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NY A04684

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kwani O'Pharrow

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes union free and central school district boards of education to lease buildings or facilities from private persons, partnerships, or corporations located outside district boundaries when extenuating circumstances are demonstrated to the commissioner's satisfaction

  • Expands existing temporary leasing authority for school districts to include space outside district boundaries when facilities are overcrowded, damaged, or destroyed, or when extenuating circumstances exist

  • Requires commissioner of education approval for any lease outside district boundaries, with the district demonstrating the necessity of such arrangements

  • Maintains annual approval requirement by the commissioner for use of temporary leased space not located on school property

Legislative Description

Authorizes school districts to enter into a lease outside of such school district when it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the commissioner of education that extenuating circumstances exist which necessitate a lease outside of the school district.

Last Action

referred to education

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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