Bill Text: NY S04954 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S04954 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S04954-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4954

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 17, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 parental  notification
          when  charter  schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a
          short-term renewal

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2855-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  2855-a.  Parental  notification.  1.  Parents or legal guardians of
     4  children who are enrolled in charter schools or  whom  the  schools  are
     5  attempting  to  recruit  shall  be  notified when such schools receive a
     6  corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal  of  less  than
     7  five years from their charter authorizer.
     8    2. The term "charter school" shall have the same meaning as defined in
     9  this chapter.
    10    3.  Such notice shall be provided within two weeks of actual notice of
    11  such a school's status.
    12    4. As schools provide notice, they  shall  disclose  their  corrective
    13  action plan to remain open.
    14    5.  Such  provided notice shall be written and sent via postal mail to
    15  the parents or legal guardians. In the event of dual custody situations,
    16  the schools shall provide  written  notice  to  both  parents  if  their
    17  addresses are on file with the school.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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