NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5725

Senate Bill S5725

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the approval of a charter school application when such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

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- 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 06, 2024	recommit, enacting clause stricken
Jan 03, 2024	referred to education
Mar 15, 2023	referred to education

2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2851
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S5316, A4688

2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the approval of a charter school application when such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district.

2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5725

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act prohibiting the approval of a charter school application when
such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a temporary moratorium on the
establishment of new charter schools in the city of Buffalo.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Establishes that, notwithstanding any provision of law, rule
or regulation deeming the contrary, no application to establish a char-
ter school shall be approved if such proposed charter school would oper-
ate within the Buffalo city school district effective July 1, 2021.
Section 1 further provides that a charter that has been surrendered,
revoked or terminated within the Buffalo city school district on or

after July 1, 2023, including' a charter that has not been renewed by
action of its charter entity, shall not be reissued within the Buffalo
city school district.

Section 2: Sets the effective date and the date of the bill's expira-
tion.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Buffalo city school district is currently oversaturated with charter
school, and it is an appropriate and much needed measure to establish a
temporary moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools in
Buffalo to provide time for the school district and other stakeholders
to assess the landscape of the educational systems and ensure all
students in Buffalo are receiving an excellent education.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.5316/A.4688 of 2021-22

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:

2023-S5725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5725
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT prohibiting the approval of a  charter  school  application  when
   such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
 the contrary, commencing on July 1, 2023, no application to establish  a
 charter  school  submitted pursuant to section 2851 of the education law
 shall be approved by any charter entity if such proposed charter  school
 would  operate  within  the Buffalo city school district. Furthermore, a
 charter that has been surrendered,  revoked  or  terminated  within  the
 Buffalo city school district on or after July 1, 2023, including a char-
 ter that has not been renewed by action of its charter entity, shall not
 be reissued within the Buffalo city school district.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed June 30, 2026.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01610-01-3

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nvonohlen

11 months ago

If the city of Buffalo was so “over saturated with charter schools” as this bill falsely claims why is it that they all have lotteries for admission and are filled with waiting lists?

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