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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Relates to charter schools operating at multiple sites
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Malcolm A. Smith
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BILL NUMBER:A9165
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to char- ter schools operating at multiple sites
Purpose or general idea of bill
To allow students from charter schools serving middle school students to attend high school charter schools overseen by the same charter school board. This would be accomplished by allowing charters schools operated by the same board to merge and offer the same grade at multiple locations. Each school would still count toward the cap of 200 schools.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 2853(1) of the Education Law to authorize a charter school to house a single grade at more than one site, with each additional site counted toward the existing cap of 200 charter schools. This language maintains the single site provision in existing law for charter schools with more than one location so long as each grade is provided instruction respec- tively at the same site. Section 1 also specifies that if a charter school whose employees belong to a collective bargaining organization merges with a charter school whose employees are not members of a collective bargaining organization, the employees in both schools are considered to be members of a collective bargaining unit that repres- ented like positions.
Justification
Authorizing a charter school to house a grade at more than one site, subject to the approval of a charter authorizer, will enable replication of successful charter schools and expand opportu- nities for parents to send their children to proven education al models, especially for high school grades. This is critical to encourage more charter high school opportunities for students, which generally have higher operating costs, particularly those students in similar programs ending at the middle school level. It is important to note that a char- ter school housing a single grade at more than one site, as provided by this bill, would count each additional site toward the exiting cap of 200 charters issued.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
On the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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