New York S 9568: Relates to the approval of applications of charter schools

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S09568 Summary:

BILL NOS09568A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10729-A

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SPONSORMAYER

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COSPNSRASHBY, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, LIU, MARTINEZ, MATTERA, MURRAY, PALUMBO,
 RYAN C, SKOUFIS, ZELLNER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2851 & 2852, Ed L

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Provides that charter school applicants shall first apply to the community district education council or the board of education of the school district for approval for renewal of a charter within a certain amount of time and public hearings shall be conducted on such proposed application.

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BILL NOS09568A

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03/25/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

04/28/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

04/28/2026PRINT NUMBER 9568A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9568--A

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. MAYER, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to approval of applica-
 tions of charter schools

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 2851 of the education law,
 2 subdivision 3 as amended and paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 as added by
 3 chapter 101 of the laws of 2010 and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 4
 4 of the laws of 1998, are amended to read as follows:
 5 3. An applicant shall submit the application to a charter entity for
 6 approval; provided, however, that in a city with one million or more
 7 inhabitants, such applicant shall first apply to the community district
 8 education council for approval where such charter school is proposed to
 9 be located by February first of the school year two school years prior
 10 to the school year when the charter school is planning to commence oper-
 11 ations. Such community district education council shall conduct public
 12 hearings on such proposed application at the regularly scheduled March
 13 and April board meetings, where residents of such community district
 14 shall have the opportunity to speak in person or via electronic means,
 15 or submit comments regarding the consideration of such application. The
 16 community district education council shall deny or certify such applica-
 17 tion at the regularly scheduled May meeting. An application shall be
 18 deemed certified for transmission to and consideration by the appropri-
 19 ate charter entity if there is a majority vote in favor of the applica-
 20 tion of the members of the community district education council present
 21 at a meeting at which there is a quorum present. Within seven days of
 22 denying or certifying an application for a new charter, the community
 23 district education council shall forward notice of such denial or
 24 certification to the department, the New York city department of educa-
 25 tion, the board of regents and the board of trustees of the state
 26 university of New York along with a form to be developed by the commis-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15302-02-6

 S. 9568--A 2

 1 sioner which states that the community district education council has
 2 acted to deny or certify such application for a new charter. Such notice
 3 shall include factual findings, specific to the application, stating the
 4 reasons for such denial or certification. Notwithstanding any provision
 5 of law to the contrary, the denial of an application shall be considered
 6 final and shall not be eligible for reconsideration by any other charter
 7 entity. A charter entity shall not act on an application for a new char-
 8 ter unless the vote of the community district education council where
 9 the charter school is proposed to be located has certified such charter
 10 application. For all school districts located outside of a city with a
 11 population of one million or more, such applicant sh