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This bill requires charter schools to follow the same suspension procedures as public schools, ensuring due process for students.
Why it matters
Ensures Equal Protection. By mandating that charter schools follow the same suspension procedures as traditional public schools, the bill guarantees charter school students receive the same due process rights, reducing the risk of arbitrary or unfair disciplinary actions.
Clarifies Roles in Charter Schools. The bill specifically defines which charter school officials (e.g., chairperson of the board of trustees) are responsible for fulfilling roles typically held by public school superintendents or boards, helping prevent confusion and ensuring proper oversight of suspension proceedings.
Promotes Consistency in Student Discipline. This change standardizes disciplinary practices across different types of public education settings, making it easier for families to understand their rights and for students to transition between public and charter schools without facing differing disciplinary standards.
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Charter Suspension Rules Required
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5869
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 16, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring certain procedures for charter school students facing suspension
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 2854 of the education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
(d) A student may withdraw from a charter school at any time and enroll in a public school. A charter school may refuse admission to any student who has been expelled or suspended from a public school until the period of suspension or expulsion from the public school has expired, consistent with the requirements of due process. A student may only be suspended from a charter school in accordance with the provisions of subdivision three of section thirty-two hundred fourteen of this chapter.
(i) The terms "superintendent", "superintendent of schools", "district superintendent of schools" or "community superintendent", as used in subdivision three of section thirty-two hundred fourteen of this chapter, as they relate to charter schools shall mean the chairperson of the board of trustees of the charter school.
(ii) The terms "board of education" or "board" as used in subdivision three of section thirty-two hundred fourteen of this chapter, as they relate to charter schools, shall mean the board of trustees of the charter school.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09804-01-7
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