Bill Text: NY S05980 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the powers and duties of the boards of education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05980 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S05980-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5980 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the powers and duties of the boards of education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 1709 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3 3-A. TO ALTER THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES OF THE ATTENDANCE ZONES THAT A 4 STUDENT CURRENTLY ATTENDS, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE PROSPEC- 5 TIVE NEED FOR SUCH ALTERATIONS, THE RAMIFICATIONS UPON THE COMMUNITY, 6 INITIAL COSTS AND SAVINGS RESULTING FROM SUCH ALTERATIONS. THE SCHOOL 7 BOARD SHALL POST THE ALTERNATIVE BOUNDARY LINES IN A PLAN AND CONDUCT A 8 PUBLIC HEARING. NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY SUCH BOARD 9 OF EDUCATION IN AT LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE 10 COMMUNITY ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO WEEKS, AND SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED 11 IN THE AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL RENDER A 12 DECISION AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING, THE RESULTS OF WHICH SHALL BE 13 RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 14 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11656-01-5