WITH  RISING  GROUND,
 INC.,  A CHILD CARE INSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4001 OF THE EDUCA-
 TION LAW.  UPON SUCH AFFILIATION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF  THE  GREEN-
 BURGH  NORTH  CASTLE  UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 12 AS CREATED BY
 THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE COMPRISED OF BETWEEN FIVE AND NINE  MEMBERS,  WITH
 MEMBERS  TO  BE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RISING GROUND, INC.
 AND WITH TWO SUCH BOARD MEMBERS BEING PUBLIC MEMBERS APPOINTED  PURSUANT
 TO  CHAPTERS  628  AND  629 OF THE LAWS OF 2004. THE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL
 SERVE FOR TERMS OF UP TO FOUR YEARS. ADDITIONALLY,  EDUCATION  RESPONSI-
 BILITY  FOR  STUDENTS  PLACED  IN  THE AFFILIATED CHILD CARE INSTITUTION
 SHALL BE GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 81 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 2. Subdivision b of section 5 of chapter 118 of the  laws  of  1969,
 relating  to a separate union free school district in the town of Green-
 burgh in the county of Westchester, is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or the date  upon  which
 the lease agreement for property located at 623 Blooming Grove Turnpike,
 in  the  town  of  New Windsor, county of Orange expires, whichever date
 occurs first. Provided, further, that the Greenburgh North Castle  Union
 Free  School District number 12 shall notify the legislative bill draft-
 ing commission upon the expiration of such lease agreement in order that
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 the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective  data  base
 of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
 of  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.