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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S336
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง2851-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1445
2013-2014: S1140
2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S336 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to local approval of charter schools in certain districts PURPOSE : To ensure some local oversight over charter schools outside of New York City. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends section 2851-a of the education law to require a charter school to submit an application to the local school board for approval before an application can be submitted to a chartering entity. This application must include an economic and financial impact statement in addition to other information relevant to the application. If the local school board does not approve the charter school application, the applicant cannot apply to a chartering entity. JUSTIFICATION : Currently, there have been nine charter schools approved for the
2009-S336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 336 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to local approval of charter schools in certain districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2851-a to read as follows: S 2851-A. PROCEDURES FOR LOCAL APPROVAL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL PROPOSED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED SIX, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO OR TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED ONE-A OF THIS TITLE, AN APPLI- CANT SHALL SUBMIT SUCH CHARTER APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD. THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE AN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION REGARDING THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO OPERATE A SCHOOL AND TO IMPROVE STUDENT TESTING. IF THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION IS NOT APPROVED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD, THAT CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICA- TION SHALL BE DEEMED DISAPPROVED AND SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHAR- TER ENTITY FOR AN APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT SUCH APPLICATION SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD UNTIL THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROCEDURES FOR LOCAL APPROVAL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, IN CITIES WITH A POPU- LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE THE CHANCELLOR SHALL APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF SUCH CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03419-01-9
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