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A07500 Summary:

BILL NOA07500
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORCunningham
 
COSPNSRArdila
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 2852, Ed L
 
Grants priority to charter school applicants with a board of trustees and school administrators that are at least fifty-one percent minority group members.
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A07500 Actions:

BILL NOA07500
 
05/25/2023referred to education
01/03/2024referred to education
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A07500 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7500
 
SPONSOR: Cunningham
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to granting priority to charter school applicants with a board of trustees and school adminis- trators that are at least fifty-one percent minority group members   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To promote equity in access to leadership among charter schools for members of historically underserved communities by requiring that prior- ity be granted for charters issued or reissued to applicant schools that will be managed and led by at least 51% minority group members   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that for any charter issued or reissued on and after July 1, 2023, the Board of Regents. and the Board of Trustees of SUNY shall grant priority to any applicant that demonstrates that its charter school will be managed by a board and administrators in which at least 51% are minority group members as defined in executive law. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE): N/A   JUSTIFICATION: For generations, communities of color have suffered from inequities in the education system, particularly Black and Brown communities. This program will offer expanded opportunities to members of these histor- ically underserved communities to open and operate public charter schools. Education is the foundation of the future of our children's lives and of the communities in which they live and learn. Great schools are important to building great communities. This legislation would grant priority for new charters and reissued zombie charters to applicants with a board of trustees and school administrators that are at least 51% minority group members. This initiative will make clear that New York State supports and encourages members of historically disadvantaged communities to open and operate schools.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
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A07500 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7500
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 25, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting  priority  to
          charter school applicants with a board of trustees and school adminis-
          trators that are at least fifty-one percent minority group members

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 9-a of section 2852 of  the  education  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows:
     3    (c-1)  For any charter issued or reissued on and after July first, two
     4  thousand twenty-three, the board of regents and the board of trustees of
     5  the state university of New York shall grant priority to  any  applicant
     6  that  demonstrates that its charter school will be managed by a board of
     7  trustees and school administrators in which at least  fifty-one  percent
     8  of  such  board of trustees and school administrators are minority group
     9  members as such term is defined in article fifteen-A  of  the  executive
    10  law.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11415-01-3
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