STATE OF NEW YORK
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2851
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT prohibiting the approval of a charter school application when
such school would operate within the Buffalo city school district; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
2 the contrary, commencing on July 1, 2023, no application to establish a
3 charter school submitted pursuant to section 2851 of the education law
4 shall be approved by any charter entity if such proposed charter school
5 would operate within the Buffalo city school district. Furthermore, a
6 charter that has been surrendered, revoked or terminated within the
7 Buffalo city school district on or after July 1, 2023, including a char-
8 ter that has not been renewed by action of its charter entity, shall not
9 be reissued within the Buffalo city school district.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
11 deemed repealed June 30, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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