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- Held for consideration in education
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Provides that parent or guardian shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Suzi Oppenheimer
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BILL NUMBER:A7540
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to notice to school districts regarding intent to attend a charter school
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide notification to a school district when a parent or guardian intends to send a child to a charter school
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would amend subdivision 2 of §2854 of the education law to provide that a parent or guardian shall, by the first of April preceding the next school year, give notice to the school district in which the child resides of the intent for that child to attend a charter school.
Justification
It is imperative that public school districts be notified of a child's intention to leave the public school and attend a charter school in a timely manner so that the school district budget can be adjusted to reflect the departure.
For example, in 2001 a city school district in New York State gave approximately $8,000, to the local charter school for each child who chose to attend the charter school. School district staff created the 2001 budget assuming that the charter school would have some student vacancies. Instead the charter school was filled to capacity on opening day. Consequently, the city school district had a revenue shortfall of nearly $1.2 million. This budget error could have been avoided had the parents or guardians notified the school district of their students' intended charter school enrollment.
In April 2001, there were 23 charter schools operating in New York State, with approximately 6,000 students enrolled. By January 2002, that number nearly doubled to 41 charter schools. The average expenditure per student in New York State is $9,192 so when this figure is multiplied by the ever increasing number of students enrolling in charter schools, the financial impact on the public school system is enormous.
Prior legislative history
Similar to the following previous bills A.2423A and S.1549A of 2007/2008 A.4475 and S.786 of 2005/2006 A.64389 and S.4580 of 2003/2004 A.10609 and S.6188 of 2001/2002
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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