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Senate Bill S1423

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Clarifies what buildings constitute an existing public school building for purposes of the location of charter schools

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2025-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2853, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6756

2025-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies what buildings constitute an existing public school building for purposes of the location of charter schools by describing an existing public school building as being a building that is currently occupied or is unoccupied but designated for potential school use.

2025-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1423 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1423
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  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 clarifying what build-
   ings constitute an existing public school building for purposes of the
   location of charter schools

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  3 of section 2853 of the
 education law, as amended by chapter 101 of the laws of 2010, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) A charter school may be located in  part  of  an  existing  public
 school  building,  in space provided on a private work site, in a public
 building or in any other suitable location. Provided, however, before  a
 charter  school  may  be  located  in  part of an existing public school
 building, the charter entity shall provide  notice  to  the  parents  or
 guardians  of the students then enrolled in the existing school building
 and shall hold a public hearing for purposes of discussing the  location
 of  the  charter  school.  A  charter  school may own, lease or rent its
 space. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AN  EXISTING  PUBLIC  SCHOOL
 BUILDING  MEANS  A  BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED OR IS UNOCCUPIED
 BUT DESIGNATED FOR POTENTIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL USE.
   §2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04374-01-5

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