New York S 3748: Relates to requirements for approval of charter school applications

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3748

Sponsors: Cordell Cleare, Rachel May

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S03748 Summary:

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Expands the total enrollment percentage standard for school districts located in a city with a population of one million or more from applying to initial charter school applications to all charter school applications.

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3748

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, MAY -- 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 requirements for
 approval of charter school applications

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 2852 of the
 2 education law, as amended by section 4-a of part A of chapter 56 of the
 3 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (e) for applicants [for an initial charter pursuant to paragraph (b-1)
 5 of subdivision nine of this section] in a school district located in a
 6 city with a population of one million or more, the total enrollment of
 7 students attending charter schools within the community district in
 8 which the charter school will be located in the base year is less than
 9 or equal to fifty-five percent of the total public school enrollment
 10 attending within such community district in the base year.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08121-01-5

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