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A08092 Summary:

BILL NOA08092
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORNolan
 
COSPNSRCahill, Colton, Gottfried, Gunther, Magnarelli, Miller, O'Donnell, Russell, Simon, Titone, Zebrowski, Galef, Markey, Fahy, Davila, Lifton, Schimel, Jaffee
 
MLTSPNSRAbbate, Glick, Magee, McDonald
 
Amd S2852, Ed L
 
Relates to agreements for the administration, management or operation of charter schools.
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A08092 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8092
 
SPONSOR: Nolan (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to agreements for the administration, management or operation of charter schools   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill gives state and local offi- cers who have the power to audit charter schools access to records of Educational Management Organizations (EMOs)   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Education Law § 2852 to require charter schools that contract with Educational Management Organizations (EMOs) to include in their contracts a provision that requires such organizations to provide state and local officers having the authority to audit charter schools access to the organizations' records relating to the costs of and fees for providing services to the school. Section 2 provides that no charter school with a charter approved and issued prior to the effective date of this bill shall renew or extend an agreement with an EMO unless such agreement gives state and local offi- cers having the authority to audit the charter schools access to the EMO's records relating to the costs of and fees for providing services to the school. Any agreement that violates this requirement shall be deemed null, void and unenforceable and shall constitute grounds for revocation or termination of the charter. Section 3 is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Transparency and accountability about public funding are fundamental to government in New York. Charter schools are now subject to state and local oversight. Such transparency and accountabil- ity should also apply to the EMOs with which charter schools contract for administration, management operations services. This legislation, therefore, requires charter schools that contract with EMOs to include in their contracts a provision that requires such organizations to provide the state and local officers with authority to audit charter schools access to records detailing the use of public funds. Both char- ter schools that contract with EMOs and those that do not will be subject to the same oversight.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
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