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History
- Substituted by A6715B
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- Amended 7264a
- 1st report cal.1035
- Referred to education
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Establishes procedures for the orderly closure of a special act school district
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Catherine Nolan
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7264A
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to special act school districts
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill establishes procedures to close a special act school district.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 requires the board of education of a special act school district to provide written notice to the commissioner of education with a plan for closure of the school and, until such school district meets all financial obligations, submit financial reports and statements. Section 2 requires special act school districts to submit as least annually enrollment reports, budgets and financial statements to the commissioner.
Justification
This bill establishes procedures for the orderly closure of a special act school district. In recent years two special act school districts have closed leaving outstanding obligations which have not and, now, cannot be met. This bill sets out steps that a board of education of special act school district must follow to close down its school district including: written notice to the commissioner of education, a plan for closure including the transfer of students and detailed list of revenues and expenses. In addition, until the school district is closed, the board of education of the school district shall submit to the commissioner financial reports and statements about tuition, close-down costs and revenues.
This bill also requires a special act school district to provide information about enrollments, budgets and finances to the State Education Department. With this information, the commissioner can monitor the fiscal stability of special act school districts,
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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