Assembly Bill A7379A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal

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  • 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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2021-A7379 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6087
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2855-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5586, S4954

2021-A7379 - Summary

Provides for parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal.

2021-A7379 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7379
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to parental  notification
   when  charter  schools  are  placed on probation or receive a remedial
   action plan
 
   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 2855-a
 to read as follows:
   §  2855-A.  PARENTAL  NOTIFICATION.  1.  PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF
 CHILDREN WHO ARE ENROLLED IN CHARTER SCHOOLS OR  WHOM  THE  SCHOOLS  ARE
 ATTEMPTING  TO RECRUIT SHALL BE NOTIFIED WHEN SUCH SCHOOLS MAY BE PLACED
 ON PROBATION OR RECEIVE A REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN FROM THE  CHARTER  ENTITY
 OR REGENTS.
   2. THE TERM "CHARTER SCHOOL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
 THIS CHAPTER.
   3.  SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ACTUAL NOTICE OF
 SUCH A SCHOOL'S STATUS.
   4. AS SCHOOLS PROVIDE NOTICE, THEY SHALL DISCLOSE  THEIR  PROBATIONARY
 STATUS AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN TO REMAIN OPEN.
   5.  SUCH  PROVIDED NOTICE SHALL BE WRITTEN AND SENT VIA POSTAL MAIL TO
 THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS. IN THE EVENT OF DUAL CUSTODY SITUATIONS,
 THE SCHOOLS SHALL PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO  BOTH  PARENTS  IF  THEIR
 ADDRESSES ARE ON FILE WITH THE SCHOOL.
   6. SCHOOLS SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THEIR PROBATIONARY STATUS IN A DATABASE
 THAT SHALL BE UPDATED EVERY TWO WEEKS. IN THIS DATABASE, CHARTER SCHOOLS
 SHALL DISCLOSE ANY PROBATIONARY STATUS AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10800-02-1

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2021-A7379A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6087
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2855-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5586, S4954

2021-A7379A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal.

2021-A7379A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7379--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to parental notification
   when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are  given  a
   short-term renewal
 
   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 2855-a
 to read as follows:
   § 2855-A. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. 1.  PARENTS  OR  LEGAL  GUARDIANS  OF
 CHILDREN  WHO  ARE  ENROLLED  IN CHARTER SCHOOLS OR WHOM THE SCHOOLS ARE
 ATTEMPTING TO RECRUIT SHALL BE NOTIFIED  WHEN  SUCH  SCHOOLS  RECEIVE  A
 CORRECTIVE  ACTION  PLAN  OR ARE GIVEN A SHORT-TERM RENEWAL OF LESS THAN
 FIVE YEARS FROM THEIR CHARTER AUTHORIZER.
   2. THE TERM "CHARTER SCHOOL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
 THIS CHAPTER.
   3. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ACTUAL NOTICE  OF
 SUCH A SCHOOL'S STATUS.
   4.  AS  SCHOOLS  PROVIDE  NOTICE, THEY SHALL DISCLOSE THEIR CORRECTIVE
 ACTION PLAN TO REMAIN OPEN.
   5. SUCH PROVIDED NOTICE SHALL BE WRITTEN AND SENT VIA POSTAL  MAIL  TO
 THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS. IN THE EVENT OF DUAL CUSTODY SITUATIONS,
 THE  SCHOOLS  SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO  BOTH PARENTS IF THEIR
 ADDRESSES ARE ON FILE WITH THE SCHOOL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10800-04-1

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