What's happening
This bill requires school districts and charter schools in New York to post all required ancillary agreements online and keep copies on file.
Why it matters
Increases transparency by making all required ancillary agreements (such as technology use, field trip consents, or behavioral contracts) easily accessible to families online, reducing confusion about what parents and students are being asked to sign.
Helps ensure that parents, guardians, and students are fully informed about the conditions and obligations tied to school attendance, potentially reducing disputes or misunderstandings over school policies.
Creates a clear record of ancillary agreements by requiring schools and charter schools to keep copies on file, which can support accountability and provide documentation in case of future questions or legal challenges.
Encourages consistency across districts and charter schools in how ancillary agreements are communicated and maintained, closing gaps where some schools may not have previously made these documents easily available.
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Post School Agreements Online
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Sponsors
7 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10184
IN ASSEMBLY
March 22, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the filing and posting of required ancillary agreements on school district and charter school websites
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2116-a of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. Each school district shall in a timely fashion post on its website a copy of each required ancillary agreement mandated to be signed by a pupil, parent or guardian as a condition to attend any school in such district. Each school district shall keep a copy of such ancillary agreements on file in addition to making the agreement available on its website.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2854 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
(g) A charter school shall be subject to the requirement in subdivision five of section twenty-one hundred sixteen-a of this title to post on its website in a timely fashion a copy of each required ancillary agreement mandated to be signed by a pupil, parent or guardian as a condition to attend such charter school. Each charter school shall keep a copy of such ancillary agreements on file in addition to making the agreement available on its website.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14934-01-8
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