Senate Bill S2629

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for ULURP to apply to the locating of any charter schools in New York city

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3150
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2853, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7192, A9845
2011-2012: S1155, A5222
2015-2016: S1561, A4134
2017-2018: S3648, A4758
2019-2020: S5045, A9035
2021-2022: S5642, A4387
2023-2024: S7898, A2241

2013-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for uniform land use review procedure to apply to the locating of any charter schools in New York city.

2013-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2629

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  charter  school
  locations in New York city

  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.  PROVIDED  FURTHER,  HOWEVER, THAT BEFORE A CHARTER SCHOOL MAY BE
LOCATED IN PART OF AN EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING IN THE CITY OF NEW  YORK,
OR  IN  ANY  OTHER REAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THERE SHALL BE
FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  NINETY-SEV-
EN-C  OF  THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER, RELATING TO UNIFORM LAND USE REVIEW
PROCEDURE, OR THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LOCAL LAW OF THE CITY  OF  NEW
YORK RELATING THERETO.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01680-01-3

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