Bill Text: NY S01624 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that the chancellor shall hold a public hearing before he or she closes any school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S01624 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S01624-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1624 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 the discontinuation of certain schools in cities with a population of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2590-h of the education law, as 2 amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. Establish, control and operate new schools or programs of the types 5 specified in subdivision one of this section, or to discontinue any such 6 schools and programs as he or she may determine; provided, however, that 7 the chancellor shall: 8 (A) consult with the affected community district education council 9 before: 10 [(a)] (I) substantially expanding or reducing such an existing school 11 or program within a community district; 12 [(b)] (II) initially utilizing a community district school or facility 13 for such a school or program; 14 [(c)] (III) instituting any new program within a community district; 15 AND 16 (B) HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF ANY SCHOOL. SUCH 17 HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT THE SCHOOL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE HEARING. 18 SUCH HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND NO MORE THAN ONE YEAR 19 PRIOR TO SUCH ANTICIPATED CLOSURE DATE. THE CHANCELLOR SHALL ENSURE THAT 20 NOTICE OF THE HEARING IS POSTED IN SUCH A MANNER TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER 21 OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE NOTICE, INCLUDING PROVIDING NOTICE 22 TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS. IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS DETER- 23 MINED AFTER SUCH HEARING THAT A SCHOOL SHOULD BE CLOSED SUCH CLOSURE 24 MUST WAIT UNTIL THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE FINAL DETERMINATION HAD 25 BEEN MADE, HAS ENDED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05893-01-1 S. 1624 2 1 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 2 have become a law; provided that the amendments to section 2590-h of the 3 education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expi- 4 ration and reversion of such subdivision and shall expire and be deemed 5 repealed therewith.