Relates to notification requirements for school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more when a school district chooses to acquire a site for a new school.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1885
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 notification require-
ments for school districts located in cities of a million or more when
a school district chooses to acquire a site for a new school
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2590-v
2 to read as follows:
3 § 2590-v. Regulation of the acquisition of real property by the city
4 of New York board of education and the New York city school construction
5 authority. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "school
6 district" shall mean the city of New York board of education and the New
7 York city school construction authority, collectively.
8 2. Not less than forty-five days nor more than ninety days after a
9 school district's notice of the acquisition of property, the school
10 district shall hold a public community forum for the purpose of obtain-
11 ing public and community board input concerning the anticipated impact
12 of the proposed acquisition upon the community. The school district
13 shall afford community members, representatives of the local community
14 board, local businesses and residents a reasonable opportunity to speak
15 about relevant matters at such community forum, including the appropri-
16 ateness of constructing a new school at such location. Every such forum
17 shall be held upon not less than twenty days notice to the affected
18 community and the local community board.
19 3. The school district shall, prior to establishing the date, time and
20 location of the public community forum, consult with and obtain the
21 advice and consent of the appropriate community board, as to establish-
22 ing a convenient date, time and location to conduct the forum for the
23 local impacted community. Such forum location shall be within reasonable
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 proximity of the proposed acquisition, and in suitable facilities that
2 provide adequate room and access to hear public comments presented.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
4 have become a law.
