What's happening
This bill requires public hearings and notifications when a charter school relocates to a different community education council district within New York City.
Why it matters
Empowers local communities. By mandating public hearings and notifications when a charter school moves between community education council districts in NYC, the bill ensures that affected parents, students, and residents have a formal chance to express their views and concerns before changes take place.
Increases transparency in charter school decisions. The requirement for advance notice and hearings adds a layer of public scrutiny to decisions about charter school locations, making it harder for such moves to happen without community awareness or input.
Potentially impacts school enrollment and resource allocation. Moves between districts can shift student populations, funding, and facility use; the bill gives both the departing and receiving districts a say, which could help manage these transitions more smoothly and equitably.
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- Referred to new york city education
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- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1849
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2019
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to relocation of a charter school
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2857 of the education law, as amended by section 7 of part D-2 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1. The board of regents shall distribute information announcing the availability of the charter school process described in this article to each local school district and public postsecondary educational institution. At each significant stage of the chartering process, the charter entity and the board of regents shall provide appropriate notification to the school district in which the charter school is located and to public and nonpublic schools in the same geographic area as the proposed charter school. Such notification shall be provided by each charter entity within thirty days of its receipt of an application for formation of a new charter school or for renewal of an existing charter school, and at least forty-five days prior to initial approval of the charter application by the charter entity. Prior to the issuance, revision, or renewal of a charter, the school district in which the charter school is located shall hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the community in connection with the foregoing. Such hearing shall be held within the community potentially impacted by the proposed charter school. When a revision involves the relocation of a charter school to a different school district, or, in a city with a population of one million or more, to a different community education council district, the proposed new school district or community education council district shall also hold such hearing. In addition, such school districts shall be given an opportunity to comment on the proposed charter to the charter entity and
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such charter entity shall consider any comments raised and submit any such comments to the board of regents with the application for issuance, revision, or renewal of a charter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to relocation of a char- ter school
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a New York City based charter school relocates to a different community education council district, the proposed new community education council district shall hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the community which will be affected by the relocation.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 2857 of the educa- tion law to add community education council districts in a city with a population of one million or more to the list of entities required to hold a public hearing in the event of the relocation of a charter school.
Section 2 of the bill provides that it shall take effect on the nineti- eth day after it shall have become a law.
Justification
Under existing law, school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) are required to hold public hearings regarding the application for new charter schools. The hearings must be held in the community school district specified in the charter school's applica- tion to the SUNY Board of Trustees. In practice, if a proposed charter school's application is revised to place the charter school in a differ- ent location, another hearing is required only if the school will be located in a different school district.
In New York City, however, different community school districts, even within the same borough, can be markedly different in terms of demo- graphic make-up and educational needs. If a proposed charter school in New York City revises its application to move the location of the school to the boundaries of a different community education council district within the City, it should be required to hold a public hearing in the community in which it is proposing to move.
Prior legislative history
S.573 of 2017-2018 (Hoylman): Died in Education
S.5532 of 2015-2016 (Hoylman): Died in Education
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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