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History
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.690
- Referred to education
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.961
- Referred to education
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Authorizes the alteration of school district boundaries; repealer
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S781
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the alteration of school district boundaries; and to repeal such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose
To authorize the alteration of school district boundaries by consent.
Summary of provisions
A new Section 1527-D is added to the education law to set forth the procedure for altering school district boundaries in the eastern Suffolk board of cooperative educational service supervisory district.
Justification
Under current law there are not standards or criterion for petitions requesting alteration of school district boundaries. School district boundaries were established at a time when communities were not as developed as they are now. Since the time these boundaries were drawn, there has been substantial growth for students and families. School districts should not review and reject petitions solely based on the possibility of losing tax revenue. Such decisions should be based on what is in the best interest of the students affected. More so, school district boundaries do not always coincide with other municipal district boundaries, including taxing districts. Towns and Villages may be divided amongst multiple schools district; essentially cutting neighborhoods, communities and streets in half. Often times, this results in students attending schools which are geographically further away from their residence with students from outside of their town and even neighborhood.
Legislative history
2012: S.7698
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
Immediately.
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