What's happening
This bill allows certain Suffolk County school districts to form central high school districts even if their territories are not contiguous.
Why it matters
Facilitates regional cooperation among specific Suffolk County school districts. by removing the requirement that their boundaries must touch, potentially enabling greater resource sharing, specialized academic programs, and administrative efficiencies.
Expands educational options for students in listed districts. (such as Montauk, East Hampton, Southampton, etc.), who may benefit from access to a broader or more diverse high school curriculum that a single small district might not be able to provide alone.
Could lead to financial and operational efficiencies. for participating districts, as pooling resources and centralizing high school services may help reduce costs, address declining enrollment, or better utilize facilities.
May serve as a precedent for similar flexibility in other regions. struggling with geographic barriers or small, non-contiguous communities, potentially influencing statewide education policy in the future.
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Allow Non-Contiguous School Districts
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Allow Non-Contiguous School Mergers
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 3491 A. 5052
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to central high school districts in the county of Suffolk
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1912 of the education law, as added by chapter 732 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
§ 1912. Formation of central high school districts in the county of Suffolk. A central high school district may be formed by the combination of two or more central, union free or common school districts in the county of Suffolk. The territory shall be contiguous, except that said territory need not be contiguous where a central high school district is formed by a combination of two or more of the following school districts: Montauk, Amagansett, East Hampton, East Moriches, Springs, Wainscott, Sagaponack, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton, Tuckahoe, Hampton Bays, Riverhead, Quogue, East Quogue, Westhampton Beach and Remsenburg-Speonk.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03188-01-9
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