New York A 7141: Relates to the enrollment of students at charter schools, the suspension of students at charter schools and the administration of charter schools

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A07141 Summary:

BILL NOA07141 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06802

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRCook, Dinowitz, Simon, Otis, McDonough, Hyndman, Steck, Lavine, Glick, Ramos

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2851, 2852, 2854, 2855 & 2857, Ed L

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Relates to the establishment, organization, and administration of charter schools.

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BILL NOA07141 

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03/20/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7141

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COOK, DINOWITZ, SIMON, OTIS,
 McDONOUGH, HYNDMAN, STECK, LAVINE, GLICK, RAMOS -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the enrollment of
 students at charter schools, the suspension of students at charter
 schools and the administration of charter schools

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (h) and (j) of subdivision 2 of section 2851 of
 2 the education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (h) The rules and procedures by which students may be disciplined,
 5 including but not limited to expulsion or suspension from the school,
 6 which shall be consistent with the requirements of [due process] section
 7 thirty-two hundred fourteen of this chapter and with federal laws and
 8 regulations governing the placement of students with disabilities, and
 9 pursuant to subdivision four of section twenty-eight hundred fifty-four
 10 of this article. The application shall also include a code of conduct
 11 consistent with section twenty-eight hundred one of this title.
 12 (j) (i) Information regarding the facilities to be used by the school,
 13 including the location of the school, if known, and the means by which
 14 pupils will be transported to and from the school. If the facilities to
 15 be used by the proposed school are not known at the time the application
 16 is submitted, the applicant shall notify the charter entity and, if
 17 applicable, the board of regents within ten business days of acquiring
 18 facilities for such school; provided, however, that the charter school
 19 must obtain a certificate of occupancy for such facilities prior to the
 20 date on which instruction is to commence at the school.
 21 (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (i) of this para-
 22 graph, an applicant to establish a charter school to be located in New
 23 York city shall include the specific community school district such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10992-01-5

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 1 proposed charter school will be located within and whether such appli-
 2 cant will request co-location or private space for the facilities to be
 3 used by the school. If the application is approved, such charter school
 4 shall not be located within any community school district other than
 5 such district provided on such application.
 6 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 2851 of the education
 7 law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended and a new
 8 paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
 9 (c) Copies of each of the annual reports of the charter school
 10 required by [subdivision] subdivisions two and six of section twenty-
 11 eight hundred fifty-seven of this article, including the charter school
 12 report cards and the certified financial statements.
 13 (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two of section twen-
 14 ty-eight hundred fifty-three of this article, an audit report by an
 15 independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant
 16 on the operations of the charter school, including compliance with the
 17 applicable provisions of this chapter and the not-for-profit corporation
 18 law, and with all other applicable laws, regulations and charter
 19 provisions.
 20 § 3. Section 2851 of the edu