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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S4933
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th 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
2019-S4933 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2858, amd §2854, Ed L
2019-S4933 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4933 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the appointment of an independent receiver upon the closing of a charter school PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill requires that, upon closure of a charter school, an independ- ent receiver be appointed to perform financial audits and to facilitate the return of public funds to the school district. JUSTIFICATION: When a charter school closes, the charter school is supposed to use its assets to facilitate the closure of the school, and return the remainder back to its school district. However, there is a lack of transparency in this process, leading to questions such as:
2019-S4933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4933 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 29, 2019 ___________ 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 the appointment of an independent receiver upon the closing of a charter school 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 2858 to read as follows: § 2858. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT RECEIVER. 1. A SCHOOL DISTRICT, UPON RECEIVING NOTICE FROM A CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN ITS DISTRICT THAT SUCH CHARTER SCHOOL IS DISSOLVING, TERMINATING, OR CLOSING, SHALL APPOINT AN INDEPENDENT RECEIVER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMIS- SIONER, TO PERFORM FINANCIAL AUDITS AND FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF PUBLIC FUNDS FROM SUCH CHARTER SCHOOL TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE RECEIVER MAY BE A NON-PROFIT ENTITY, ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR AN INDIVIDUAL. IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FAILS TO APPOINT AN INDEPENDENT RECEIVER THAT MEETS THE COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF SUCH DETERMINATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT THE RECEIVER. 2. THE RECEIVER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO SUPERSEDE ANY DECISION, POLICY OR REGULATION OF THE PLANS, CO-LOCATION DECISIONS AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS. A SCHOOL UNDER RECEIVERSHIP SHALL OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAWS REGULATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EXCEPT AS SUCH PROVISIONS MAY CONFLICT WITH THIS SECTION. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONTRACT WITH THE RECEIVER, AND THE COMPEN- SATION AND OTHER COSTS OF THE RECEIVER APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE PAID FROM A STATE APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSE, OR BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED THAT COSTS SHALL BE PAID BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLY IF THERE IS AN OPEN ADMINIS- TRATIVE STAFFING LINE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECEIVER, AND THE RECEIVER WILL BE TAKING ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCH OPEN LINE. NOTWITHSTANDING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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