Senate Bill S7898

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City 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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2023-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2241
Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2853, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7192, A9845
2011-2012: S1155, A5222
2013-2014: S2629, A3150
2015-2016: S1561, A4134
2017-2018: S3648, A4758
2019-2020: S5045, A9035
2021-2022: S5642, A4387

2023-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7898
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03392-01-3

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