What's happening
This bill requires proposed charter school applications to include the specific location of the school at the time of submission.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and community input. by ensuring that the exact proposed location of a charter school is disclosed upfront, allowing local residents, school districts, and planning boards to assess potential impacts before the charter is approved.
Prevents speculative or vague charter applications. by eliminating the option for applicants to submit without a specific site, which can reduce uncertainty for neighborhoods and municipalities about where new schools could open.
May affect the pace and feasibility of new charter schools. since requiring a confirmed location (and possibly a lease or ownership agreement) at the application stage could make it harder for some groups, especially smaller nonprofits, to apply—potentially favoring larger operators with more resources.
Shifts accountability and planning timelines. by removing the previous flexibility that allowed schools to secure facilities after initial approval, which could streamline oversight but also delay or reduce the number of new charters if securing real estate is a barrier.
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Require Charter School Address
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- Referred to education
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Charter School Must List Location
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
884
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the location of a proposed charter school to be included in the charter application
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section 2851 of the education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
(j) Information regarding the facilities to be used by the school, including the location of the school, [if known,] and the means by which pupils will be transported to and from the school. [If the facilities to be used by the proposed school are not known at the time the application is submitted, the applicant shall notify the charter entity and, if applicable, the board of regents within ten business days of acquiring facilities for such school; provided, however, that the charter school must obtain a certificate of occupancy for such facilities prior to the date on which instruction is to commence at the school.]
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to any applications to establish a charter school submitted to a charter entity on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03237-01-9
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