NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10056
SPONSOR: Brindisi TITLE OF BILL:
An act to repeal section 211-f of the education law, relating to take-
over and restructuring of failing schools
PURPOSE:
To eliminate language in education law that authorized the restructuring
and state takeover of failing schools via the appointment of an external
receiver.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 211-f of the education law is repealed.
JUSTIFICATION:
The state take-over and receivership status of school districts identi-
fied as "failing" or "persistently failing" has been a dismal disap-
pointment and has met with little, if any, success in improving educa-
tional outcomes. Many schools identified as failing have been on the
list for over 10 years. Moreover, the provisions in 211-f Education Law
weigh heavily upon our state's students who are living in poverty. A
repeal of this section will allow educational communities to solve their
problems on the local level with educator input, while avoiding the
imposition of long-distance interventions that are ineffective.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Cost savings to the state through the elimination of takeover costs.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the twentieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10056
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Education
AN ACT to repeal section 211-f of the education law, relating to take-
over and restructuring of failing schools
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 211-f of the education law is REPEALED.
2 § 2. This act shall take effect on the twentieth day after it shall
3 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14471-02-6
