Senate Bill S9637

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a traffic study as part of an application to establish a charter school

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee 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-S9637 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2851, Ed L

2023-S9637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a traffic study that evaluates the potential impact of the proposed charter school on traffic patterns, safety and congestion in the surrounding area as part of an application to establish a charter school.

2023-S9637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9637
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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  requiring  a  traffic
   study as part of an application to establish a charter school
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision  2  of  section  2851  of  the
 education  law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (j) Information regarding the facilities to be  used  by  the  school,
 including  the  location of the school, if known, and the means by which
 pupils will be transported to and  from  the  school.  SUCH  INFORMATION
 SHALL INCLUDE A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT EVALUATES THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE
 PROPOSED  CHARTER  SCHOOL  ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS, SAFETY AND CONGESTION IN
 THE SURROUNDING AREA. If the facilities  to  be  used  by  the  proposed
 school  are  not  known  at  the  time the application is submitted, the
 applicant shall notify the charter entity and, if applicable, the  board
 of  regents  within  ten  business days of acquiring facilities for such
 school AND SUCH TRAFFIC STUDY REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS  PARAGRAPH  MUST
 BE  SUBMITTED  PRIOR  TO  APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION; provided, however,
 that the charter school must obtain a certificate of occupancy for  such
 facilities  prior to the date on which instruction is to commence at 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.
                                                            LBD14855-01-4

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