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NY S09153

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

John Liu

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends education law to require educational impact statements for school closings or significant changes to include current and projected enrollment at schools receiving displaced students, along with a list of affected special education students scheduled to attend each such school.

  • Prohibits school closings or significant changes from taking effect until all special education students in the affected school have been assigned to new schools within New York City.

  • Requires the chancellor to verify that each receiving school can accommodate displaced special education students plus an additional 10 percent increase in total pupil population.

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage, though amendments to education law section 2590-h are set to be repealed along with the underlying statute.

Legislative Description

Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.

Last Action

REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION

5/11/2022

Committee Referrals

New York City Education5/11/2022

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