A07192 Summary:

BILL NOA07192
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORMosley (MS)
 
COSPNSRBraunstein, Cook, Crespo, Jacobs, Jaffee, O'Donnell, Robinson, Titone, Weprin, Millman, Perry, Titus, Cusick, Rosenthal, Colton, Glick, Rivera
 
MLTSPNSRAbbate, Brennan, DenDekker, Gottfried, Moya
 
Amd SS2590-h, 2590-g & 305, Ed L
 
Imposes a moratorium on the initiation of school closings in cities with a population of one million or more.
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A07192 Actions:

BILL NOA07192
 
05/07/2013referred to education
01/08/2014referred to education
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A07192 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A07192 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7192
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 7, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY, BRAUNSTEIN, CASTRO, COOK, CRESPO, JACOBS,
          JAFFEE,  O'DONNELL,  ROBINSON,  STEVENSON,  TITONE,  WEPRIN,  MILLMAN,
          PERRY, TITUS,  ESPINAL,  CUSICK,  ROSENTHAL,  COLTON,  GLICK,  RIVERA,
          BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, BRENNAN, DenDEKKER,
          GOTTFRIED,  MOYA  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-

          tion
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to imposing a  moratorium
          on  the  initiation  of school closings in cities with a population of
          one million or more
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.    Paragraphs  (a)  and  (f) of subdivision 2-a of section
     2  2590-h of the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of  the  laws  of
     3  2009, are amended to read as follows:
     4    (a)  Notwithstanding  any  other provision to the contrary, prepare an
     5  educational impact statement regarding any proposed  school  closing  or
     6  significant change in school utilization, including the phase-out, grade
     7  reconfiguration,  re-siting,  or  co-location of schools, for any public
     8  school located within the city district; provided however that the chan-

     9  cellor shall not be authorized to prepare or file an educational  impact
    10  statement  for  any  proposed school closing, school phase-out, or grade
    11  reconfiguration that would take effect during  the  two  thousand  four-
    12  teen--two  thousand fifteen school year or the two thousand fifteen--two
    13  thousand sixteen school year.
    14    (f) In the event that the chancellor determines that a school  closing
    15  or significant change in school utilization is immediately necessary for
    16  the preservation of student health, safety or general welfare, the chan-
    17  cellor  may  temporarily  close  a  public school or adopt a significant
    18  change in the school's utilization on an emergency basis. Such emergency
    19  school closing or significant change in school  utilization  shall  only
    20  remain  in  effect for six months, during such time the chancellor shall

 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03422-01-3

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     1  comply with the requirements of  this  subdivision  in  order  for  such
     2  school  closure  or  significant  change in school utilization to extend
     3  beyond the six month period; provided that any emergency school  closing
     4  occurring  during the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school
     5  year or the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year shall
     6  only remain in effect during such time as absolutely necessary in  order
     7  to preserve student health, safety or general welfare.

     8    § 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-g of the education
     9  law,  as added by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
    10  follows:
    11    (h) approve proposals for all school closures or  significant  changes
    12  in  school  utilization  including the phase-out, grade reconfiguration,
    13  re-siting, or co-location of schools, following any hearing pursuant  to
    14  subdivision  two-a of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this arti-
    15  cle; provided that the city board shall not approve any proposal  for  a
    16  school  closing,  school  phase-out, or grade reconfiguration that would
    17  take effect during  the  two  thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen
    18  school  year  or  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school
    19  year.

    20    § 3. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    21  subdivision 43 to read as follows:
    22    43.  The  commissioner shall establish a school closure evaluation and
    23  review committee, which shall review the impacts relating to the  number
    24  of  low-performing  schools  that  have  been  closed in the city school
    25  district located in a city of one million or more inhabitants including,
    26  but not limited to, the impact to  student  educational  experience  and
    27  achievement,  and shall also consider whether alternative policies would
    28  have a more positive impact on student achievement. The committee  shall
    29  include,  but  not  be  limited  to,  academicians who study educational
    30  outcomes, psychometricians and education policy experts. The commission-

    31  er shall report the committee's findings to the chairs of the senate and
    32  assembly education committee and the chair of the senate finance commit-
    33  tee and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee no later than
    34  September thirtieth, two thousand fifteen.
    35    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
    36  ments  made  to  sections  2590-h  and  2590-g  of  the education law by
    37  sections one and two of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
    38  sections pursuant to chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 and shall expire and
    39  be deemed repealed therewith.
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