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NY S00911
Bill
Status
6/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
John Liu
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AI Summary
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Amends education law section 2590-h to require educational impact statements for proposed school closings or significant changes to include enrollment, utilization rates, and the percentage of special education pupils affected.
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Mandates that impact statements list all affected schools in the community district with their current enrollment, utilization rates, percentage of special education students, and total number of special education students impacted.
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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.
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Requires the chancellor to verify that each new school accepting special education students from the closing school can accommodate those pupils before the closure or change may be implemented.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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 education
6/7/2024