Bill Text: NY S05998 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5998 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires charter schools to provide notice of probationary status or received remedial action plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05998 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05998-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5998
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   November 27, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- 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 parental  notification
         when  charter  schools  are  placed on probation or receive a remedial
         action plan
         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    S  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 MAY BE PLACED
    6  ON PROBATION OR RECEIVE A REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN FROM THE  CHARTER  ENTITY
    7  OR REGENTS.
    8    2. THE TERM "CHARTER SCHOOL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
    9  THIS CHAPTER.
   10    3.  SUCH  NOTICE SHALL BE GRANTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ACTUAL NOTICE OF
   11  SUCH A SCHOOL'S STATUS.
   12    4. AS SCHOOLS PROVIDE NOTICE, THEY SHALL DISCLOSE  THEIR  PROBATIONARY
   13  STATUS AND REMEDIAL 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    6. SCHOOLS SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THEIR PROBATIONARY STATUS IN A DATABASE
   19  THAT SHALL BE UPDATED EVERY TWO WEEKS. IN THIS DATABASE, CHARTER SCHOOLS
   20  SHALL DISCLOSE ANY PROBATIONARY STATUS AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13121-01-3