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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S6628
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1588
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §2853 sub 3 ¶(e) sub¶¶ 4 & 5, amd §§2853 & 2854, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S8459
2023-2024: S5461, A5763
2025-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6628 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to reimbursing charter schools for leasing certain facilities, and prohibiting charter school employee contracts from including a non-disclosure agreement; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the New York City school district from reimbursing charter schools for their expenses on renting or leasing space in a private facility. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subparagraph 1 of paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of Section 2853 of the Education Law stating that a city school district of one million or more shall not reimburse a charter school that rents or
2025-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6628 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 reimbursing charter schools for leasing certain facilities, and prohibiting charter school employee contracts from including a non-disclosure agreement; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 2853 of the education law, as added by section 5 of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, within the later of (i) five months after a charter school's written request for co-location and (ii) thirty days after the charter school's charter is approved by its charter entity, the city school district shall either: (A) offer at no cost to the charter school a co-location site in a public school building approved by the board of education as provided by law, or (B) offer the charter school space in a privately owned or other publicly owned facility at the expense of [the city school district and at no cost to] the charter school. THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT REIMBURSE A CHARTER SCHOOL WHICH RENTS OR LEASES SPACE IN A PRIVATE FACILITY. The space must be reasonable, appropriate and compara- ble and in the community school district to be served by the charter school and otherwise in reasonable proximity. § 2. Subparagraphs 4 and 5 of paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 2853 of the education law are REPEALED and subparagraph 6 of such paragraph is renumbered subparagraph 4. § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section 2853 of the education law, as added by chapter 101 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04701-01-5 S. 6628 2
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