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Senate Bill S3987
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S3987 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2854, Ed L
2013-S3987 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3987 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring charter schools to enroll children with disabilities and English language learners in comparable numbers to those enrolled in public schools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will make charter schools enroll disabled children and English language learners in numbers comparable to the school district which they serve. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2854 of the education law, as amended by section 5 of part 0-2 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read that "a charter school must enroll the same or a greater percentage of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students when compared to the enrollment figures for such students in the school district in which the charter school is located. Failure to comply for two consecutive years shall be deemed grounds for revocation of the charter". JUSTIFICATION: Charter schools are often given the "average cost" per student from a school district. This "average cost" includes not only students with average needs, but also those with special needs. These students, such as disabled students or those requiring special help to learn English as a second language cost more than ordinary students.
2013-S3987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3987 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 requiring charter schools to enroll children with disabilities and English language learners in comparable numbers to those enrolled in public schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 2854 of the education law, as amended by chapter 101 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (a) A charter school shall be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations and shall not charge tuition or fees; provided that a charter school may require the payment of fees on the same basis and to the same extent as other public schools. A charter school shall not discriminate against any student, employee or any other person on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability or any other ground that would be unlawful if done by a school. Admission of students shall not be limited on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, disability, race, creed, gender, national origin, religion, or ancestry; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the establishment of a single-sex charter school or a charter school designed to provide expanded learning opportunities for students at-risk of academic failure or students with disabilities and English language learners; and provided, further, that [the] A charter school [shall demonstrate good faith efforts to attract and retain a comparable or greater enrollment of] MUST ENROLL THE SAME OR A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible applicants for the free and reduced price lunch program when compared to the enrollment figures for such students in the school district in which the charter school is located. FAILURE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07763-01-3
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