Bill Text: NY A07379 | 2021-2022 | 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 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to education [A07379 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A07379-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7379

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 6, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Education

        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    §  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 provided 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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10800-02-1