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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S1395
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2023-S1395 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4502
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2852, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S7666, A8801
2023-S1395 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1395 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing the Board of Regents with final approval authority over all proposed and renewed charter schools SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 5-b of section 2852 of the education law Section 2 provides the effective date JUSTIFICATION: According to the NYS Education Law, only the Board of Regents, the SUNY Trustees, and local school boards may act as charter authorizing enti- ties and approve charter school applications. However, only the Board of Regents can authorize and issue the charters. The Board of Regents is required by the Education Law to provide oversight of all charter
2023-S1395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1395 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LIU, CLEARE, JACKSON, MANNION -- 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 providing the Board of Regents with final approval authority over all proposed and renewed charter schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5-b of section 2852 of the education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 5-b. If the board of regents returns a proposed charter to the charter entity pursuant to the provisions of subdivision five-a of this section, such charter entity shall reconsider the proposed charter, taking into consideration the comments and recommendation of the board of regents. Thereafter, the charter entity shall resubmit the proposed charter to the board of regents with modifications, provided that the applicant consents in writing to such modifications, [resubmit the proposed char- ter to the board of regents without modifications,] or abandon the proposed charter. The board of regents shall review each such resubmit- ted proposed charter in accordance with the provisions of subdivision five-a of this section[; provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the board of regents to approve and issue a proposed charter resubmitted by the charter entity described in paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section twenty-eight hundred fifty-one of this article within thirty days of the resubmission of such proposed charter or such proposed char- ter shall be deemed approved and issued at the expiration of such peri- od]. NO RESUBMITTED PROPOSED CHARTER SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CHARTER ENTITY UNLESS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS ARE MADE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS IN SUCH RESUBMISSION. SUCH CHARTER SHALL NOT BE APPROVED IF THE BOARD OF REGENTS RECOMMENDS THAT THE CHARTER BE ABANDONED. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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